LK Valves & Controls Limited

From the company’s inception in June 2005, the directors set out to provide easy access to high quality marine valves and ancillary equipment to the shipbuilding, ship repair, and fleet management market. The company carefully chose and now represents high-end, market leading European manufacturers, with complimentary product ranges. By entering into formal agreements with carefully chosen European supply partners, Including Damcos, Wouter Witzel, Meson, Winel & Orbinox, the company has built a diverse product portfolio. The company’s modern warehouse holds a wide range of the most popular valves and strainers to facilitate rapid supply to all industries. We are also able to offer complete valve packages to suit your individual requirements. Valve automation is an area in which we excel. With agreements in place with market-leading actuator manufacturers, we can meet all your actuation needs, whether pneumatic, electric, hydraulic, or electro-hydraulic. Today LK Valves & Controls has risen to become the leading independent valve and actuator distributor within the UK marine industry. The stock value of marine valves held at our Liverpool premises for immediate dispatch exceeds £800k. All with the added insurance of back-up stocks held at its principal supplier’s mainland European facilities. The company’s business concept remain unchanged, which is to supply an ISO 9001 Quality Assured unsurpassed service that delivers premium value to its customers. Resources 5,000 ft² purpose built warehouse. Fully furnished open plan air conditioned offices. Centrally located in Liverpool. £800k+ of stock available for same day dispatch. 14 members of staff. 5 dedicated sales engineers. Own transport for local deliveries. UK and international freight network agreements in place. Numerous years of experience servicing the industrial and marine markets. LK Valves & Controls complies with the Cyber Essentials Scheme having been awarded a Cyber Essential certificate of assurance in 2022. Many of the products stocked and distributed have Classification Society Type Approvals. Major Marine Projects MY VaVa II, 97 metre long superyacht, the largest privately owned motor yacht ever constructed in the UK Built by : Babcock Marine, Appledore Customer : Private Buyer LK Supply : Complete ship set of valves, including electro-hydraulic actuated bilge & ballast system 3 x 31 metre tugs with a bollard pull of 70 tons Built by : Southern African Shipyards Customer : Transnet National Port Authority LK Supply : Complete ship set of valves for all 3 tugs Queen Elizabeth (QE) Class aircraft carriers, HMS Queen Elizabeth & HMS Prince of Wales  Built by : Aircraft Carrier Alliance Customer : Royal Navy LK Supply : Various, including; aluminium bronze wafer check valves, sounding cocks … 2 x 50 metre roll-on roll-off ferry, MV Sound Of Soay & MV Sound Of Seil Built by : Cammell Laird Shiprepairers & Shipbuilders Customer : Western Ferries LK Supply : Complete ship set of valves for both vessels, plus open deck hatches and weathertight doors 4 x Irish Navy 90 metre long ocean patrol vessels, Samuel Beckett Class; LE Samuel Beckett, LE James Joyce, LE William Butler Yeats and the 4th vessel the LE George Bernard Shaw Built by : Babcock Marine, Appledore Customer : Irish Naval Service LK Supply : Complete ship set of valves, including electro-hydraulic actuated bilge & ballast system to all 4 vessels Years: 2008-Ongoing Various repairs and modifications to MoD RFA Fort Class, Wave Class, Tide Class and Bay Class vessels Built by : Various Yards Customers : Cammell Laird Shiprepairers & Shipbuilders Ltd, A & P Group LK Supply : Various, including numerous site visits to assist in the identify and supply of valves deemed beyond repair Why choose LK Valves & Controls? Service driven. Knowledge and expertise. Proven track record. Competitive pricing. Quality products. Ex-Stock availability. ‘Can Do’ attitude.