Process Control Equipment Limited
About us
Process Control Equipment Ltd is amongst the largest, independently owned stockists and distributors of valves, actuators, instrumentation, and automation packages across the UK and Europe. Founded and headquartered in North East England in 1980, we are proud of our status as a family-owned business as we retain the ability to respond quickly, accurately, and intelligently to customer needs, fully supported by the purchasing power and delivery capabilities of a European Group.
We are internationally recognised as valve and automation experts to the petrochemical, oil and gas, power, pharmaceutical, food, and beverage industries. PCE is driven by quality control and regularly conducts audits, ensuring that products are of the highest quality before being delivered to the customer.
Our strategically located offices are fully equipped with the resources and experienced personnel required for prompt and accurate customer assistance, from initial supply through to maintenance, repair and operation. Our combined stock-holding ensures rapid response to customer needs, and our vast collective experience adds value in the procurement process. Our core product lines include gate, globe, check, ball, and triple offset butterfly valves all held in a wide variety of materials and sizes. Additionally, we have certified valve automation centres throughout the UK and Europe. We are exclusive stockists in certain of our territories for a number of highly respected manufacturers including Neway, Neles, Jamesbury, Bonney Forge, Valvosider, Oliver and numerous others.
Products
Automation
Process Control Equipment has six fully operational valve automation centres where we have been actuating valves for over 30 years. We operate in-house valve modification allowing response to quick turnaround requirements. Our automation experts provide the right valve, with the right actuator, ensuring one point of responsibility. OUR VALVE MODIFICATION ABILITIES Adaptation for automation. Valve packing and gasket changes. Valve stem extensions. Valve end machining (SW/NPT; General End/RF; General End/RTJ). Butt weld schedule machining. Degreasing for oxygen applications. OUR ACTUATION CAPABILITIES Pneumatic – scotch yoke, rack & pinion and linear actuators, double acting and spring return. Electric – quarter turn and multi turn, AC and DC voltage, weatherproof, explosion proof, fire safe. Gearboxes – quarter turn and multi turn. Chain wheels – safety chain wheels and hammer blow chain wheels.
Valves
Process Control Equipment is amongst the largest, independently owned stockists and distributors of valves, actuators, instrumentation, and automation packages across the UK and Europe. We are internationally recognised as valve and automation experts to the petrochemical, oil and gas, power, pharmaceutical, food, and beverage industries. PCE is driven by quality control and regularly conducts audits, ensuring that products are of the highest quality before being delivered to the customer. Our strategically located offices are fully equipped with the resources and experienced personnel required for prompt and accurate customer assistance, from initial supply through to maintenance, repair, and operation. Our combined stock-holding ensures rapid response to customer needs, and our vast collective experience adds value to the procurement process. Our core product lines include gate, globe, check, ball, and triple offset butterfly valves all held in a wide variety of materials and sizes. Additionally, we have certified valve automation centres throughout the UK and Europe. We are exclusive stockists in certain of our territories for a number of highly respected manufacturers including Neway, Neles, Jamesbury, Bonney Forge, Valvosider, Oliver, and numerous others.
Instrumentation
The cornerstone of PCE's business is built around instrumentation, we stock and supply a range of compression fittings, seamless tubing, manifolds, gauges, filter regulators, solenoid valves, needle valves, screwed fittings, air distribution headers, and enclosures.
Projects
Process Control Equipment has a dedicated project team to handle large, technically complex, and time-pressured enquiries from our customers. Our European presence gives us cross-border project management capability, which can prove vital in managing complex supply chains. Our extensive group stock holding enables us to service complex demands promptly and efficiently, supported by close partnerships that we have developed with our key valve, automation, and instrumentation manufacturers. Further, our in-house automation centres give us the capability and flexibility to meet demanding timetables, whilst maintaining control over quality. Our technical expertise ensures that all project documentation requirements (including 3.1 certificates, GA drawings, welding and painting procedures, production schedules, certification, and manuals) are handled with precision and care. Our dedicated document controllers deliver full project or customer-specific documentation dossiers.
MRO (Maintenance, Repair and Operations)
Our focus since 1980 has been to provide the best possible service to our end users. This comes from our large inventory of finished valves and automated packages where we supply a same-day and next-day delivery service. This can be regionally, nationally, or internationally through our strategically located facilities around the UK and Europe. The combination of excellent geographic coverage in Europe, our team of experienced sales engineers, and extensive inventory enable PCE to support day-to-day operations and emergency or shutdown situations. We have built our business around our excellent reputation for MRO supply with many of our large multi-national end users having used PCE continuously since the group’s infancy. This is a testament to our first-class sales and operations teams who are always on hand to support our clients. Our offering includes: Broad and deep inventory holding. AML compliant manufacturers. In-house AML review. 24/7 call out. Consignment stock programs. Stock management for end users. Quarterly reporting for KPIs. Constant supplier auditing. In-house pressure testing and PMI testing for incoming stock. Over 30 years of experience in valve automation. Valve actuator sizing in-house. On-site training. Pre and post-sales support from skilled professionals. In-house valve modifications. Local, national, and international supply. International sourcing. Strong manufacturer relations. Dedicated distribution agreements with internationally recognised and trusted manufacturers. All of our facilities have in-house pressure testing capabilities and valve automation centres.
Testing
Process Control Equipment runs in-house testing with our state-of-the-art equipment. Our wide range of testing capabilities covers up to 1500lb valves and includes: Pneumatic testing. Hydrostatic testing. Nitrogen testing – high and low pressure. Positive material identification (PMI) Radiography. Dye penetration testing. Magnetic particle testing. Cryogenic testing.
