In 2018, Cla-Val appointed Seapro South Africa (Pty)Ltd as its sole distributor for the SADEC region. Cla-Val awarded Seapro SA the right to produce components and assemble control valves in South Africa, having appointed HDC, a local foundry to cast products to Cla-Val’s very high standards and specifications for Seapro SA to meet the 70% local content requirements. Cla-Val (Also known as Clayton) has been active in Southern Africa for more than 50 years, with most city councils, municipalities, water boards and power-generating plants in the region using Cla-Val as their product of choice for more than 3500 different application configurations and valve sizes ranging from DN25 to DN1400. Below some of the basic control valve applications for Water distribution, irrigation and Fire services: - Pressure reducing control valve - Pressure relief / sustaining control valves - Level control valves - Altitude control valves - Pump control valves - Air valves for pipeline optimisation and protection The brand has earned a reputation for excellence around the world. Using aggressive research and development, and implementing lessons from 80 years of demanding real-world use, Cla-Val has created technologically advanced electronic and hydraulic control systems, able to meet the challenges of increasingly complex and diverse applications for water loss and water demand management. Moreover, Cla-Val electronic products can be used to communicate systems performance data via a variety of information technology, including the Internet, SCADA, radio, GSM/cell phone and satellite. Seapro SA – with the backing of Cla-Val Switzerland has both the products and technical expertise in place to assist consulting engineers, contractors, city councils, municipalities, water and irrigation boards with their control valve requirements, as well as water loss, water demand management and preventative maintenance programs