WALCO has been supporting its domestic and overseas clients with field valve services since the inception of the company, utilizing mostly client’s facilities as well as mobile servicing and testing facilities. We have supported drydocks, refineries, power plants, chemical plants, waste to energy plants, and other industrial segments with our valve overhaul and testing services.
WALCO has been instrumental in providing valve-cryogenic valves, safety, and relief valves overhauls and testing onboard LNG vessels.
In 2018, WVS (valve shop) had been opened in the Industrial area of Doha with a covered workshop of 400 SQM equipped with machining, welding, pressure testing, and key non-destructive testing facilities.
In 2019, WALCO joined hands with JC Valvulas, Spain being their official sales and after-sales service partner in Qatar to support their major oil and gas clients.
WALCO valve services have a good number of valve technicians for testing and servicing solutions off the site and on the site.
Our resources and infrastructure are capable of offering a diagnosis on almost all kinds of industrial valves, including butterfly, gate, globe, check, and ball valves. Our repair and testing procedures are process-oriented, documented in line with our integrated quality management system that ensures quality, safety, and environmentally friendly activities. We are certified with ISO 9001:2015, ISO 14001:2019, and OHSAS 45001.
We have tailor-made testing machines for efficient and safe hydrostatic testing on valves of size up to 24” and class 300. We have auxiliary pumps to provide the necessary water pressure. We are using water, N2, for the testing of valves.
We are following the applicable standards that have been implemented by the American Petroleum Institute (API), The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and the Manufacturers Standardization Society (MSS). We are having reference documents available with the testing procedures and standards in our computers and hard copy. On-job training, classroom training, and factory training are implemented from time to time to keep our technicians updated with the latest updates in the industry.
We also partner with the experts such as veteran valve specialists, manufacturers, and training institutes to keep our knowledge and technology updated.
