Insight and Expertise

BVAA members have access to the industry's best technical support, advice, resources and can help shape the industry's future.

Shaping the Industry's Future

  • BVAA is the Industry Technical Authority.
  • Technical advice, working groups and shaping legislation.
  • Active collaboration with bodies such as API, BSI, CEN, ISO etc. to ensure development of relevant industry standards is rooted in our unrivalled technical expertise.
  • Collective voice to address issues such as trade barriers, challenging sectors, difficult territories.

Expert Technical Support and Resources

  • Technical experts provide advice to members and external bodies.
  • 'Technical Hotspots' - timely alerts on standards, legislation, certification, etc.
  • Monthly technical reports.
  • Free EU guides.
  • Opportunities to pool experience and expertise.
  • Free access to Global market forecast tool and Global Valve Market Reports

Valve and Actuator Users' Manual

Six editions since 1964, this Manual has been an essential resource for engineers and technicians in the valve industry. It is now being expanded and split into a series of product specific manuals, the first of which is the Safety Valves Manual.

The format of the Valve and Actuator Users' Manual is changing. 

We now publish product and topic specific chapters as soon as they are updated. 

The first of this series to be published is a the Safety Valves Manual, now available to order from our Publications Page.