The Valve Forum, scheduled for late April, has been rescheduled due to the coronavirus. Here is the letter from Valve Manufacturers Association (VMA) president Heather Rhoderick to those who were attending or considering:

Valve Forum Attendees, Exhibitors and Sponsors: VMA has been carefully monitoring the COVID-19 pandemic and how it affects our events, specifically the Valve Forum, scheduled for April 29 - May 1, 2020.

AMHERST, N.Y. – Griffco Valve, Inc., a USA manufacturer of accessories for chemical-feed systems distributed worldwide, announced the appointment of Donelle Capriotti to the position of director of sales and marketing. Capriotti will be responsible for expanding the company’s distributor network, improving working relations with channel partners, and managing marketing and advertising programs.

DAMMAM, Saudi Arabia — Schlumberger announced today the opening of a world-class manufacturing center in King Salman Energy Park (SPARK) that supports Saudi Aramco’s In-Kingdom Total Value Add (IKTVA) program to promote economic growth.

The center will manufacture well completions technologies including liner hangers and packers and isolation valve technologies to help improve the efficiency of oil and gas operations in the Kingdom and neighboring countries.


WASHINGTON, DC - The Valve Manufacturers Association of America (VMA) announces the 2020 Valve Industry Leadership Forum in New Orleans, LA. The Annual Valve Industry Leadership Forum will be held February 27-28, 2020 at the Ritz Carlton Hotel in New Orleans.

This is the industry’s premier executive networking event, featuring executive-level analysis on the trends, management strategies, manufacturing innovations, politics and economics affecting the valve industry.

HOUSTON, Texas - Nick Adcock joined Trillium Flow Technologies recently as managing director of the Trillium Valves Division. In this role, Adcock will be responsible for Trillium Valves world-wide.

Adcock is an accomplished executive leader with global P&L experience and an impressive track record in driving growth, executing business turnaround, supply chain management, operational excellence and mergers & acquisitions.