About Dewrance Valves and CHASE International
Dewrance Valves: Precision Engineering for Global Industries
About Dewrance Valves and Chase International.
CHASE International has been a trusted supplier of Dewrance valves and spare parts worldwide for many years. With our extensive industry expertise and commitment to quality, we provide reliable solutions that meet the stringent demands of various industrial applications.
CHASE International
Chase International was founded in 1982 and is based close to the industrial area where Dewrance Valves was formed.
We have been responding to the demands from our customers throughout the world for Dewrance Valves for four decades. We provide a cost effective solution to Dewrance Valves and spare parts.
Through experience we have an understanding of the difficulties which can be encountered in obtaining supplies of goods at a realistic price level with delivery when required. In addition, our consolidation of purchases, in many cases, enables us to negotiate additional discounts. Our customers have found this extremely beneficial.
CHASE has a proven expertise in managing the sourcing requirements for major projects, especially when the Dewrance equipment is part of a larger project involving multiple suppliers across Europe. This speciality has proven to be exceptionally invaluable by several of our customers who exclusively retain CHASE to handle all their Dewrance product purchasing.
Communication is key and our team will keep you regularly informed on the progress of your orders in order to meet your deadlines.
The History of Dewrance Valves
The DEWRANCE name owes its origin to John Dewrance, a pioneer of steam locomotive development.
He was responsible for the construction of George Stephenson’s locomotive “The Rocket”, assisting at the Rainhill trials in 1820. The success of “The Rocket” during these trials resulted in its use on the Liverpool & Manchester Railway.
The founders pioneer efforts in connection with the railways naturally influenced his engineering activities and a business was established in South London in 1844. John Dewrance & Co., was soon to become known as an innovative manufacturer of products for steam application.
Sir John Dewrance took over control of his father’s business in 1879. Under his guidance, the pioneering work of his father continued. In 1882 he married Isabella Trevithick, granddaughter of Richard Trevithick, one of the leading early railway pioneers.
He became a director and Chairman of Babcock & Wilcox Ltd in 1899 a position he held until one year before his death in 1937. At this time, the company became a wholly owned subsidiary of Babcock & Wilcox eventually moving to Skelmersdale in 1965.
Today, the Dewrance brand is a owned by Emerson Electric Co.