RYE BROOK, N.Y. (Feb. 9, 2017)—Employees from Xylem logged more than 21,000 volunteer hours in 2016 in activities aimed at providing and protecting safe water resources and educating people about water, sanitation and hygiene, according to a statement from the company.
Xylem Watermark, its corporate citizenship platform, last year launched a service-focused employee engagement program in support of this mission with a goal of logging 100,000 volunteer hours in three years.
PINEVILLE, N.C. (Jan. 24, 2017)—Xylem has won a contract worth $1.5 million to provide new, more efficient pumps for use at a wastewater treatment plant in Pineville, North Carolina, according to a statement from the company.
PARSIPPANY, NJ (Dec. 13, 2016)—Members of the Hydraulic Institute (HI), Armstrong Fluid Technology, Grundfos, Taco Inc., WILO USA and Xylem Applied Water Systems participated on a 15-member Appliance Federal Rulemaking Advisory Committee (ASRAC) working group on circulator pumps.
SCHAFFHAUSEN, Switzerland (Dec. 13, 2016) – Xylem has announced that its new wastewater pumping system with integrated intelligence, Flygt Concertor, has been awarded three international innovation awards at events in Denmark, Italy and Spain.
NOTTINGHAM, U.K. (Nov. 21, 2016)—Xylem has been awarded a new five-year framework agreement with Scottish Water, the body responsible for water and sewerage services across Scotland, according to a statement from the company.
Under the agreement, Xylem will supply and install submersible and diesel pumps for all Scottish Water rental applications across the region.
BEIJING, China (Oct. 26, 2016)—Xylem has won a contract worth almost $1.5 million to provide wastewater treatment technology as part of a sewage plant upgrade project in Bengbu City (known locally as Pearl City), Anhui Province, China, according to a statement from the company.
MUMBAI, India (Oct. 24, 2016)—Xylem has secured a $1 million order to supply advanced wastewater treatment technology to a sewage treatment plant in the state of Madhya Pradesh in central India, according to a statement from the company.
BRIDGEPORT, N.J. (Oct. 21, 2016)—Xylem Inc., a leading global water technology company focused on addressing the world's most challenging water issues, activated emergency preparedness and response initiatives in anticipation of Hurricane Matthew.
BADEN, Penn, (Oct. 19, 2016) – Xylem has secured a contract to supply filtration technology to the new Beaver County water treatment plant in Baden, Pennsylvania. Once operational, the plant will increase the volume of drinking water produced for the West View Water Authority, treating up to 15 million gallons of water per day (mgd) from the Ohio River. The plant will help meet growing demand from communities in Beaver County, Butler County and Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (Oct. 12, 2016)—Xylem Inc., a leading global water technology company, announced the opening of a new pump rental and service business in Dubai to serve growing demand from the construction and infrastructure sectors, as well as municipal customers, across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA).
PARSIPPANY, N.J. (Oct. 3, 2016)—The Hydraulic Institute announced that member company Xylem Applied Water System is the latest company to have its pump test laboratories approved through the HI Pump Test Lab Approval Program.
The approved pump test labs are Xylem Seneca Falls Research and Development Lab located at 2881 E. Bayard St., Seneca Falls, N.Y., and Xylem Morton Grove Research and Development Lab located at 8200 N. Austin Ave., Morton Grove, Ill.
EMMABODA, Sweden (Sept. 1, 2016)—Xylem, a leading global water technology company dedicated to solving the most challenging water issues, announced the opening of a newly expanded visitor center adjacent to its global manufacturing facility in Emmaboda, Sweden. The enhanced 400-square-meter visitor center will feature a new showroom, double the amount of conference space, a café and office space.
LAS VEGAS (Aug. 23, 2016)—Xylem, a leading global water technology company, will share expertise and highlight solutions to optimize the efficiency of ozone oxidation and disinfection processes at the International Ozone Association’s Pan American Group Conference in Las Vegas Aug. 28-31.
RYE BROOK, N.Y. (Aug. 15, 2016)—Xylem Inc. announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Sensus for approximately $1.7 billion in cash.
BARRANQUILLA, Colombia (Aug. 11, 2016) – Xylem Inc. is expanding its dewatering pump rental and service capabilities across Latin America with the opening of three new hubs in the region this year. This month, the company opened its newest dewatering pump rental facility in Barranquilla, Colombia. In April 2016, Xylem opened a new rental hub in Pará, Brazil, while another was opened in Chiclayo, Peru, in January 2016.
DUBAI (Aug. 3, 2016) – Xylem Inc. announced that it has signed a $13 million USD contract to supply an integrated wastewater treatment solution for water reuse as part of the Manfouha sewage treatment plant expansion in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. In partnership with Al Muhaidib Contracting, Xylem’s ICEAS SBR technology will facilitate the efficient and effective treatment of wastewater at the plant, which will be reused for irrigation and agriculture in the region.
