- 9 November 2007 -
Eekels Pumps sold to ABN Amro
ABN AMRO Participaties and Erik Leenart, the managing director of pump distributor and manufacturer Eekels are to acquire the company from investment company Nimbus and equipment manufacturer Pon.

- 13 December 2006 -
John Crane to commercialize diamond seal faces
John Crane Inc is to collaborate with Advanced Diamond Technologies, Inc (ADT), based in Illinois, USA, to develop and commercialise the latter's Ultrananocrystalline Diamond (UNCD) technology. more

- 6 December 2006 -
HI Annual Meeting registration open
Registration for the US Hydraulic Institute (HI)'s 2007 Annual Meeting is now open. This meeting will be held in San Antonio, Texas from February 22 to 27, 2007. more

- 6 December 2006 -
ABB calls for better electric motor data
ABB says that it wants the electric motor industry to give a clearer indication of motor reliability in its technical motor data. more

- 20 November 2006 -
Grundfos president resigns after four years
Jens Jørgen Madsen will be resigning from the post of group president of Grundfos from 30 November 2006. more

-17 November 2006 -
New president for ABS Group
Peter Aru has been appointed the new president and CEO of ABS Group. more

- 8 November 2006 -
SPX Corp makes offer for Custos
SPX Corp today has commenced a tender offer to acquire all the shares of Aktiebolaget Custos (publ) for US$155.3 million. more

- 8 November 2006 -
AxFlow to extend SPX distribution
European fluid handling equipment supplier AxFlow has agreed with SPX Process Equipment, Delavan, USA, to extend its distribution of Waukesha and Bran+Luebbe pumps in Europe. more

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