- 29 April 2008 -
Rotork wins supply contract for electric valve actuators
Rotork has won a framework agreement for the supply of electric valve actuators to a UK water and wastewater services company, Thames Water.

- 1 February 2008 -
New president of Centrilift
Nelson Ney has been appointed president of Centrilift and vice president of its owner Baker Hughes Inc.

- 29 January 2008 -
Linear air pump eliminates sliding parts
Charles Austen Pumps have launched a new series of linear diaphragm pumps that use an electro magnetically operated diaphragm that can eliminate sliding parts.

- 16 January 2008 -
Ingersoll Rand expands ARO Pro line
Ingersoll Rand has expanded its ARO Pro Series portfolio of diaphragm pumps by adding additional construction materials to its 2 and 3 in ported metallic pump models.

11 January 2008 -
Franklin Electric acquires Brazilian pump maker
Franklin Electric has acquired Industrias Schneider SA, a Brazil-based producer of pumps for the residential, agricultural, and light commercial markets.

- 5 November 2007 -
Selwood wins award for flood pumping
Selwood Pumps has been were presented with an award by Severn Trent to honour Selwood Pumps for their outstanding contribution in the Gloucester UK flooding in 2007.

- 29 October 2007 -
Internet-based pump station monitoring
Siemens Water Technologies has developed a cellular and internet-based monitoring and control system for the North American market.

- 12 October 2007 -
Kirloskar acquires water treatment company
Kirloskar Brothers Limited has acquired 100% equity share capital of Gondwana Engineers Private Limited for a total consideration of Rs 76.36 million.

- 10 October 2007 -
Grundfos opens new office in India
Grundfos India has opened a new office with 'state-of-art' facilities in Pune, India.

- 10 October 2007 -
Reliable centrifugal pumps from Sundyne
Sundyne Corp has developed the P-2500, a high-pressure centrifugal pump model designed for general industry applications in non-API services.

- 4 October 2007 -
Franklin Electric acquires pump division
Franklin Electric, the world's largest manufacturer of submersible electric motors, has acquired the pump division of Canada-based Monarch Industries Limited.

- 4 October 2007 -
Stenner celebrates 50th anniversary
The Stenner Pump Company is celebrating 50 years as a manufacturer of peristaltic metering pumps for the water industry with a new company website.

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