- 25 October 2007 -
Ten main players have half of pumps market
Ten companies accounted for 50% of the total world pumps market in 2006, says McIlvaine's Pumps: World Markets report.

- 18 September 2007 -
Charity raffle for WaterAid
The British Pump Manufacturers' Association (BPMA) will be holding Grand Charity Raffle for its a chosen charity, WaterAid, at this year's Pump Industry Awards.

- 13 August 2007 -
Uzbekistan project for HMS
Hydromashservice company has signed a contract with the Uzbekistan state company Suvsoz to reconstruct a water supply station near the city of Tashkent, Uzbekistan. 

- 2 August 2007 -
ITT Corporation acquires motion control specialist
ITT Corp is to acquire privately held International Motion Control (IMC) for US$395 million.

- 1 August 2007 -
Flowserve Acquires MF Sealing Systems
Flowserve Corporatiom has acquired MF Sealing Systems, a provider of seals for chemical and pharmaceutical pumps based in Middlesbrough, UK.

- 30 July 2007 -
Flowserve celebrates 10 year anniversary
Flowserve Corp has celebrated the 10th anniversary of its incorporation and listing on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE).

- 18 July 2007 -
Iraq order for South African company
South African hydraulic pump specialist APE Pumps has won an R7 million order to install a fourth pump alongside the existing three at a water supply project in Iraq.

- 14 March 2007 -
ITT appoints new president of fluid technology
Gretchen McClain is to succeed Henry Driesse as president of ITT’s fluid technology group.

26 February 2007 -
Franklin Electric buys share in South African pump company
International submersible motor manufacturer Franklin Electric is to acquire a 42% shareholding of a South African pump manufacturer for around 33 million rands.

- 22 February 2007 -
Hermetic-Pumpen and Lederle to merge
Hermetic-Pumpen GmbH and Lederle GmbH Pumpen- und Maschinenfabrik are to merge from the beginning of March 2007.

- 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

- 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

- 1 December 2006 -
Large slurry pump acquisition for GL&V
Groupe Laperriere & Verreault Inc (GLV) has made what it says is one of its largest ever acquisitions with its purchase of Krebs International Inc. 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

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