The Valve Manufacturers Association provides member companies and all of their employees with exclusive networking opportunities, valuable business intelligence, government advocacy, access to premier events, and effective advertising, marketing and public relations opportunities through Valve Magazine and valvemagazine.com. Here’s a look at some of VMA’s membership benefits.

Meetings & Events

Our meetings and conferences are known for bringing valve industry professionals together to network and gain expert insights on current events and issues that impact the industry. Visit our Events Calendar for a complete list of our well-regarded meetings and events.

Business Intelligence

We provide business intelligence to our members, including: an exclusive Annual Market Forecast of Industrial Valve Shipments in the U.S., a monthly State of the Industry Survey that provides data on economic trends on valve and actuator shipments in North America, and a Quarterly Economic Report prepared by the Institute for Trend Research containing economic data and forecasted trends on end-user industries.

Our members-only e-newsletter, QuickRead, keeps members informed on industry news, VMA events and benefits on a bi-weekly basis.

Government Relations

Headquartered in Alexandria, VA, we advocate for the vitally important North American valve industry. VMA communicates and works with key government and agency decision makers on behalf of our members.

Marketing & Communications

Our quarterly magazine, VALVE Magazine, allows members to promote products and services through exclusive editorial opportunities and reduced-rate advertising. Print circulation reaches 20,000 readers and combined with the digital edition reaches more than 50,000 professionals. The magazine’s website, along with valvemagazine.com attracts nearly 100,000 visitors a year. Its eNews component, VALVE eNews, is read bi-weekly by more than 25,000 industry professionals.

VMA’s social media channel on LinkedIn achieves nearly one million impressions per year, with nearly 30,000 combined industry followers. Our VMA Careers Center initiative provides members with exclusive access to post job openings that reach and recruit top industry professionals through social media.

VMA members also receive placement in the Valve Industry Buyers Guide, a comprehensive online listing of valve industry products and services.

Your company will be featured on our website’s member list, which links directly to your website, providing your company with visibility to the industry as a part of our highly regarded membership roster.

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