HOUMA, La. — CORTEC, a manufacturer of API chokes, valves and manifolds, and Louisiana Economic Development (LED) have announced a $2.5 million expansion of CORTEC’s industrial coatings facility in Port Allen, Louisiana.
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GLASGOW, Scotland - The Weir Group PLC has completed the acquisition of ESCO Corporation on July 12.
This follows the announcement in April of an agreement to acquire ESCO, the world’s leading provider of ground engaging tools for surface mining and infrastructure, for an estimated enterprise value of $1.285 million.
ENON, Ohio — Alberto De Santa Anna Campdera has been hired for the position of SEEPEX territory manager for the region of South America and the Caribbean as of June 2018.
ST. LOUIS ⎯ The Electrical Apparatus Service Association (EASA) announces new international officers for the 2018-2019 administrative year. The new officers are:
• Chairman of the Board: Gary Byars of Heavy Machines, Inc in Memphis, Tennessee,
• Vice-Chairman: Brian Larry of Larry Electric Motor Services, Ltd. in Peterborough, Ontario, Canada.
• Secretary/Treasurer: Jerry Gray of Sloan Electromechanical Service & Sales in San Diego, California
SINGAPORE – Global pumps manufacturer Grundfos and PUB, Singapore’s National Water Agency, have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to collaborate on the development of efficient water technologies and solutions.
SINGAPORE – Premier League Champions Manchester City today announced a global multi-year partnership with Xylem to become the club’s official water technology partner. The partnership was announced today at an event in Singapore, which was attended by club legend, Joleon Lescott, during the Singapore International Water Week – the world’s premier global platform for co-creating innovative water solutions.
SADDLE BROOK, N.J., – PumpMan completed the acquisition of Phoenix, Arizona-based Southwest Waterworks Contractors Inc. Specializing in design, installation and repair of pumps and pump systems, Southwest Waterworks serves the municipal and private utility markets in the greater Phoenix metropolitan area.
GRAY, La. – Danos has appointed two executive team members to new roles: Reed Peré will serve as vice president of business development, sales and marketing, and James Callahan as the vice president of operations.
CHINO, Calif. – Harrington Industrial Plastics announced the promotion of Dave Abercrombie to President, effective June 6, 2018. Abercrombie has over 30 years of extensive industry knowledge, 20 of which have been spent with Harrington.
Harrington's passion for the industry has seen him in many leadership roles at Harrington including both national sales manager and regional sales manager.
FORT WAYNE, Ind. – Franklin Electric Co., Inc. announced today it has acquired Industrias Rotor Pump S.A. headquartered in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Industrias Rotor Pump imports, manufactures, assembles, and distributes a large variety of water pumping equipment for sale to distributors and other resellers in the Argentine market place. In their fiscal year 2017, Industrias Rotor Pump had annual sales of approximately $21 million.