News archive 2008

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Customised valve made for Italy

November 26, 2008

Customised valve made for Italy

This month, the operator of a hydropower station came from Italy to Mannheim for the factory acceptance of a very special customised valve. Read more

VAG’s successful participation in the IWE 2008 Tehran

November 21, 2008

VAG’s successful participation in the IWE 2008 Tehran

From 26 October to 1 November 2008 VAG took part again in the International Water and Waste Water Exhibition in Iran. VAG was the only European valve manufacturer exhibiting at this fair and the valves we presented at our 24 m² stand included a VAG RIKO® Plunger Valve, a VAG EKN® Butterfly Valve and VAG SKR Slanted Seat Tilting Disk Checkback Valve. Read more

VAG Hydrants at the “Zooevent” trade fair

November 14, 2008

VAG Hydrants at the “Zooevent” trade fair

At the zoo and garden trade fair held in October 2008, two VAG hydrants adorned the stand of the company Zoo & Co. Read more

... Flashlight from Production

November 5, 2008

... Flashlight from Production

In our shipping department, a VAG RIKO® Plunger Valve DN 800/900/1000 is being packed up for shipping. Why it is so black on the inside? This is due to its Inertol-Poxitar® bituminous coating. It is the preferred coating material for use with media having an increased proportion of abrasive substances. Read more

Dutch Crown Prince visits the flood protection facilities in Hitzacker

October 21, 2008

Dutch Crown Prince visits the flood protection facilities in Hitzacker

On 7 October 2008, the Dutch Crown Prince Willem-Alexander of the House of Orange-Nassau visited the town of Hitzacker on the river Elbe in Lower Saxony, the town in which his father Claus von Amsberg was born. Read more

New dimension at the VAG Autumn Conference 2008 in Mannheim held from 6 to 9 October 2008

October 16, 2008

New dimension at the VAG Autumn Conference 2008 in Mannheim held from 6 to 9 October 2008

Apprentice and further training of its own employees and those working at our world-wide subsidiaries is of major importance to VAG. Read more

EXPOALEMANIA 2008

October 15, 2008

EXPOALEMANIA 2008

The ExpoAlemania exhibition is the biggest “Country fair“ ever held in Chile. Its latest version took place in Santiago between 25 and 27 September 2008 and - of course - VAG was in there! Read more

October 6, 2008

Newsflash from the VAG Visitor Center

Last week we were happy to welcome the German delegate of the Republic of Paraguay on Board. Read more

Veolia Eau visits Mannheim for final acceptance of VAG EKN® DN 2000 Butterfly Valve

September 12, 2008

Veolia Eau visits Mannheim for final acceptance of VAG EKN® DN 2000 Butterfly Valve

On 9 September 2008, the project managers of Veolia Eau (Paris, France) paid a visit to VAG’s Mannheim headquarters for the final acceptance of a VAG EKN® DN 2000 Butterfly Valve. They came on behalf of S.E.D.I.F., a French water supply company, and were accompanied by our distribution partner Georg Fischer. Read more

September 9, 2008

New trainees at VAG

On 1 September 2008, VAG was happy to welcome five new trainees to the company, which made the group of trainees at VAG-Armaturen GmbH grow again. Meanwhile, a total of 9 trainees are being trained in three different departments. Read more

Success Story for World's First Underground Power Station

August 15, 2008

Success Story for World's First Underground Power Station

On 14 August 2008, we were extremely pleased to welcome 4 scientists from the University of Karlsruhe who, having just returned from Jakarta, Indonesia, reported back to us on the successful completion of their project there. Read more

VAG-Valves UK awarded Yorkshire Water Framework.

August 13, 2008

VAG-Valves UK awarded Yorkshire Water Framework.

VAG-Valves UK and its UK Distribution and Logistics Partner Fusion Provida have recently been awarded the prestigious Yorkshire Water Framework for the supply of Resilient Seated Gate Valves (50mm – 300mm) for three years with an optional addition of two years. Read more

August 4, 2008

VAG Awarded British Standard Kitemark approval for VAG BS750 Hydrant

VAG-Valves UK Ltd. is pleased to announce the award of the British Standards Institute Kitemark for the VAG BS750 Underground Hydrant. Read more

July 31, 2008

VAG Hollow-Jet Valves for Colombia

The Chingaza drinking water supply system located in the north-east of Colombia’s capital is one of the country’s most important supply systems. The system consists of the two dams Chuza and San Rafael and a water treatment plant, which are each connected to a tunnel. Read more

July 29, 2008

VAG at the VDI Recruiting Day on 10 July 2008

During the Recruiting Day held at the Mannheim Rosengarten venue, our HR team was supported by colleagues from the Engineering Department. Read more

July 23, 2008

43 VAG EKN® Butterfly Valves supplied to voestalpine in Austria

The voestalpine company, based in Austria, is one of the leading European steel processing enterprises with its own steel mill. It is the market leader in the steel, stainless steel, railway systems, steel strips and automotive component areas. Read more

After long journey hollow-jet valve arrives safe and sound in Ethiopia

July 9, 2008

After long journey hollow-jet valve arrives safe and sound in Ethiopia

The Tekeze dam in Ethiopia holds 9 billion cubic metres of water and has a crest height of 185 m. This is another 10 m higher than the crest of the Three Gorges Dam in China. With this hydro-power project, 300 megawatts of energy are to be generated. Read more

Winners of VAG Deckchair Raffle

July 7, 2008

Winners of VAG Deckchair Raffle

Here we go – we’ve finally drawn the winners of the VAG raffle held at the IFAT 2008 in Munich. Read more

Delegates from Chinese water authority visit Mannheim for final inspection and acceptance of VAG RIKO® Plunger Valves

July 4, 2008

Delegates from Chinese water authority visit Mannheim for final inspection and acceptance of VAG RIKO® Plunger Valves

Last week, VAG welcomed employees from the Chinese water authority who had made the way from China for the final inspection and acceptance of a total of six RIKO® Plunger Valves with a diameter of 1.60 m and another ten VAG control valves with diameters ranging from DN 800 to DN 1400. Read more

VAG-Valves South Africa’s platform for growth

July 2, 2008

VAG-Valves South Africa’s platform for growth

South Africa’s water and wastewater industry took a step forward on June 24, 2008, when VAG-Valves South Africa (Pty) Ltd opened its new prestige offices and warehouse in Barbeque Downs, Kyalami, Johannesburg. Read more

June 27, 2008

ECWATECH 2008

The “International Trade Fair and Congress Water: Ecology and Technology”, briefly called ECWATECH, took place in Moscow from 3 to 6 June 2008. Being one of the leading trade fairs for water distribution and disposal of waste water in Eastern Europe, ECWATECH attracted 656 exhibitors and almost 10,000 visitors on an exhibition area of more than 10,000 m². Read more

June 13, 2008

… Flashlight from the production department

Body of EKN® Butterfly Valves with welded-on ends Read more

JMA represents the VAG Group at the “Vodovody – Kanalizace 2008” in Czechia

June 12, 2008

JMA represents the VAG Group at the “Vodovody – Kanalizace 2008” in Czechia

On a stand surface of 150 m2 JMA (a subsidiary of the VAG Group) presented itself at the Czech trade fair “Vodovody – Kanalizace 2008” in Brno held from 20 to 23 May. With over 317 exhibitors coming from 12 different countries and over 10,500 visitors, the “VODKA” is considered to be the most important exhibition of the water supply industry in Eastern Europe. Besides the exhibition of valves and the supply of information materials the expert visitors were presented with a lot more at the JMA stand. Read more

VAG Group also successful in Italy

June 9, 2008

VAG Group also successful in Italy

VAG’s participation in the 9th ACCADUEO Exhibition and Conference in Ferrara (Italy) with over 10,000 visitors once again confirmed the valve manufacturer’s success in the Italian market. Read more

June 5, 2008

Delegation from Guatemala at VAG’s Visitor Center

Yesterday, VAG welcomed the delegation from Guatemala at its Visitor Center in Mannheim. Read more

May 23, 2008

New VAG UseCAD® 6.0

The new, sixth version of VAG UseCAD® is now available, just in time for IFAT. A total of five components were added to the previous version 5.0 that will assist demanding VAG customers in planning projects as well as in searching for specific product information about valves for water and sewage management. Read more

May 23, 2008

Nueva versión de VAG UseCAD® 6.0

Puntualmente para la IFAT se introdujo la nueva y hasta ahora sexta versión de VAG UseCAD®. La versión anterior 5.0 fue ampliada por cinco componentes en total y constituye tanto un apoyo para los clientes exigentes de VAG en la planificación de proyectos como en la búsqueda por informaciones de producto específicas sobre válvulas destinadas a la técnica del tratamiento de agua y aguas residuales. Read more

May 22, 2008

VAG new member of the German Water Partnership

VAG-Armaturen GmbH has recently become a member of the newly established consultation and contact institution for international enquiries according to the supply range of the German water industry. Read more

Successful participation of the VAG Group in the IFAT 2008

May 15, 2008

Successful participation of the VAG Group in the IFAT 2008

The 15th International Trade Fair for Water, Waste Water, Waste and Recycling, called IFAT took place at the site of the Neue Messe (exhibition centre) in Munich from 5 to 9 May 2008. With 2,223 exhibitors and over 120,000 visitors coming from 163 countries, the IFAT is considered the world’s largest and most important trade fair for water, waste water and environmental technologies. Read more

May 9, 2008

IFAT News: hydraulic brake and lift cylinder from VAG

Presentation of the hydraulic brake and lift cylinder from VAG for great demands on performance and safety Read more

VAG ZETA® Knife Gate Valve DN 1000

May 8, 2008

VAG ZETA® Knife Gate Valve DN 1000

VAG introducing the ZETA® Knife Gate Valve with nominal diameter DN 1000 at IFAT. Read more

VAG RIKO® Plunger Valve DN 1600

May 7, 2008

VAG RIKO® Plunger Valve DN 1600

Presentation of the redesigned VAG RIKO® Plunger Valve for control functions up to nominal diameter 1600 mm at the Trade Fair for water, sewage, refuse and recycling (IFAT) Read more

VAG NOVA 150 Standpost Hydrant at the IFAT

May 5, 2008

VAG NOVA 150 Standpost Hydrant at the IFAT

VAG presents the VAG NOVA 150 Standpost Hydrant at the IFAT 2008 in Munich Read more

ASIAWATER 2008

May 2, 2008

ASIAWATER 2008

ASIAWATER held in Convention Centre Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, April 1st 2008 till April 3rd 2008. Read more

VAG at the SMAGUA Fair in Spain

April 11, 2008

VAG at the SMAGUA Fair in Spain

VAG at the important spanish trade fair SMAGUA Read more

Water fair at the 14th congress of the African Water Association, Cotonou 2008

April 3, 2008

Water fair at the 14th congress of the African Water Association, Cotonou 2008

VAG at the benin water fair in Cotonou 2008 Read more

March 17, 2008

VAG at IWWA-Convention in India

Presentation of the "Best Engineering Award" at the 40th IWWA-Convention. Read more

February 20, 2008

VAG-Armaturen now also present in Austria!

On 1st January 2008 VAG-Armaturen AT GmbH located in Wels near Salzburg was established. Read more

VAG-Armaturen GmbH successfully attends the VGB Conference

February 20, 2008

VAG-Armaturen GmbH successfully attends the VGB Conference

The VGB Conference was held from 13 to 14 February in Bochum, Germany. Read more

January 8, 2008

MBO at VAG-Armaturen GmbH

At the beginning of 2008, Halder Beteiligungsberatung GmbH (Investment Consultancy), together with the VAG Management acquired VAG-Armaturen GmbH Mannheim from Equita Management GmbH in the framework of a management buyout. This transaction is subject to approval by the Federal Cartel Authority. By this transaction, VAG’s experienced management further increased its interest in the company. Read more