Guide Valve Limited

Who We Are

Guide Valve Limited, started in 1980, is a Canadian manufacturer of valves under the trademark brands GVS®, VCI®, and LOWE, and a shareholder of Trutorq brand actuators. Our product applications include all sectors of Oil & Gas, including petrochemical refining, processing, transportation, and distribution of the end product.

Elevated Standards

Prioritizing innovation, safety, and quality, our company philosophy of "Better by Design" is evident in the engineered and tailored solutions we offer to our clients. Our GVS® valves are designed, manufactured, and tested according to API 6D, API 6A, and CSA Z245.15 and are available to API 608. The VCI® brand offers an extensive line of valve solutions for general industry and burner management, designed and manufactured according to FM Global, CSA, ISO, and ULC. All valves manufactured and distributed by Guide Valve Limited undergo stringent testing and feature a wide array of certifications and monograms including Fugitive Emissions, CSA Emergency Safety Shut Off, FM Global 1-Second or Less, Fire-Safe, API6D, and API6A. We further strengthen our reputation for quality with in-house live cryogenic testing and a state-of-the-art material testing laboratory where non-destructive and destructive tests are conducted to ensure the integrity of our materials, surface treatments, and coatings. Our commitment to on-time delivery and extensive stocking programs ensures excellence in service and support.

Locations

Canada: Guide Valve Limited maintains a Corporate Head Office and API 6D Manufacturing and Testing Facility in Vaughan, Ontario, Canada, as well as a sales presence in Calgary, Alberta.
China: Guide Valve Wuxi Limited, our wholly owned Chinese manufacturing facility, ensures that we continue to provide our clients with competitive products that deliver the quality they have come to trust. Our Wuxi facility has capacity to produce $120m USD of GVS valves up to 50 tonnes in size.
USA: Guide Valve USA Limited operates our USA Sales Office & Distribution Center.
Taiwan: Guide Valve Taiwan Limited, our partially owned Taiwanese manufacturing facility allows for greater stability, quality, and control of our VCI brand products.
Mexico: Guide Valve Mexico SA de CV operates our Mexican Sales Office, providing service and support to our clients in Mexico and South America.
Italy: Guide Valve partnership company TruTorq Italia, a state of the art actuator manufacturing facility in Northern Italy, produces high quality actuators under the GVS and VCI brand names.

Products We Manufacture

- API 6D Soft Seated Ball Valves
- API 6D Welded Body Ball Valves
- API 6D Pressure Balanced, Lubricated Plug Valves
- Safety Excess Flow Valves
- API 6A Ball Valves
- Metal Seated & Severe Service Ball Valves
- Cryogenic Ball Valves
- Heavy Duty Actuators
- CSA Certified Manual Ball Valves
- CSA Certified Actuated Shut-Off Valves
- FM Approved Actuated Shut-Off Valves
- Multi-Ported Trunnion Mounted Ball Valves
- Instrument Isolation Valves
- V-Control Ball Valves
- Cryogenic Floating Ball Valves
- Quarter Turn, Metal Seated LOWE Valves
- Pneumatic Actuators