- 20 September 2007 -
HMS wins US$36 million oil and gas contract
HMS Group has secured several tender contracts to deliver pumping equipment for the development of a large East Siberian oil-and-gas field.

- 29 August 2007 -
Severn Glocon Group acquires valve consultancy
UK valve specialist Severn Glocon Group plc has acquired Design Paradigm Ltd, an engineering consultancy with a special focus on the valve industry.

- 24 July 2007 -
New management for Dresser-Rand
Energy specialist Dresser-Rand Group has appointed Jesus Pacheco as executive vice president, new equipment worldwide and Bradford Dickson as vice president and chief marketing officer.

- 16 July 2007 -
Maintenance partnership for SKF and Aker Kvaerner
SKF and UK maintenance provider Aker Kvaerner have established a partnership for condition-based maintenance for the offshore and onshore oil and gas industry.

- 4 July 2007 -
Weir to acquire SPM Flow Control
The Weir Group is to acquire SPM Flow Control Inc, a manufacturer of high-pressure well service pumps and related flow control equipment.

- 26 June 2007 -
Amarinth appoints new Middle East agent
Centrifugal process pump specialist Amarinth has appointed Nama Development Enterprises as one of its agents in the Middle East.

- 9 May 2007 -
New buyer for Weir Pumps
Following Sulzer’s unsuccessful bid last month, the Weir Group plc has sold its Glasgow, UK-based operation, Weir Pumps, to Clyde Pumps Ltd, a Clyde Blowers portfolio company, for approximately £45 million.

- 4 May 2007 -
New management for LEWA
Oil and gas pump specialist LEWA GmbH has reorganised its company management.

- 20 April 2007 -
Flowserve's Chinese manufacturing facility opens
Flowserve Corp has opened its pump, valve and seal manufacturing facility in Suzhou, China.

- 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

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