Landia has invested £1.65 million in a 2,000 m³ extension to the company’s headquarters in Denmark in order to increase productivity. 25 August 2010
Grundfos Group chairman Niels Due Jensen is celebrating his 50th anniversary with the Danish pump company. 24 August 2010
This month sees the start of a three-part series that will build into a reference for commercial building packaged booster sets. This first part examines background and set design. The second part will look at cariable speed booster sets, while the third will focus on high-rise building boosters. 24 August 2010
The British Pump Manufacturers’ Association (BPMA) in association with World Pumps will host its Pump Industry Awards Dinner in March 2011. 17 August 2010
Indian pump manufacturer Kirloskar Brothers Ltd has set up a new wholly owned subsidiary - Kirloskar Systech Ltd. 13 August 2010
KSB Group has increased the steel foundry capacity at its Vambori, India facility. 09 August 2010
ITT Corp has completed the acquisition of Godwin Pumps, a specialist in the sale and rental of automatic self-priming portable pumps for the global industrial, construction, mining, municipal, oil and gas markets. 03 August 2010
As part of the expansion the company will invest approximately €300 million during the next few years in order to systematically develop existing operations in Asia. 20 July 2010
The plant in Drammen is designed to treat approximately 20,000 tonnes of sludge from municipalities in the Drammen region, together with some grease and septic. 13 July 2010
WeGotPumps.com has teamed up with MWI Pumps to provide rental pumping solutions. 13 July 2010
Operator Voralberger Illwerke awarded the contract to Voith Hydro for the supply of a reversible pump turbine, an air-cooled motor-generator and its related ancillary equipment. 02 July 2010
Alfred W Jones was co-founder of Best Pump Works, Flowtronex, and Integrated Flow Solutions. He died June 26 2010 while traveling in London. Here Dave Brockway president of Intelliquip, LLC gives a brief appreciation. 29 June 2010
GGC (Guilherme Goncalves Correia & Filhos) and CTGA (Centro Tecnologico de Gestao Ambiental) will install Flygt and Lowara pumps, Wedeco UV reactors and Sanitaire diffusers with Atlas Copco blowers. 25 June 2010
ITT Corp has signed an agreement to purchase privately held Godwin Pumps for US$585 million. 21 June 2010
The collaborative website from the Water Environment Federation (WEF) and the American Water Works Association (AWWA) features resources for water recruiters, career seekers and students. 11 June 2010
EMCOR Group Inc’s Heritage Mechanical Services Inc subsidiary is to install storm water pumps at LaGuardia International Airport in Flushing, New York. 04 June 2010
The pumping stations have been built to abstract up to 12.5 litres of water per day from the groundwater reserves in the event of a prolonged dry spell. 02 June 2010
The pumps and mixers are expected to be delivered to a wastewater treatment plant in Buenos Aires, Argentina during the second half of 2010. 25 May 2010
Aerodyne has introduced the GatorGate double dump valve for the transfer of chunky, fibrous, and abrasive material. 12 May 2010
Godwin Pumps has appointed Mick Trotter and Paul Marlow to sales and rental distribution development positions at the UK pump company. 07 May 2010
The classic pump design process requires costly manufacturing, assembly, and physical testing to determine the viability of a design change or to generate a pump curve. Also, physical testing typically does not provide sufficient insight as to what exactly may be impeding performance. 13 April 2010
The water pumps will be supplied to Saudi Arabia’s Rabigh 1,200 MW heavy oil fuelled steam power station located on the coast of the Red Sea 09 April 2010
Under the terms of the agreement, ABS will deliver the turbo compressors for a wastewater treatment plant in Faribault, Minnesota which is upgrading its biological treatment process 07 April 2010
Portable pump specialist Thompson Pump & Manufacturing Co Inc is celebrating its 40th year as a manufacturer and provider of pumps and pumping equipment. 01 April 2010
Danish pump manufacturer Grundfos is sponsoring the Track Cycling World Championships which are taking place in Ballerup, Denmark 24–28 March 2010. 25 March 2010
The Energy Star qualified heat pump water heater from GE reduces water heater operating expenses by up to 62%, saving up to $320 annually 25 March 2010
The advantages of the 'intelligent building' are the increase of user comfort as well as the reduction of operating costs. Existing pump technology, such as that found in heating and air-conditioning, can contribute to this. Here we examine a flexible concept with which electronic pumps can be integrated into different building automation systems. 24 March 2010
Danish pump manufacturer Grundfos has officially opened its new Peerless Engineered Systems building in Brookshire, Texas, after an investment of almost US$4 million. 23 March 2010
The guide assists with defining temperature sensing application requirements, determining which sensing technology is best, comparing sensor alternatives and obtaining parts for testing and prototype sensors 12 March 2010
The Hydraulic Institute, the largest association of pump manufacturers and suppliers to the pump industry in North America, has announced its 2010 board of directors and officers. 10 March 2010
The £1.2 million scheme will see former quarry, Stannon Lake, turned into the second largest reservoir in Cornwall, holding the equivalent of 3,200 Olympic swimming pools of water 05 March 2010
Registration is now open for the Europump 2010 Annual Meeting and 50th Anniversary Celebration which will be held in Paris, France 26-29 May 2010. 26 February 2010
Tool and equipment hire firm Speedy has invested £500,000 in a range of dry vacuum assisted centrifugal pumps from TowerLight, an Italian manufacturer of industrial lighting equipment and contractors’ pumps 22 February 2010
Hertz Equipment Rental Corp has entered into a joint venture with Saudi Arabia-based Dayim Holdings Company Ltd to set up equipment rental operations in Saudi Arabia. 04 February 2010
The editor of World Pumps welcomes you to the January issue 02 February 2010
Tsurumi Europe has announced an agreement with Primax Pumps to sell its automatic self-priming diesel pumps in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. 28 January 2010
Grundfos Building Services’s Thinking Buildings Universe is a new web site offering contractors and engineers information on commercial pumps. 27 January 2010
GIW Industries, the manufacturer of heavy-duty centrifugal slurry pumps, will provide eight pump and drive train systems for the construction of the Lake Mead Intake Tunnel No 3. 26 January 2010
Rovatti Pumps has developed a range of corrosion proof vertical multistage electric pumps made of Aisi 304 stainless steel. 25 January 2010
Supplying the US government and its aid agencies embedded in Haiti with pumping equipment, supplies and manpower, the Thompson Pump Emergency Response Team are playing their part in providing help for the disaster zone 25 January 2010
Focusing on the latest technologies and new ways to use its pumps, Tsurumi Europe’s exhibition at Bauma 2010 will include the NK 2-22 dewatering pump, a GPN series excavator adaptor for sand-water discharge, the LSC ‘puddle suckers’ and the LH 675 dewatering pump 19 January 2010
John Veness has been appointed president of the British Pump Manufacturers’ Association (BPMA). 11 January 2010
Used as holiday homes by writers such as Charles Dickens, TS Elliott and HG Wells, Folkestone’s historic cliff-top homes will be protected from flooding through the £1.4 million scheme from Southern Water 17 December 2009
Seven of the sewage pumping stations to be upgraded are located in the Western Tianjin Economic Development Area (TEDA) with the remaining nine located in the Tianjin Airport International Logistics Zone (TAILZ) 15 December 2009
Commonplace in European countries, ground source heat pumps, which use energy stored in the ground to heat and cool buildings and provide hot water, are becoming a rapidly expanding market, having doubled in the last year alone, according to a report from the Environment Agency 10 December 2009
KSB Aktiengesellschaft has introduced its latest generation of submersible motor pumps. 03 December 2009
Grundfos will be the main sponsor of the Women’s World Handball Championship in Jiangsu, China 5–20 December 2009. 02 December 2009
Ingersoll Rand’s ARO Fluid Technologies unit has developed a new range of high-pressure piston pumps and packages for the transfer and supply of medium-to high viscosity materials. 17 November 2009
The interactive multimedia PumpEducator from Caprari enables SCORM compliant courses to be provided over the web. 16 November 2009
Weir Warman Africa has opened its first South African pump rental store in the Middelburg/Witbank region. 10 November 2009
Steve Cooper has been appointed managing director of Armstrong UK. 04 November 2009
Colfax-Imo Pompes, the French unit of Colfax corporation, is supplying the French Navy with oil pumps and other fluid handling systems for their new submarines which are due to enter active service between 2016 and 2027. 30 October 2009
Godwin Pumps has implemented rentalresult – the Java-based rental software from Result Group Inc – across the portable rental pump company. 29 October 2009
The stainless steel submersible pumps from ITT Lowara are for 10 in and 12 in wells. 23 October 2009
Parker Hannifin has developed a range of piston pumps for hydraulic fan drive systems that can help reduce fuel consumption and emissions output for off-highway vehicles. 19 October 2009
German pump manufacturer Wilo SE has just published its sustainability report for the calendar year 2008. 12 October 2009
The Xycomp high performance thermoplastic composite containment shell from Greene, Tweed is best new product of the year. 06 October 2009
The 2009 Grundfos Prize has gone to Professor Søren Brunak, Head of the Centre of Biological Sequence Analysis at the Technical University of Denmark. 30 September 2009
Eaton Corp has added a Series 760 variable displacement closed circuit piston-type pump and fixed motor to its heavy-duty product offering. 29 September 2009
The Hydraulic Institute (HI) is offering a web-based subscription service providing company-wide access to the ANSI/HI Pump Standards packages. 22 September 2009
Goulds Pumps has developed the S-Drive Simplex variable speed pump controller for 4 in and 6 in submersible motors. 15 September 2009
Pump manufacturer Grundfos has reported a small profit for the first half of 2009 despite an 11% decline in turnover. 14 September 2009
Metso is starting employee negotiations regarding temporary layoffs and 80–100 permanent reductions at its Mining and Construction Technology operations in Tampere and Helsinki, Finland. 10 September 2009
Eaton Corp has added a Series 760 variable displacement closed circuit piston-type pump and fixed motor to its heavy-duty product offering. 10 September 2009
The latest Current Industrial Report covering pumps has been published by the US Department of Commerce. 07 September 2009
Flow International Corporation, a manufacturer of ultrahigh-pressure (UHP) waterjet technology, has introduced the HyPlex Hybrid pump, which has been designed to cut faster than any other direct drive pump on the market. 04 September 2009
2009 Pump Industry Awards ceremony is now accepting bookings 01 September 2009
The new Series 760 variable displacement closed circuit piston-type pump and fixed motor joins the Eaton Corporation’s heavy-duty product offering for mobile vehicle applications. 01 September 2009
Anver Corp has developed a new line of adjustable air-powered, venturi vacuum pumps that are designed for handling porous materials. 18 August 2009
Bookings are now being accepted for a place at the Pump Industry Awards ceremony, which takes place on 18 November 2009 at The Hilton Hotel, Coventry, UK. 04 August 2009
ITT Fluid Technology’s second quarter 2009 revenues were down 15% overall and 7% organically to US$869 million, compared with US$1025.6 million in the second quarter of 2008. 31 July 2009
The seepex’ MDP progressive cavity metering pumps now feature a rotating unit which is virtually unbreakable. 07 July 2009
Danish pump manufacturer Grundfos has opened four new sales companies in Serbia, Croatia, Bosnia-Herzegovina and Slovenia. 02 July 2009
Nominations are now open for the 2009 Pump Industry Awards. These awards recognise and promote best practice in pump manufacture and supply. 24 June 2009
Sykes Group has added the HH160i to its HIMAX range of durable and reliable auto prime pumps. 05 May 2009
A new GoatThroat Pump system is now available for use with 275 galllon tote liquid storage containers. 08 April 2009
Flowserve Corporation and the Al-Rushaid Group have opened a pump manufacturing, repair and testing facility in the Middle East. 07 April 2009
Ingersoll Rand’s fluid technology department has introduced a new line of portable air-operated de-watering and solids handling diaphragm pumps, specifically developed for mining, construction and sump operations. 30 March 2009
KSB has developed KWPKC-Monobloc, a new pump series especially designed for use in secondary circuits of flue gas desulphurisation plants. 12 March 2009
Rotork has launched a new range of electric actuators for the operation of process control valves. 05 March 2009
ITT-Flojet has developed a pump incorporating a perfluoroelastomer diaphragm with increased acid and hydrocarbon resistance. 24 February 2009
AxFlow has launched the King Cobra, a heavy duty peristaltic pump designed for abrasive, viscous and aggressive media. 24 February 2009
SPX has launched a new positive displacement pump in its ProCam range - the ProCam Smart. 24 February 2009
Blackmer has introduced the ProVane® Motor Speed Vane Pump line for ethanol processing, blending and transfer applications. 24 February 2009
KSB now offers a slide rule type selector that helps to size and select floodable sewage lifting units for building services applications. 24 February 2009
PD and centrifugal pumps specialist Blackmer has announced the promotion of Tom Madden to the position of managing director. 24 February 2009
Precision Polymer Engineering (PPE) has launched a range of sealing solutions that have been specially developed by PPE for manufacturers, handlers, processors and carriers of biofuels. 24 February 2009
Godwin Pumps has launched two new pumps in its Dri-Prime solids handling range, the Godwin Dri-Prime CD140M and CD180M. 24 February 2009
SJE-Rhombus has launched the SubCon Variable Frequency Drive (VFD) for residential water well pump control. 24 February 2009
Graphite Metallizing has developed Graphlon GM 860, an abrasion-resistant bushing material that protects pumps and helps prolong pump life. 24 February 2009
Mono NOV, has launched a pump which can be maintained-in-place (MIP). 24 February 2009
ADI Systems has been awarded two contracts to treat wastewater using its ADI-MBR (membrane bioreactor) system. 24 February 2009
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