Valves for Austria: district heating, water and ÖVGW requirements
Austria has well-developed district heating and high quality requirements for water and gas valves. It is a market with clear rules but strict approvals.
TAZ Engineering Team · · 5 min
District heating
City networks use fully welded ball valves for direct burial and steel gate valves on trunk lines. Requirements for valves in pre-insulated systems are set out in the EN 488 family and in operators’ technical conditions.
Water and gas: ÖVGW
The Austrian Association for Gas and Water, ÖVGW, certifies products for these sectors, and many operators accept only certified products. Find out before you quote.
EU requirements
CE under 2014/68/EU, EN standards and German documents on request. GSP+ applies to goods of Uzbek origin with REX registration.
Logistics
By road through Turkey and the Balkans or by rail via the Middle Corridor with transhipment. Vienna is also a convenient hub for Slovakia, Hungary and Czechia.
Checklist
- application: heating, water, gas
- ÖVGW certificate
- CE
- German documents
- Balkan route
- Vienna warehouse or not