AVK supplying air conditioning valves to data centers

By Ruel G. Estacio, Product Manager at AVK Philippines, Inc.

AVK recently completed the supply of airconditioning valves to the Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company (PLDT) for its main data centres in Manila and Clark, Pampanga, and has on-going supply of A/C valve solutions at Cebu Main Data Center, all within the Philippine Islands.

These are major projects for the largest telecommunications company in the Philippines, during the present construction boom under the strong leadership of the new government administration. The data centers are located strategically among the 7,100 islands comprising the country, Manila having the largest data capacity followed by Cebu and Clark. The data centers will house all computer systems and associated components such as telecommunications and storage that will run 24/7, 365 days a year and shutdown of the air conditioning system is simply not an option at any given moment. Facilities will also include data disaster recovery systems for back-up operations.

AVKs ICV valve brand bested other American and European brands for the projects after a series of evaluation on specifications, reference projects, quality, reliability and warranty. The order includes gate valves, butterfly valves, balancing valves, ball valves, check valves and flexible connectors. With the present performance of AVK valves, we expect to land more orders for client’s retinue of incoming projects.