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AMHERST, NY-- Griffco Valve, Inc., a pump accessories manufacturer for chemical-feed systems, announced the appointment of Craig Wolsten to the position of Eastern regional sales manager. He will be responsible for providing training and sales support for the company’s channel partners as well as managing the company’s distributor network in the Eastern U.S. and Canada.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Motion Industries, Inc., a distributor of maintenance, repair, and operation replacement parts, and a premier provider of industrial technology solutions,  announced the promotion of James Howe to executive vice president (EVP) – eCommerce, sales excellence, strategic pricing and corporate accounts, and of Joe Limbaugh to EVP – supply chain, operations support, marketing and enterprise excellence, effective April 1, 2021.

HAMDEN, Conn. – On February 28, 2021, Burt Process Equipment entered into an acquisition agreement with Fluid Handling Dynamics (FHD), a provider of fluid handling equipment, field service and pump repair based in Bryan, Ohio. 

Burt Process will expand FHD’s existing infrastructure with the construction of a new state-of-the-art fulfillment, service, and repair center, scheduled to open on April 1st, 2021.

BERLIN - On Feb. 8, the Wilo Group successfully completed the acquisition of the Berlin-based Abionik Group from the private equity company BID Equity as well as other shareholders. Abionik currently employs around 170 people across eleven production and sales sites in Europe and Asia.