THE AVK SERIES 36. EVERYTHING YOU’VE COME TO EXPECT FROM AVK, PLUS A WHOLE LOT MORE WHEN IT COMES TO CARING FOR YOUR CUSTOMERS.
Built with factory-fitted PE tails, the AVK Series 36 is engineered to reduce potential leak paths. Quicker and more cost-effective to install than equivalent flanged gate valves, the AVK Series 36 also requires a smaller trench footprint. Taken together, these factors reduce disruption to traffic, pedestrians and everyday commercial activities, helping to create a water service that takes full account of customers’ lives.
Furthermore, when paired with AVK Smart Water there’s further potential to better protect and serve the needs of your customers for today and the generations to come.
Take a look at the customer service benefits:
Less leakage more water security
Customers don’t like water leaks. Full stop. Leaks disrupt service and cost money to repair; and it’s the customer that eventually pays. When compared to equivalent flanged gate valves, the factory fitted and sealed PE-tailed pipes on the AVK Series 36 present no potential leak paths.
The AVK Series 36 significantly reduces the risk of leaks and the loss of non-revenue water. It enhances water security and helps build resilient networks. The AVK Series 36 is a sealed unit with no potential leak paths. This delivers network integrity and provides greater operational scope for increasing water pressures if required to protect customers’ service levels.
A flanged gate valves present two potential leak paths as a result of their two bolted mechanical joints.
The AVK Series 36 presents no potential leak paths. It does not require flanges and its factory-fitted PE tailed pipes are fully welded into the network using electrofusion couplers.
WHAT THE EXPERTS SAY
Faster and more efficient to install
The Pressure is on the UK Water Industry to resolve network issues and improve service. The AVK Series 36 has far fewer installation components than a flanged gate valve – no nuts, no bolts, no gaskets, no washers, no flanges, no tape – ensuring a far faster installation. During timed trials, the AVK Series 36 proved 40% faster to install than a flanged gate valve. Onsite this translates into an improvement in service delivery for customers, the community and your business.
In a trial at McCrae Training a flanged gate valve installation was timed against an AVK Series 36 installation.
The results speak for themselves.
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WHAT THE EXPERTS SAY
Less societal disruption
Customers want a robust water network, but they don’t like the disruption that building one can cause.
The AVK Series 36 with PE-Tailed Pipes can help keep customers happy. Timed trials have shown that a team of two operatives can install 50% more AVK Series 36 valves in a day compared to equivalent flanged gate valves.
That’s a potential 50% improvement in productivity in one day. Imagine what you could achieve in a week, or a year!
Get more done in your day.
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WHAT THE EXPERTS SAY
AVK Smart Water helps deliver better customer service
By monitoring gate valves in real-time you can avert potential loss of service, react faster to critical incidents, and reduce non revenue water. In short, you can provide a better service to your customers by minimising disruption to their water supply.
AVK SMART WATER VIDI POSITIONER
The VIDI POSITIONER regularly transmits the Series 36’s location and open and closed status. Eliminating the need for manual checks delivers workforce efficiencies and lessens the societal disruption caused by site visits.
Discover more at: avkuk.co.uk/smartwater or explore our AVK Smart Water infographic.