Colves

What Colves does

COLVES Fluid Control SRL, founded in Italy in 1981 and headquartered in Agrate Brianza (MB), manufactures industrial valves for Oil & Gas, Petrochemical, Power, Infrastructure, and Water Treatment applications. Its product portfolio spans ball valves (floating and trunnion-mounted, in sizes from 1/4" to 56" and ANSI classes up to 2500), gate valves, check valves (swing, dual plate wafer, and tilting disc), globe valves, Y and Tee strainers, transparent and reflex level gauges, and sight glasses. The company designs and engineers products in Italy using CAD, DAO, and Finite Element Analysis, and holds a portfolio of certifications including API 6D, API 6A, API Q1, API 6FA, API 607, and ISO 9001, supporting fire-safe and corrosion-resistant designs via features such as single and double piston effect seats.

Colves operates a dual-shore model: design, engineering, commercial, and testing are consolidated at its Italian headquarters, while manufacturing, assembly, and inventory are handled through its wholly-owned Chinese subsidiary JIANGSU COLVES Fluid Control (JCFC) in Nantong, originally a joint venture acquired in full in 2013 with a new plant commissioned in 2014. A large valve inventory and upgraded testing facility was added at the Italian site from January 2018, following the entry of new shareholders in 2017. The company makes money through direct B2B hardware sales of industrial valves to major EPC contractors and industrial end-users, with pricing set project-by-project rather than through publicly disclosed list pricing. With 51-100 employees, Colves functions as a mid-sized, family- and shareholder-controlled industrial manufacturer rather than a scaled global player.

Name

Colves

Legal name

COLVES Fluid Control SRL

Website

https://colves.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1981

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

COLVES Fluid Control SRL is an Italian industrial valve manufacturer, founded in 1981, producing API-certified ball, gate, check, globe, and specialty valves for Oil & Gas, Petrochemical, Power, Infrastructure, and Water Treatment EPCs and end-users globally.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Valves

NAICS

Industrial Valve Manufacturing (332911), Metal Valve Manufacturing (33291), Oil and Gas Field Machinery and Equipment Manufacturing (333132)

SIC

Oil & Gas Field Machinery & Equipment (3533), Gaskets, Packg & Sealg Devices & Rubber & Plastics Hose (3050)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industries

Filtration, Condition Monitoring & Fluid Management (Filters, Breathers, Oil Analysis, Cooling) (IMAHAGAL), Pneumatic Components (FRLs, Cylinders, Valves) (IMAHAGAC), Hoses, Tubing & Fittings (Hydraulic/Pneumatic Lines & Connectors) (IMAHAGAH)

Keywords

• Industrial valves
• Ball valves
• Gate valves
• Check valves
• Fluid control

Headquarters

HQ city

Milan

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Revenue model

1. Industrial Valve Sales: COLVES manufactures and sells industrial valves including ball valves, gate valves, check valves, globe valves, strainers, level gauges, and sight glasses. The company serves major EPCs and End-Users globally in Oil & Gas, Petrochemical, Power, Infrastructure and Water treatment applications.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Core offering

Colves Fluid Control SRL manufactures and supplies a complete range of industrial valves — including ball valves, gate valves, check valves, globe valves, Y and Tee strainers, level gauges (transparent and reflex), and sight glasses — for Oil & Gas, Petrochemical, Power, Infrastructure, and Water treatment applications. Engineering, sales and management are consolidated in Italy, with owned assembly, testing, and inventory operations in China through its subsidiary JIANGSU COLVES FLUID CONTROL (JCFC).

Product overview

Colves Fluid Control SRL is an Italian industrial valves manufacturer founded in 1981, offering a comprehensive portfolio of valve products for Oil & Gas, Petrochemical, Power, Infrastructure, and Water treatment applications. The product portfolio includes Ball Valves (available as Floating Ball Valves in BF2B, BF3B, BF3S models ranging 1/4"-4", and Trunnion Ball Valves in BT3A, BT3C models ranging 2"-56"), Gate Valves, Check Valves (Swing, Dual Plate Wafer, and Tilting Disc types), Globe Valves, Strainers (Y-type and Tee-type), Level Gauges (Transparent and Reflex types), and Sight Glasses. All products comply with international standards including API 6D, API 6A, API 607, API 598, ASME B16.34, and ISO 9001, with manufacturing and assembly facilities in Italy and China (JIANGSU COLVES FLUID CONTROL - JCFC).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Floating Ball Valve Floating ball valves available in sizes 1/4\" through 4\" and ANSI Class 150 Lb up to 2500 Lb, with forged or cast construction in Carbon and Stainless Steel. Models include BF2B (two pieces bolted), BF3B (three pieces bolted), and BF3S (three pieces screwed). Used in oilfield, oil & gas pipelines, chemical/petrochemical processing, offshore, power plant, and compression stations.
• Trunnion Ball Valve
• Gate Valve Cast steel gate valves in 150-300-600-900-1500-2500 Lb pressure classes, for water, oil & gas, and petrochemical applications. Available in Wedge Gate Valve (inclined seats), Non-Rising Stem (NRS) design, and Expanding Gate Valve configurations for high temperature or steam service.
• Check Valve
• Globe Valve
• Y Strainer
• Tee Strainer
• Transparent Level Gauge
• Reflex Level Gauge
• Sight Glasses

Named customers6 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• JIANGSU COLVES FLUID CONTROL (JCFC)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2013COLVES acquired full control (100%) of their joint venture in China in 2013. A brand new manufacturing plant was commissioned in Nantong in 2014 under the name JIANGSU COLVES FLUID CONTROL (JCFC). This subsidiary handles assembly, test facility and comprehensive valve inventories.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves10 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Bonney Forge: Bonney Forge is a manufacturer of forged steel valves (ball, gate, check, globe) for oil & gas, petrochemical, and power with API 6D/6A and fire-safe certifications. It is a closer 'mid-sized, forged-steel European/American' structural peer to COLVES' ball and gate valve lines.
• Velan: Velan is a Canadian-headquartered global manufacturer of industrial valves (ball, gate, check, globe) for O&G, power, and petrochemical with comparable API-certified product lines. Velan is a benchmark mid-cap industrial valve peer competing for similar EPC and end-user business.
• Neway Valve: Neway Valve (Suzhou Neway) is one of China's largest industrial valve manufacturers producing ball, gate, check, and globe valves for O&G, petrochemical, and power. As a vertically integrated Asian producer with global EPC reach, it is the closest direct Chinese-headquartered analog to COLVES' JCFC operations.
• Mueller Industries: Mueller Industries manufactures copper, brass, aluminum, and steel industrial products including valves used in water, gas, and industrial applications. Its water/gas/municipal-industrial valve portfolio is a comparable peer on the water-treatment and infrastructure side of COLVES' business.
• KSB: KSB is a German-headquartered global manufacturer of pumps, valves, and related systems for industrial, water, and energy applications. Like COLVES, KSB is a European-engineering, globally-manufactured valve specialist with comparable pressure classes and end-market exposure.
• CIRCOR International: CIRCOR designs, manufactures, and markets flow and motion control products including industrial valves for O&G, power, and process industries. It is a comparable mid-cap industrial valve peer with overlapping product lines (e.g., ball, gate, check) and end-market exposure.

Broad incumbents

• Crane Co. Crane Co. operates a global Fluid Handling / Industrial segment with a broad valve portfolio (Crane, Stockham, Krombach, Bailey) for O&G, chemical, and power. It is a broad incumbent that overlaps with COLVES on most industrial valve lines and competes in similar EPC specifications.
• Flowserve: Flowserve is one of the world's largest manufacturers of industrial pumps, valves, and seals serving O&G, power, chemical, and water. It is a broad incumbent that competes head-to-head with COLVES on most major O&G and petrochemical EPC tenders while offering a much wider service and aftermarket network.
• Cameron (SLB): Cameron, now part of SLB, is a leading OEM of valves, wellheads, and pressure-control equipment for upstream oil & gas. It is a broad incumbent competing with COLVES on API 6A/6D and fire-safe ball and gate valves for land and offshore projects.
• Pentair: Pentair is a global water and industrial solutions company with valve, flow, and treatment product lines serving water infrastructure, industrial, and commercial customers. It is a broader incumbent competing with COLVES' water-treatment and infrastructure vertical.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Compliance5 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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