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About
- History Since 1992, Raritan Valve & Automation (RVA) is a stocking distributor, automation and service center for valves, actuators and valve controls.
- Leadership Family owned and operated allows RVA to have the best of service, work ethics and experience in the process flow industry.
- Sales Team The RVA sales team is the best team to partner with in order to make your project a success.
- Product Line Card As a complete engineering, production and service provider for process flow needs. Download our product line card.
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Products
- Valves RVA offers depth in valves; ball, butterfly, plug, gate, globe, check, control, diaphragm, damper, knife and slide gate, pinch.
- Actuators Electric, Pneumatic, Hydraulic actuators to compliment our quarterturn and multiturn valve inventory.
- Controls Control products for optimum performance - solenoids, position transmitters, positioners, filter/pressure regulators.
- Automated Valves Quarterturn and Multiturn valves with Pneumatic, Electric and Hydraulic actuators.
- Certifications RVA is proud to represent quality brands manufacturing to meet all applicable industry standards.
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Services
- Valve Automation Center Valve and actuator packages; assembled, tested and certified by RVA technicians.
- Field Service Our technicians and sales engineers are factory trained and certified, ready to support your team in the field.
- Tools / Resources Technical information and guides to our quality products and services.
- Engineering Support Explore our portfolio of engineered products to find the right solution for your project design.
- Training Raritan Valve & Automation provides training and product presentations to assist your project and plant staff.
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Markets
- Water / Wastewater Quality products designed and built to AWWA standards.
- Energy High performance products, safe and reliable operation, for power, hazwaste, oil & gas production.
- Chemical / Petrochemical Brands focused on the demands of chemically resistant fluid handling applications.
- Sanitary / Hygienic Process Inventory sanitary & corrosion resistance in the Pharma/Biotech, Food & Beverage, Cryogenic & Process industries.
- Manufacturing / Construction Product depth to service the demands of Industrial MRO and Mechanical Contracting.
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Raritan Valve History
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1943Founded
Raritan Supply Company founded by Harry Richardson to service the industrial and chemical industries.
1958Expansion BeginsBill Richardson Sr. joins the company and expands operations as far north as Albany and south to Baltimore.
19631978Supply House TimesFeatured in Supply House Times for being one of the first industrial supply companies in the country to implement IBM’s Wholesale Impact system.
1992RVABill Richardson Jr. launches Raritan Valve & Automation specializing in automated valves, controls & instrumentation.
1995New MarketsOur breadth of products and mechanical expertise made entry into the Water & Wastewater plant markets an easy decision. Success in this sector, along with our commitment to service, has positioned Raritan as one of the premier distributors of water, sewer and drainage products in the region.
2002Raritan GroupRaritan Group is established as the new parent company as growth of the two operating divisions, Raritan Pipe & Supply and Raritan Valve & Automation, continues to accelerate.
200865 YEARS IN BUSINESS!Raritan Group in business for 65 years. This family business continues to thrive! Check out the article in UTCA.
2015Fab Shop ExpansionAt over 12,000 square feet, our shop’s capabilities now include welding, threading, galvanizing and value-added fabrication services for Ductile Iron, carbon & stainless steel as well as light structural and miscellaneous metals.
2016New LocationGloucester City, NJ location opens and expanding our presence in South Jersey, Eastern PA and DE. Added an additional 6,000 square feet of outside storage.
2018Celebrating 75 years!Raritan Group is only just getting started. Honored to featured in UTCA in this 2018 article for being in business for 75 years as a 4th generation, family owned organization.