This year’s BVAA Spring Conference is taking place not far from the Hobbs Valve HQ stomping ground, at the world-renowned golf course and hotel, the Celtic Manor in Newport, Wales. Hobbs Valve, part of the Great British Valve Group, is sponsoring this year’s event, and members of the GBVG team look forward to networking with
You might not know a lot about Charles Rolls, but we’ll bet his surname is pretty familiar. As one of the founding partners of the prestigious Rolls-Royce brand of car and aeroplane engines, Rolls was a student of engineering, an early adopter of the motor car and a pioneer with keen interests in excelling in
The jet engine changed the way we travel. It made transatlantic flights possible, it made international transport practical, and it made modern tourism what it is today. The man we have to thank for the existence of the modern jet engine is Frank Whittle, an Englishman from Coventry who, born in 1907, overcame social class,
For 2017, Hobbs Valve is going to take time out each month to celebrate some of the UK’s most iconic legends in the field of engineering. We understand the spirit of innovation and sense of adventure that is shared by all great engineers; the boundless thirst for knowledge and the desire to defy expectations and
This started off as a blog piece just to tell you when we’ll be shut down over Christmas. But then we got thinking about what that means – a new year, new goals and opportunities and a chance to reflect on the year gone by. 2016 has been a great year for Hobbs Valve. We’ve
This is just a short notice to say that Valve World in Düsseldorf is happening right now. We’re in attendance and we’d love to meet up with you over the next couple of days. Find out more – including how to contact us – by clicking here.