Naomi Park from USA receives the prestigious Stockholm Junior Water Prize 2023 for her research on the removal of carbon dioxide and oil products from the ocean. HRH Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden presented the winner with her award during a ceremony at World Water Week in Stockholm. The ocean absorbs nearly a third of […]
Valmet’s Board of Directors has accepted the resignation of Valmet’s President and CEO Pasi Laine and related terms and conditions. Pasi Laine will continue as the President and CEO of Valmet until the end of September 2024. The Board of Directors has initiated the search for a successor. “During the last ten years we at […]
It’s that time of year again when the Pump Industry Awards are calling for your nominations! The BPMA’s annual awards programme has been recognising and rewarding the achievements of pump businesses, large and small for over two decades. Throughout that time, it has become one of the leading events to serve the industrial and commercial […]
The multinational Wilo Group has opened a new plant in India. In Kesurdi in the west of the country, a sustainable and ultra-modern high-tech production complex has been built on a 94,000 square metre site. Here, the technology group manufactures premium pump systems for water management in India, the Middle East, Africa and South-east Asia. […]
Atlas Copco is buying Australian dewatering pump manufacturer Sykes Group Pty Ltd from Seven Group Holdings Ltd. Headquartered in Newcastle, New South Wales, Sykes is a global manufacturer of dewatering pumps, predominantly used for transferring water with solids and abrasive nature within the mining and wastewater sectors. Sykes has 123 employees globally and annual revenues […]
On 27 July 2023, with the ceremonial reopening of a hub in Nairobi, Kenya, expanded to include state-of-the-art assembly, testing and training capacities, the multinational technology group Wilo has strengthened its presence in East Africa and reaffirmed its ambition to help shape the sustainable development in the continent as a whole. This was most recently […]
ITT Inc. announced the appointment of Fernando Roland as president of its Industrial Process (IP) business, reporting to Chief Executive Officer Luca Savi. Roland succeeds David Steblein, who retired earlier this year after more than 30 years with the company. IP, one of ITT’s three segments, is a global leader in centrifugal and twin-screw pumps […]
The KSB Group launched a new generation of pneumatic 90° quarter-turn actuators. The double-acting and single-acting pneumatic actuators of the ACTAIR EVO and DYNACTAIR EVO type series are designed for actuating all types of part-turn valves, such as butterfly valves, ball valves and plug valves. Applications covered by the actuators are water treatment, waste water […]
Parker Hannifin is launching a new network of Certified Mobile Electrification Centers across Europe, the Middle East and Africa to accelerate the transition to low-carbon mobile equipment operations. Novum Tech – based in Goncelin, near Grenoble – is the first Parker distributor to complete the rigorous training and assessment process required for certification. More will […]
Orders CHF 1’992.4m, + 24.1% YOY on robust growth momentum in all divisions. Sales CHF 1’601.6m, +15.4% in H1 on robust execution. Operational profit CHF 162.4m, +27.3% YOY, which reflects improvements in operations. Executive Chairwoman Suzanne Thoma stated: “Due to favorable market conditions, our good positioning, first operational improvements and growth initiatives, we substantially increased […]
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