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This July 4th 2025 marks 170 years since R.T. Crane famously opened his one-man foundry in the United States and poured his first order and penned the resolution in 1855 that guides Crane Co to this day.

It was great to support Fusion Utilities & Burdens at their annual infrastructure conference at Silverstone race track.

Crane Fluid Systems were delighted to attend the CIBSE Building Performance Awards at Park Plaze Westminster Bridge, London, and to sponsor the prestigious Project of the Year categories.

The Utility Week Live WWT Wastewater 2025 Conference & Exhibition has come to an end and we have had a fantastic event.

A great first day at Carrefour de l'Eau, many interesting conversations with customers and colleagues, old and new.

Viking Johnson are at InfraTech 2025 this week at Rotterdam Ahoy, from 14th to 17th January.

We’re pleased to share that Bureau Veritas Certification recently audited Viking Johnson in Hitchin and renewed the certification for our QuickFit and Marine products.

Congratulations to Regional Sales Manager Tony White for winning FRAZER Supplier External Sales Person of the Year.

This certification has been awarded for our Dominator Eco product range, reinforcing our commitment to sustainability and reducing environmental impact across our solutions.

Crane Fluid Systems has received CIBSE approval for our latest CPD: Digitising Hydronics - Building Intelligence into HVAC Systems.

Viking Johnson supported Vigotec NV on their stand at the Aquarama Trade Fair in Belgium on 17th October 2024.

A big thank you to Dutco Tennant LLC for showcasing the Helden UltraGrip Amplified on their stand at WETEX 2024.

The 8th issue of Viking Johnson's Product Portfolio is now available.

As we wrap up the final day of the Global Water Expo, we want to take a moment to express our heartfelt gratitude.

We are thrilled to see Utilita benefiting from Sperryn regulator kits designed for meter exchanges in semi-concealed boxes.

The VJ Roadshow supported channel partners in Dublin and Sligo, providing interactive demos on a range of products.

The Differential Pressure Zone Valve is designed for HVAC applications, typically for controlling differential pressure and resultant flow of Thermostatic Radiator Valves (TRV) on radiator circuits.

An impressive product display was used to showcase the new DN900 UltraGrip Amplified and incorporated a touchscreen to display an interactive multi-language app.

Join Viking Johnson at IFAT for the unveiling of our latest innovation, the UltraGrip Amplified DN900.

Hattersley is currently involved in a significant project at a data centre in the North West of the UK, representing our largest valve order to date in collaboration with SBS Oldham.

Crane Fluid Systems is proud to announce our collaboration with CBG Consultants Ltd on the Thames Valley Police F Block Project in Kidlington, Oxfordshire.

We're proud to share a recent collaboration with the London Museum of Water and Steam, where history and innovation converge.

Hattersley were excited to support our newest distributor, Joint Global Business Co. last week, at the prestigious Big 5 Construct Saudi.

Over 1,000 WASK TEESET MKII bases have been sold as part of the base amnesty scheme run during 2023.

In an exciting development for the utilities industry, Viking Johnson has announced the launch of their new Roadshow vehicle.

"We have invested over 1 million pounds creating a stock holding of WASK equipment"

Held on 24-26th October, the event had over 200 exhibitors from the water and wastewater industry

The 18 – 19th October saw the Crane Fluid Systems team exhibiting at the ExCeL, London.

Crane Fluid System's Dominator Eco has been selected as a finalist in the Product Innovation category for the prestigious H&V News Awards.

A two day training event at our Hitchin manufacturing facility

Crane Fluid Systems are proud to be sponsoring Project of the Year at the prestigious CIBSE Awards to be held at Park Plaza Westminster Bridge, London on Thursday February 29th 2024.

The UK's leading dedicated smart buildings event, is held at the ExCel in London on the 18-19 October 2023.

The WASK® MKII base is an appropriate alternative product that has all of the features and functions of the obsoleted product

Supporting building owners and operators to reduce energy consumption and carbon emissions, through enhanced control and data availability

A new same or next day Rapid Service for finished goods available ex-stock for emergency repair requirements up to DN800

Supporting the work of installing a new flow meter to collect water consumption data for analysis to locate leaks and minimising water loss in their network

Viking Johnson UltraGrip Amplified DN700’s have been specified and installed at Stanton Cross on a new housing development near Wellingborough

Viking Johnson exhibited at Water Supplies-Sewerage, Czech Republic from 23rd to 25th May. Held at the PVA Expo Praha in Prague, this was the 22nd International Water Management Exhibition.

The Viking Johnson team had a great couple of days showcasing UltraGrip Amplified on our channel partner Jewson Civils Frazer stand at Utility Week Live.

Viking Johnson were pleased to support SHIRA Group at the Watrex Expo 2023 in Cairo, Egypt.

Viking Johnson supported their channel partner Ulefos on their stand at Infratech 2023.

Crane Fluid Systems hosted the Dominator Eco Launch Event in central London on Thursday April 27th 2023.

WASK were recently invited to join Cadent Gas at their Supply Chain Sustainability Conference.

Crane Fluid Systems are pleased to be sponsoring the prestigious CIBSE Building Performance Awards that will be held on Wednesday 1 March 2023 at Park Plaza, Westminster Bridge, London.

Viking Johnson exhibited on the Imbema stand at InfraTech at the Ahoy Exhibition Centre in Rotterdam (17th – 20th January 2023) and showcased UltraGrip, AquaFast and AquaShield product ranges.

Crane Fluid System valves have been specified and installed at multiple stadiums for the Qatar World Cup.

Viking Johnson showcased their AquaFast and UltraGrip ranges, including the DN700 Ultragrip, with the Vigotec NV team at Aquarama.be water trade show in Belgium on 20th October 2022.

With the long hot summer coming to an end in the UK, Viking Johnson have investigated some pipework issues that can arise from a prolonged warm period.

Viking Johnson held an Open Day at their Hitchin manufacturing Facility and visitors centre on 21th October 2022, attended by key partners in the Water Utilities companies.

Crane BS&U is aware that products purporting to be manufactured by WASK, including full kits, main structural castings and safety critical spares, are being offered for sale in the UK.

The WASK Teeset drilling machine has successfully passed a third party evaluation using 100% Hydrogen.

Our WASK water equipment distribution partner, Sarco Stopper have reported a successful trial of our WASK Aquastop system in Sardinia, Italy.

Viking Johnson have launched the new AquaShield - a unique fitting for barrier pipes.