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April 2009 Tube Products International 15
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Valsir continues partnership with Ducati
Racing for 2009 Superbike season
Valsir and Ducati have confirmed the continuation of their Superbike
Championship partnership that began last season. Valsir has been operating
within the plumbing and heating market for over twenty years with a complete
range of products, and, like Ducati, has reached important benchmarks over the
years to become a reference company in the sector.
The first year of partnership with Ducati of Borgo Panigale came to a close with
the manufacturers and riders title of World Champion, won by the Australian
rider Troy Bayliss, who ended his motorcycling career as a champion after
taking his third world title.
For 2009, Ducati has signed a contract with the experienced Japanese rider
Noriyuki Haga. Haga will partner the Italian Michel Fabrizio, who continues
with the Ducati Xerox Team for a second consecutive season. The Superbike
Championship began on 1 March on the Australian circuit of Phillip Island.
Valsir’s website includes a section dedicated to the races, news and the images
of the season.
Valsir – Italy
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Valsir has partnered Ducati for the current Superbike season ▲ ▲
Major contract for
pumping project
in Japan
Wolseley’s Valvestock has won a major
contract to supply specialist valves for
a giant sea water pumping project in
Japan.
Valvestock supplied the order for the
exotic material bodied, highly corrosion
resistant valves to Ebara Corporation
via UK-based contracts specialist,
Brian Morley. The project required both
manual and actuated class 300 ali-
bronze ball valves. Valvestock equipped
the actuated units with spring return
piston actuators, switchboxes, and
special stainless steel solenoid valve
with manual override.
The Fareham-based specialist designed
valve mounting kits, piping and layout to
enable the units to fit into a pre-figured
compact space required by the overall
pump design.
The order is the latest high value project
tackled by Valvestock on behalf of
the client, in a relationship of over
20 years. Valvestock, the specialist
industrial and process valve arm of Pipe
Center, is expanding its activities in high
specification work involving custom-
designed actuators and assemblies.
Wolseley – UK
Pipe Center – UK
Valvestock – UK