World Pumps’ most-read news stories of 2024

A look back at the 10 most popular news stories on the World Pumps website in 2024.

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Pump companies featured include Atlas Copco, Torishima. Ebara, Tsurumi, Zenit, SPP, Rodelta, Sulzer, Ingersoll Rand and Del as well as the Pump Industry Awards.  

 

1. Atlas Copco names next president and CEO

The board of directors of Atlas Copco AB has appointed Vagner Rego as the new president and CEO of Atlas Copco Group, effective 1 May 2024.

 

2. Pump Industry Awards 2024: The full list of finalists

From a record number of entries received, and with some incredibly tight scoring, the 2024 Pump Industry Awards judges have shortlisted 50 finalists across eight award categories to go through to the public vote.

 

3. Torishima and Japan’s Kyoto University make hydrogen pump breakthrough

Torishima Pump Mfg Co Ltd and Program-specific Professor Taketsune Nakamura from the Graduate School of Engineering at Kyoto University have jointly developed the world’s first high-flow, high-efficiency liquid hydrogen pump.

 

4. Ebara to provide 8 large pumps for Las Vegas water project

Ebara Corp has received an order from the Southern Nevada Water Authority (SNWA) to supply eight large water pumps for the US city of Las Vegas in Nevada.

 

5. Pump Industry Awards: The 2024 Winners

The British Pump Manufacturers Association (BPMA) has announced the winners of this year’s coveted Pump Industry Awards, with SPP Pumps’ Ben Warren picking up the highly respected Rising Star Award.

 

6. Tsurumi acquires Italy’s Zenit Group

Japan’s Tsurumi Manufacturing Co Ltd has acquired the entire share capital of Zenit International SpA, the holding company of Italian wastewater treatment plant producer Zenit Group.

 

7. SPP and Rodelta form global pump alliance

SPP Pumps Ltd and Rodelta Pumps International BV have agreed a strategic alliance between the two brands, combining the former’s ISO accredited and sustainable manufacturing expertise with the latter’s R&D capabilities.

 

8. Sulzer strengthens its US pump manufacturing and supply chain

Sulzer has officially opened its new pump production lines in Easley, South Carolina, USA.

 

9. Ingersoll Rand buys India’s Del Pumps

Ingersoll Rand Inc has acquired Del PD Pumps & Gear Pvt Ltd, an India-based manufacturer of rotary, twin, and triple gear pumps for the loading, unloading, transfer, and pressurization of liquids.

 

10. Sulzer opens new pump facility in Mexico

Sulzer has inaugurated a new test and assembly center alongside its existing pump manufacturing facility in Mexico City.