- 4 June 2007 -
Australians collaborate to deliver energy-efficient desal
Australian research agency CSIRO and nine Australian universities are to collaborate to improve the energy-efficiency of water desalination in that country.

- 12 December 2006 -
Pentair acquires wastewater pump manufacturer
Water specialist Pentair is to acquire Jung Pumpen, a German manufacturer of wastewater products for the municipal and residential markets. 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

- 22 November 2006 -
Major KSB contract for seawater desalination power plant
KSB Group is to supply 43 pumps for the Huaneng Yingkou Power Station expansion project located at the Gulf of Liaodong in China. 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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