BEP Bestobell concentrates on the distribution of advanced

engineering and technological products. Our mission is

to provide cost-effective
solutions to our customer’s
problems, thereby giving them
the competitive edge.

Our customers are assured of

quality products incorporating
the very latest technology, the
highest International quality
assurance standards, and a
worldwide infrastructure that
provides stocking, service and
backup facilities. We
continuously strive to enhance
our reputation as a leading
supplier of engineered solutions,
products and capital equipment.

BEP Bestobell services the Sub-

saharan market from a well
structured product base in the
fields of fluid engineering, energy
systems, instrumentation,
electronics, air conditioning, and
environmental systems. Our
product range exceeds 100,000
items and is backed not only
from our own manufacturing and
assembly facilities, but also from many of the world's
premier research and manufacturing companies.

Since 1897 our customers have been assured of timely

deliveries, stable supplies, product uniformity, quality,
technical support, and after sales service and repair. By
honouring our commitments, backing our transactions,
and providing professional service, we have developed
lasting customer relationships built on a foundation of
mutual trust and respect.

Let us share in your future with over 100 years of

experience and our vision of the future, and help you
achieve that competitive edge !!

BEP Bestobell warehousing and sales service branches

are situated in Johannesburg, Cape Town, Durban,
Newcastle, Port Elizabeth and Richards Bay.
BESTOBELL CRYOGENIC VALVES
Bestobell Valves is a world leader in the design and
manufacture of cryogenic valves, recognised globally for
product quality and innovation. The applications include
mobile and static storage tanks, air separation, liquid
natural gases and medical gas systems.

Bestobell Valves has a full design capability supported by

service and support excellence and a product range that
includes ball, globe, check, safety relief and diverter valves.
Quality standards include compliance with ISO9001:2000
approval as well as PED97/36/EC (Pressure Equipment
Directive).

EMICO BALL VALVES

BEP Bestobell has been in the field of quarter turn ball

valve technology for decades. EMICO Ball Valves is an
internationally recognised and respected manufacturer.
EMICO ball valves are available in single, two and three
piece configurations with flanged, socket-weld, butt-weld
and grooved connections. Material construction includes
ductile iron, CS and SS. Quality standards are to ISO9001
level with API607 firesafe approval on certain models.

RED VALVE
Through Red Valve’s innovative range of products, BEP
Bestobell has the solutions to the handling of the most
arduous of slurries and corrosive media. Red Valve is a
world leader in the design and manufacture of pinch valves,
control valves and check valves through the use of
advanced elastomer technology. In particular, the Red
Valve Tideflex check valve is unique and is the answer to
slurry handling applications. The Red Valve pressure
sensors make protection of instrumentation from corrosive
and abrasive media easy.

TOMOE BUTTERFLY VALVES

Throughout the process industry, waste water treatment,
petrochemical plants and mining process works, Tomoe
continues to deliver unequalled service levels. Tomoe
has an international reputation of excellence and expertise
in the butterfly valve field. Tomoe has solutions for every
industry with a wide range of styles including PTFE lined,
all stainless steel, hygienic, metal seated and firesafe.
For standard face to face, wafer designed or lugged butterfly
valve, for any demanding application, Tomoe should be
your first choice.
PROTEK KNIFE GATE VALVES

Protek offers an excellent knife gate valve in a variety of

materials and designs. Benefits which are built in, such
as field replaceable seats, standard epoxy finish on body
parts and interchangeability of actuation through conduit
and square section designs are part of Protek's package,
as well as the ability to offer valves for 40 bar g applications.

STRAHMAN HOSE STATIONS, MIXING

UNITS AND SAMPLING VALVE

Strahman Valves, a fully certified ISO 9000 company, is

able to offer an excellent range of quality mixing stations,
drain valves and sampling valves and is a leader in this
field. Strahman has the solution to sampling and tank
drainage as well as factory cleanliness in the food industry.

CONSAVENT

Protection of storage tanks and the valuable products

which they contain is essential to the conservation of
costly products and the environment. The Bestobell
‘Consavent’ range of Pressure Relief and Vacuum Relief
Valves as well as Emergency Tank Manhole Valves and
Flame Arrestors designed to AP12000 specifications,
provide industry with answers to the problem of critical
storage.

In addition the ‘Consavent’ range has the advantage of

being totally locally manufactured which is a major benefit
to the customer.

GENERAL

Through our worldwide network, we are able to source

valves (other than our standard stocked range shown) to
suit most requirements and specifications.
FLUID SEALING TECHNOLOGY

To meet the demands of industry today, involving

chemicals/temperatures/pressures/velocities, BEP
BESTOBELL offers a range of solutions where the
containment of fluids, gases and temperature is necessary.

SHEETING PRODUCTS

Supplied in sheets or as cut gaskets.

- Gasket, CAF (asbestos) and CNAF (non-
asbestos).
- Paper jointing.
- Cork.
- PTFE.
- Graphite.
- Rubber insertion.
- Neoprene.
- Nitrile rubber, smooth and cloth finish.
- General purpose rubber.
- EPDM rubber.
- Butyl rubber.
- Hyperlon rubber.
- Gum rubber.

COMPRESSION PACKINGS

Our packing range is designed to give the user the greatest

return on initial investment in terms of leakage control,
service life and dependable, cost-effective products.
- Aramid fibers.
- Asbestos.
- Carbon/graphite.
- Fibreglass.
- Flax.
- Flexible Graphite Braided.
- PTFE.
CHEMICAL AND PIPE JOINTING
COMPOUNDS

- Tretite.
- Trefolex.
- Graphite powders.
- Graphoil.
- BEP BESTOBELL branded products.
- GARLOCK products.

METAL GASKETS

- Spiral wound.
- Metal ring joints.
- Copper.
- Resilient metal.
- Metal jacket including Nuclear applications.
- Heat exchanger gaskets.
- Aluminium.

EXPANSION JOINTS

- Rubber.
- Elastomer.
- Fabric.

ELASTOMERS

- Pneumatic seals.
- Moulded seals.
- Extruded seals.

INSULATION PRODUCTS

- Asbestos.
- Glass fibre.
- Ceramic, plain or coated - available in tapes.
 - Webbing.
- Twisted rope.
- Braided ropes.
- Insulation blankets and cloth.

Value is added by making up insulation and protection

covers in any of the above materials as well as composites
thereof, to meet your requirements.

GENERAL

Whether your requirements are for maintenance or

installation into original equipment, we pride ourselves in
meeting our customer’s needs to local and international
standards.

Asbestos-based products, due to health risks, are being

phased out internationally, and BEP BESTOBELL has secured
an agreement to represent a world leader - GARLOCK
INTERNATIONAL - to supply non-asbestos technology into
the Southern African market.

Our sealing division prides itself in quick turn around times,

specials, large production runs and “one-offs”.

The workshop is equipped to cut gaskets in all shapes, sizes

and materials and is facilitated with a wide range of cutting
dies and tooling to ensure quality and accuracy.

Workshop staff are geared towards our “when would you

like it” response to customers.

Our moto is “First be best, then be first”.

INSTRUMENTATION DIVISION

BEP Bestobell's Instrumentation Division offers a wide

range of process control equipment for flow, level,
pressure, temperature as well as analytical measuring
equipment for a wide range of applications.

All staff are trained to offer the best service and are
backed by a customer service department. Our products
are leaders in their respective fields, worldwide, offering
our customers the latest technology and providing
solutions to specific process measurement requirements.

Ultraflux time of flight, ultrasonic flow measurement

equipment for portable, fixed and open channel
applications. The non-intrusive, clamp-on devices are
used to measure flow in pipe diameters from 10mm to
10 000mm with a high degree of accuracy - independently
certified meters have achieved accuracies better than
0.1% of actual flow. Easy installation and no maintenance
ensure the ultimate solution to flow measurement.

A wide range of mechanical flow meters for both industrial

and domestic applications. This robust range of flow
meters can be supplied for a wide variety of water quality
with sizes ranging from 15mm to 500mm diameter pipe
sizes. Pulse emitters can be fitted to these flow meters.

Effective and rugged design makes the range a cost -

saving solution for particular applications of measurement
and control. The product range includes solenoid operated
valves, flow switches, solid level switches as well as
telemetry utilising the cellular network.
The Besta designed level switches are uniquely flexible
at adapting to any fluid level switching problem. Their
wide product range includes the 3-modular float switches,
standard type and EEx flame-proofed, electric or pneumatic
switching for extreme high/low temperatures. Also included
is the CLS range of electronic level measuring probes
working on the principal of impedance measurement for
point level and continuous transmission of solid and liquid
levels. Besta products are available in a wide variety of
materials to suit most applications.

An effective solution to level switching and pump control.

ATMI covers most applications including hazardous areas,
dry or liquid level switching, high and low measurement.

A leading international building environmental management

design and supply company, Sauter also manufactures a
quality range of process control equipment including
thermostats, pressure switches, pressure transmitters,
timers, humidity transmitters, and control valves for their
management systems. These components have found
wide, reliable process control applications in our markets
such as water, steam, gas etc.

NDC is a world leader in the supply of instrumentation

for the accurate measurement and control of moisture,
oil, protein, sugars, nicotine and othe components in a
variety of products ranging from sawdust to food products.
This instrumentation is for both on-line and off-line
applications. The technology of the instrument uses “ the
near infrared absorbtion spectrum” to extract its
measurement. This technology is also used for coat weight
detection in the web industry.
Designed specifically for the waste water industry, Züllig
offers accurate and sophisticated technology for
measurement of turbidity, suspended solids, pH, and
conductivity. Its patented dissolved oxygen meter uses
open electrodes and a diamond, self cleaning, grindstone
system.

Det-Tronics offers extremely reliable equipment with a

standard three year warranty. All equipment meets or is
better than FM 3268/2000 and can be installed as Class
1 Division 1, EEx de or EEx d as well as communicating
via HART protocol. Their range of fire detectors utilises
ultraviolet or infrared technology to detect fires within
250 milliseconds. Their gas detectors are suitable for
poisonous and flammable gases. Det-Tronics systems
and products are essential where reliability, safety and
accuracy are paramount and can be incorporated into the
building management system.

One of the worlds largest manufacturers of positive

displacement rotary lobe blowers up to 180m3/min either
as loose units, base-mounted units, base-mounted in
sound proofed enclosures with or without electric motors.
Computer generated calculations are available for sizing
of blowers to meet your specific requirements. Applications
include bulk material handling and aeration projects.

EMFLO is a non-obtrusive, robust flow meter utilising the

proven electromagnetic principle of Faraday’s Law to
measure flow in a variety of applications. Available for
pipe diameters 25mm to 800mm and liners to suit various
liquid types.
The BEP 900 is an ultrasonic meter for measuring flow
and level - levels up to 60m and flow calculations to
BS3680 standards. Accuracy 0.25% even for open channel
flow applications. CE compliant to EN 50081, EN 50082.
IP 65 enclosure and IP68 transducer.

Level/magnetic level guages, flow indicators, sight guages,

venturis, self-averaging pitout tubes and boiler level
indicators.

Easy to operate, compact process calibration equipment

for current, voltage, thermocouples and frequency
measurement and transmission. Calibrators are equipped
with auto-ramp and step functions complete with leads
and accessories in a compact carry case.

These units are manufactured in a wide range of sizes

and specification options but all have the same basic
function. A dial and mechanical indicator continuously
monitors the flow rate at any given time whilst electrical
switches can be specified to signal when a particular level
has been reached during increasing or decreasing flow
rates. Switches are field adjustable over the full range.
While batching, trending, totalising or recording is required,
all Flow-Mon units can be supplied with a 0-19V or 4-
20mA output.

GENERAL
Our aim is to provide our customers with practical, cost-
saving engineered solutions and through our worldwide
and local/manufacture supplier contacts and service
facilities, we are able to offer complete instrumentation
packages. These comprehensive packages include
controllers, data loggers, control panels and turnkey