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Valveforce provides specialist valve, steam and process engineering solutions tailored to the UK water industry. We support water and wastewater operators, contractors and engineering teams in improving reliability, efficiency and long term asset performance across critical infrastructure. From design support and product selection through to supply, commissioning and ongoing technical support, we work closely with customers to help keep essential systems operating safely, efficiently and compliantly.
Our expertise spans industrial valves, control valves, actuators and engineered process solutions for demanding water and wastewater applications. With a focus on reducing downtime, improving process performance and supporting operational resilience, Valveforce delivers practical, independent technical support aligned to the real demands of the sector.
Supporting the Water Industry Through AMP8 and Beyond
The UK water industry is entering one of its most demanding and investment heavy periods in decades. AMP8 is driving a sharp increase in capital delivery and operational scrutiny, with water companies under pressure to improve environmental performance, strengthen resilience, reduce leakage, modernise ageing assets and deliver better long term value. Ofwat’s PR24 final determinations cover the period from 2025 to 2030, and the regulator says they will drive a quadrupling of new investment as part of a wider £104 billion programme for the sector.
At the same time, the sector is managing rising expectations around storm overflow performance, compliance, carbon reduction and future water availability. Official planning work indicates England and Wales will need roughly 5 billion extra litres of water per day by 2050, while the Environment Agency has also highlighted major pressures from climate change, population growth and existing losses in supply.
Against this backdrop, engineering teams are being asked to deliver more with ageing infrastructure, tighter compliance requirements and greater pressure to avoid disruption. Valveforce works in partnership with water sector customers to help address these challenges by:
Delivering engineered valve and process solutions that improve reliability, control and operational performance
Supporting the upgrade and modernisation of ageing assets across water and wastewater sites
Helping reduce energy waste and improve whole life efficiency
Providing specialist technical expertise on critical valve and process applications
Strengthening resilience across essential treatment and distribution infrastructure
Supporting compliance, safety and environmental objectives
Simplifying supply chain and contractor management through technically aligned support
By combining technical capability with a practical, partnership led approach, Valveforce helps water industry customers deliver improvements that are both operationally effective and commercially realistic.
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✅ Valve and control upgrades
✅ Process optimisation
✅ Steam and condensate system support where required on site utilities
✅ Isolation and control valve specification support
✅ Maintenance and reliability support
✅ Valve audits and application reviews
✅ Actuation and automation support
✅ Specialist valve solutions for harsh and demanding environments
How Valveforce Helps Water Industry Operators and Contractors
Support with Ageing Infrastructure and Asset Reliability
Across the water sector, many treatment works, pumping stations, process lines and utility systems continue to rely on ageing mechanical assets that have been adapted over many years. As infrastructure gets older, failures become more frequent, maintenance becomes more reactive and performance becomes harder to predict.
Valveforce supports customers in addressing these challenges through:
- Detailed application review and technical assessment of existing valve and process equipment
- Targeted recommendations for critical upgrades and replacements
- Supply of robust valves, controls and engineered solutions suited to demanding water and wastewater duties
- Technical support to improve maintainability, reliability and long term asset performance
The result is a more dependable system, reduced unplanned intervention and better support for long term asset management strategies.
Improve Efficiency and Reduce Operational Cost
Energy, maintenance and lifecycle cost remain major pressures across the water industry. In AMP8, companies are being pushed to deliver more for customers and the environment while controlling costs and improving value. Ofwat says bills are rising to finance essential investment, but companies are also being held to account for delivering the outputs promised in return.
Valveforce helps customers tackle efficiency challenges through:
- Application led valve selection to improve process performance
- Recommendations that reduce unnecessary energy loss and poor control
- Upgrade support for inefficient, unreliable or high maintenance valves
- Technical guidance that improves equipment suitability and whole-life value
Our focus is on practical engineering improvements that contribute to lower operational cost, better reliability and stronger site performance.
Reason to Partner With Valveforce
Your Trusted Technical Partner for Complex Process Applications
Water and wastewater sites often include a wide range of demanding applications, from abrasive sludges and chemical dosing to steam services, high cycle duties, corrosive media and critical process control points. Internal teams are often balancing multiple priorities at once, while contractors may need responsive technical input to keep projects moving.
Valveforce is more than a product supplier. We act as a specialist technical partner, supporting customers with:
- Clear application based valve selection and specification support
- Practical advice on challenging process duties
- Responsive support during project development, replacement planning and problem solving
- Access to specialist valve technologies and engineered solutions across multiple applications
Our role is to help customers make better technical decisions, reduce risk and improve confidence in the equipment selected for each duty.
Supporting Environmental and Compliance Objectives
The regulatory environment in AMP8 is putting even greater emphasis on environmental performance. Storm overflows remain under intense scrutiny, and the Environment Agency’s 2025 assessment framework makes clear that the current level of use is unacceptable and that further investigation and improvement are expected where triggers are met.
At the same time, water companies are expected to improve leakage performance, strengthen resilience and support broader environmental outcomes. Valveforce helps customers support these objectives by:
- Supplying reliable, high integrity equipment suited to critical duties
- Improving control and isolation performance across key plant areas
- Supporting upgrades that reduce waste, improve process stability and minimise avoidable failures
- Providing traceable, technically appropriate solutions for regulated environments
This helps engineering teams deliver upgrades that are practical, auditable and better aligned to current sector expectations.
Reduce Downtime and Improve Operational Resilience
In water and wastewater operations, downtime can quickly affect treatment performance, plant availability, maintenance workload and delivery risk. Whether on a live site, within a shutdown window or as part of a capital upgrade programme, reliable valve performance is critical.
Valveforce helps minimise these risks through:
- Robust valve and actuation solutions for critical applications
- Technical input that reduces the risk of under specification or poor product fit
- Support for proactive replacement of high risk assets
- Responsive assistance when reliability issues or repeat failures need to be addressed
Our focus is on reducing disruption, improving reliability and helping customers keep essential infrastructure running as it should.
Easier Supply Chain and Contractor Management
AMP8 is increasing delivery pressure across utilities, principal contractors and specialist suppliers. With larger programmes, tighter delivery windows and more scrutiny on outcomes, customers need supply partners that are technically capable, responsive and easy to work with.
Valveforce helps simplify this by providing:
- A technically informed point of contact from enquiry through to delivery
- Support across valves, actuation and process applications
- Fast, practical input on specification, alternatives and replacements
- A partnership led approach that reduces friction between engineering, procurement and delivery teams
This joined up support helps reduce delays, improve decision making and keep projects moving.
Helping the Water Industry Modernise and Decarbonise
The water sector is under growing pressure to modernise infrastructure while also improving sustainability. Water UK has set out a sector wide ambition for net zero operational carbon by 2030, while regulators continue to stress the challenge of adapting to climate change, improving resilience and reducing environmental impact.
Valveforce supports this transition by:
- Recommending modern, efficient valve and control solutions suited to current operational needs
- Supporting phased replacement and upgrade strategies for ageing infrastructure
- Helping improve efficiency across utility and process systems
- Providing practical technical input that balances performance, reliability and long term value
Our approach helps customers move forward with upgrades that are realistic, maintainable and aligned with wider operational and environmental goals.
Discover How We Support Water Industry Operators
Valves and Solutions We Provide
Valves and solutions we provide:
Control valves
High performance butterfly valves
Ball segment valves
Knife gate valves
Severe service valve solutions
Electric and pneumatic actuation packages
Intelligent positioners and control accessories
Isolation valves for process and utility systems
Steam and condensate valve solutions where site services require them
Application specific valve packages for demanding duties
Systems We Help Optimise
Valveforce engineers regularly support performance improvements across:
Clean water treatment systems
Wastewater treatment systems
Sludge and biosolids handling applications
Chemical dosing systems
Pumping and distribution infrastructure
Steam and utility services on treatment sites
Process temperature, pressure and flow control applications
Industrial valve and actuator installations
Reliability led upgrade and replacement programmes
Why Partner with Valveforce?
We help water industry operators, contractors and engineering teams identify reliability risks, poor performing valve applications and upgrade opportunities across critical infrastructure, turning them into measurable improvements in performance, maintainability and whole life value.
Our strength is combining practical engineering understanding with responsive commercial support, so customers get solutions that are technically right, operationally realistic and aligned to the demands of the sector.
Why Partner with The Force Group?
Supporting Your Engineering Team
Managing multiple suppliers across valves, controls, pumps, heat transfer equipment and wider mechanical systems can create unnecessary complexity. As part of The Force Group, Valveforce gives customers access to specialist technical support across multiple product and service areas, helping simplify delivery and improve coordination.
Our services include:
Technical valve selection and specification support
Project support for upgrades and replacements
Preventative maintenance and reliability support
System optimisation and performance improvement
Equipment overhaul and repair support where applicable
On-site technical troubleshooting and engineering assistance
Valveforce acts as an extension of your team, providing technically aligned support to help keep critical systems operating efficiently and reliably.
Benefits of working with us:
✅ Specialist valve and control expertise
✅ Support for demanding water and wastewater applications
✅ Practical engineering input from enquiry to installation
✅ Energy and reliability led upgrade support
✅ Independent, application based recommendations
✅ Expert site surveys and technical advice
✅ Responsive technical support for projects and maintenance teams
✅ Solutions suited to harsh and operationally critical environments
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