OMB Valves, the Stafford, Texas-based operation of the Italian-based valve manufacturer, announced a new partnership with Canadian-based master distributor M.A. Stewart & Sons. M.A. Stewart & Sons will be the exclusive master distributor for all OMB products in Canada.

M.A. Stewart & Sons, along with its subsidiaries, distributes pipes, valves and fittings, as well as related products and automation packages. The company serves refining, chemical, petrochemical, oil/gas exploration, pulp & paper, mining, plumbing, heating, utility, fire protection and waterworks industries.

OMB Valves President Simone Brevi said:  “We are delighted to be partnering with M.A. Stewart & Sons, which has a proven track record of excellent service to the Canadian marketplace. Our companies share a joint vision to provide excellent products and service to our customers.”

Dan Hardy, president and CEO of M.A. Stewart & Sons, added: “It gives me great pleasure and excitement to announce that MAS have signed an exclusive master distribution agreement with OMB Valves for all of Canada . With this appointment it gives MAS access to all OMB valve products including forged steel gate, globe, checks, Y-pattern, triple offset butterfly valves, dual plate check valves, trunnion mounted ball valves and pressure seal valves.”

The OMB Valves group, headquartered in Cenate Sotto, Bergamo, Italy, is a diversified manufacturer of valves for the energy industries. OMB is a family-owned and -operated group which has become a globally recognized manufacturer of forged steel valves for the oil and gas industry.

The group operates out of its facility in Stafford, Texas, with additional manufacturing plants in Italy (OMB, Spa and Vogt Valves, Srl) and plants/offices in Singapore, Korea and Saudi Arabia. OMB has direct presence in Scotland, England, Malaysia, Japan and China with its own subsidiaries and a distribution network which covers all the major oil producing countries.

For more information, visit ombvalves.com and mastewart.com.