OCV Control Valves

What OCV Control Valves does

OCV Control Valves, headquartered in Tulsa, Oklahoma, is a brand within the Aquestia portfolio (alongside ARI and DOROT) that designs and manufactures hydraulic control valves and complementary pipeline-protection equipment for water management applications. The product portfolio spans core hydraulic control valves (including Pressure Reducing, Pressure Sustaining, Level Control, Pressure Relief, and Quick Release variants), air valves, back-flushing valves, non-return valves, backflow preventers, surge tanks, and pilot/accessory components. The company also offers integrated "Water System Solutions" combining multiple product types. End markets include municipal waterworks, irrigation, fire protection, wastewater, general industry, mining, fueling, and building systems, with documented case outcomes such as $20,000/year in measured savings and Non-Revenue Water (NRW) reduction in municipal deployments.

The technology stack is built around hydraulic and electrohydraulic control, extended by two "smart" product lines—ARISENSE (delivered in Waterworks and Wastewater variants) and CONDOR—that add remote monitoring and automatic control capabilities to traditional valve installations. The company also distributes engineering design tools to specification-side users, including the ARIavCAD air-valve sizing and location program and BIM models for Revit, the latter enabling 3D digital twins of water distribution systems. Founded in 1942 (with the brand operating under multi-decade heritage that is now combined across ARI, DOROT, and OCV), the company maintains 101–250 employees and a global footprint.

Revenue is generated primarily through hardware sales of valves and custom/tailor-made products (custom materials, connections, and high-pressure configurations), complemented by applications engineering and end-to-end project support services. Distribution combines 12 wholly-owned regional subsidiaries across India, the USA, South America, and Europe with a global distributor network serving more than 140 countries. Go-to-market is enterprise field sales targeting municipal utilities and industrial buyers via tenders, distributor relationships, and inbound digital channels (website, design tools, case studies, webinars). Pricing is not publicly disclosed and quotations are handled through direct contact. The parent, Aquestia, is part of the MAT Holding Group, providing strategic and financial backing, while OCV itself operates as a brand within that umbrella.

Name

OCV Control Valves

Legal name

OCV Control Valves

Website

https://controlvalves.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1942

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

OCV Control Valves, a Tulsa-based brand under Aquestia, designs and manufactures hydraulic control valves (pressure reducing, level, relief) plus smart monitoring solutions (ARISENSE, CONDOR) for municipal waterworks, irrigation, fire protection, and industrial customers across 140+ countries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Hydraulic Control Valves

NAICS

Fluid Power Valve and Hose Fitting Manufacturing (332912), Automatic Environmental Control Manufacturing for Residential, Commercial, and Appliance Use (334512)

SIC

Industrial Instruments For Measurement, Display, And Control (3823)

akta.pro primary industry

Plumbing Valves & Controls (Shutoff, Mixing, Backflow) (IMADALAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Valves, Regulators & Backflow Prevention (Control Valves, Pressure Regulators, Check/Backflow) (AFABAHAG), Filtration, Condition Monitoring & Fluid Management (Filters, Breathers, Oil Analysis, Cooling) (IMAHAGAL)

Keywords

• Hydraulic control valves
• Water management valves
• Pressure reducing valves
• Air release valves
• Backflow preventers

Headquarters

HQ city

Tulsa

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Industrial Valve Sales: Sale of hydraulic control valves, air valves, back-flushing valves, non-return valves, backflow preventers, and surge tanks for water management applications across multiple industry segments
2. Custom/Tailor-Made Products: Custom-designed products including custom materials, connections, and high-pressure systems tailored to customer specifications
3. Engineering and Support Services: Applications engineering, design tools access, and end-to-end project support from planning to implementation

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

OCV Control Valves manufactures and sells hydraulic control valves, air valves, back-flushing valves, non-return valves, backflow preventers, surge tanks, and related water system components for waterworks, irrigation, fire protection, wastewater, industrial, mining, fueling, and building applications. The company also offers smart monitoring solutions (ARISENSE and CONDOR) for remote and automatic control of hydraulic systems, along with engineering support and custom-designed products tailored to customer specifications.

Product overview

OCV Control Valves is one of three established brands under Aquestia (alongside ARI and DOROT), specializing in hydraulic solutions for water management. The product portfolio centers on core valve products including Air Valves, Hydraulic Control Valves (with sub-types: Pressure Reducing Valves, Pressure Sustaining Valves, Level Control Valves, Pressure Relief Valves, and Quick Release Valves), Back-flushing Valves, Non-return Valves, Backflow Preventers, Surge Tanks, and Pilots & Accessories. Smart solutions include ARISENSE (for Waterworks and Wastewater) and CONDOR, which provide remote monitoring and automatic control capabilities. The company also offers integrated Water System Solutions combining multiple technologies.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• ARISENSE for Waterworks
• ARISENSE for Wastewater
• CONDOR
• Air Valves
• Hydraulic Control Valves
• Back-flushing Valves
• Non-return Valves
• Backflow Preventers
• Surge Tanks
• Water System Solutions
• Pilots and Accessories

Quantifiable outcome

• $20,000 savings per year documented through smart mixing junction implementation
• +2 more outcomes

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature9 records

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• AVK Group: AVK manufactures valves, hydrants, and fittings for water supply, wastewater, and fire protection, competing with OCV's waterworks and fire-protection portfolio across European and global municipal markets.
• Watts Water Technologies: Watts manufactures backflow preventers, pressure reducing valves, and water safety products — directly overlapping OCV's backflow preventer and PRV lines and competing in the same plumbing/waterworks channel.
• Mueller Water Products: Mueller is a direct peer in water infrastructure valves, hydrants, and flow control products serving the same municipal waterworks and fire-protection customers as OCV, with comparable distribution into North American utilities.
• Bermad: Bermad is a direct competitor in hydraulic control valves for waterworks, irrigation, and fire protection, with a comparable product mix (PRVs, level control, air valves) targeting the same municipal and agricultural customers.
• Cla-Val: Cla-Val is a direct competitor in automatic hydraulic control valves for waterworks, fire protection, and industrial applications, with an overlapping product family (PRVs, PSVs, level/relief valves) that competes head-to-head with OCV's hydraulic control valves.
• Hawle Austria / Hawle Armaturen: Hawle manufactures valves and fittings for potable water supply, wastewater, and gas distribution — directly competing with OCV in municipal water distribution and irrigation segments across Europe.
• TALIS Group: TALIS is a direct peer specializing in water flow control valves, hydrants, and fittings for water supply and distribution — overlapping OCV's hydraulic control and air valve product families in European utility markets.

Regional players

• Forbes Marshall: Forbes Marshall is a regional peer based in India manufacturing control valves, steam engineering, and process control equipment — overlapping OCV's industrial and irrigation valve lines with strong South Asian reach where OCV is expanding via Aquestia India.

Broad incumbents

• Emerson Electric (Valve & Actuation / Fisher): Emerson's Fisher valves business is a broad incumbent serving water, process, and industrial markets with a much larger catalog and global installed base, frequently competing against OCV in industrial and waterworks valve tenders.
• ITT Inc. (Engineered Valves): ITT's Engineered Valves division offers industrial and process valves across water, chemical, and mining end markets — a broad incumbent competing with OCV's industrial, mining, and high-pressure custom valve offerings.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/ocvcontrolvalve
• Facebookfacebook.com/ocv-control-valves-227280731726
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/565978

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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