THE AVK SERIES 36. EVERYTHING YOU’VE COME TO EXPECT FROM AVK, PLUS A WHOLE LOT MORE WHEN IT COMES TO ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION.
Less waste to landfill and no potential leak paths: the AVK Series 36 is designed to significantly reduce environmental impact during installation when compared with equivalent flanged gate valves.
Take a look at the environmental benefits:
Less environmental damage from leakage
When compared to an equivalent flanged gate valve installation, the factory fitted and sealed PE-tailed pipes on the AVK Series 36 presents no potential leak paths.
When installed in line with best practice, the AVK Series 36 creates a fully welded and resilient pipeline that significantly reduces the risk of water leakage and the damage it can cause to the surrounding environment.
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
Installs faster with less environmental disruption
During timed trials the AVK Series 36 PE-Tailed Gate Valve was faster to install than an equivalent flanged gate valve. Furthermore, the compact profile of the AVK Series 36 means it can be installed in a narrower trench causing less damage to the environment.
With pressure on the UK Water Industry to enhance and protect the environment, a gate valve that can be installed faster and with less environmental disruption and damage is the way forward.
In a timed trial at McCrae Training we used a 500mm wide training trench, but onsite the AVK Series 36 can be installed in a 300mm wide trench.
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WHAT THE EXPERTS SAY
71% less landfill waste
The removal of waste to landfill costs you money. It is also in direct opposition to the water industry’s drive towards a more sustainable future.
The installation of a flanged gate valve results in seven – SEVEN – plastic bags going to landfill. The protective pipe caps on the AVK Series 36 PE-Tailed Gate Valve can be recycled. The only sacrificial packaging are the two plastic bags protecting the electrofusion couplers. That’s a 71% reduction in landfill waste!
Ofwat is asking water companies to protect and enhance the environment. A gate valve solution that reduces waste to landfill by over 70% delivers a positive and sustainable contribution to achieving this objective.
Get more done in your day.
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WHAT THE EXPERTS SAY
AVK Smart Water helps protect the environment
Remote valve monitoring eliminates the need for costly and time-consuming physical checks. As a result, your operations team can focus on more important tasks. Furthermore, fuel consumption, vehicle wear-and-tear and emissions are reduced.
Alarms automatically triggered by remote monitoring alert the operations team to potential pipe failures, thereby avoiding the potential damage leakage can inflict on the surrounding environment.
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 reduces the environmental impact of site visits, including fuel consumption and emissions.
Discover more at: avkuk.co.uk/smartwater or explore our AVK Smart Water infographic.