Quality Assurance
Health & Safety
At Hobbs Valve we understand that safety is paramount to the continued success of the company and that good HSE management equates to good business management. Safety awareness and a positive approach are integrated into all our activities, aspiring to eliminate all work related injuries to our employees and to cause no harm to the environment.
Pressure Equipment Directive 97/23/EC
To facilitate and comply with requirments of our European based customers, Hobbs Valve identified the need to provide a quality support service in addition to quality products. In-line with current legislation, Hobbs Valve has been approved by Lloyds Register against the requirements of Annex III, Module H of the PED 97/23/EC, and Schedule 4, Module H of the Pressure Equipment Regulations 1999 for the Design and Manufacture of Triple Offset Butterfly valves. (Approval Certificate COV0612538/01)
Meeting the latest ISO Quality Approval Standards
Hobbs Valve guarantees high quality design and manufacture with an embedded philosophy of professional service and customer care. As a result of our commitment to quality, our facility obtained the International standard ISO 9001:2000(2008) for the design and manufacture of Triple Offset Butterfly valves.
Traceability and Documentation
Hobbs Valve recognises that the safety performance and traceability of our product is critical to our customers. With this in mind Hobbs Valve product is expected to surpass expectations of industry standards and not just achieve the basic requirement of PED 97/23/EC. Adopting traceability standards from the aviation industry, Hobbs Valve will only use top quality components and materials to reassure the customer of consistently reliable operation throughout its life cycle. This reassurance can only be achieved by ensuring all materials are fully traceable from source to manufacture with the addition of all pressure retaining components certified to BS EN10204:2004 3.1.
