BROOKFIELD, Wis. (October 23, 2017) — Anderson Process, a Midwest supplier of process equipment and services, has acquired American Controls Inc., a long-standing pump distributor and service provider in the Michigan and Northern Ohio regions.
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (October 23, 2017) – The Submersible Wastewater Pump Association (SWPA) was founded in 1976. For more than 40 years, SWPA has been enhancing the global wastewater environment by informing, educating and providing leadership in design, procurement and operation of submersible wastewater pumping systems.
ALEXANDRIA, Va. – The Water Environment Federation (WEF) is urging the White House and Congress to provide robust funding and prioritize resilience in rebuilding the water infrastructure in Texas, Florida, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands that was damaged by the recent hurricanes.
WEF also requests that the Administration and Congress act to remove any restrictions that prevent certified drinking water and wastewater operators from providing assistance in a disaster area.
Weir Flow Control has announced that Chris Toncheff has been appointed as vice president of sales and marketing. He will lead the pump and valve commercial teams with an aim to strategically align with their customers.
Sao Paulo, Brazil – The International Desalination Association (IDA) announces that Miguel Angel Sanz, director of strategic development for Treatment Infrastructure Division of SUEZ, has been elected president of IDA for the 2017-2019 term.
In addition, IDA announced that Rachid Ghamraoui, vice president of BESIX, has been named 1st vice president, and Li Youqing, chief executive officer of Harbin ROPV Industry Development, has been named 2nd vice president.
Birmingham, Ala. – Motion Industries, Inc., a leading distributor of maintenance, repair and operation replacement parts and a wholly owned subsidiary of Genuine Parts Company, has named Stacy Lenard vice president/general manager of the Company’s Dallas Division – effective October 1.
For the past 17 years, the BPMA’s Pump Industry Awards have been recognizing the best performing companies, products and people for their achievements and positive contributions to this important industry sector. In 2018, the BPMA will again recognize those who strive for business, professional and engineering excellence. Eight awards are up for grabs at the 2018 event:
GERMANTOWN, Wisconsin (October 12, 2017) - WAGO North America has named Daniel Hernandez as the new general manager for Mexico. Hernandez holds a degree in mechanical engineering and a Master's of business administration.
WHITE PLAINS, New York (October 11, 2017) - ITT Inc. announced that it has elected Mario Longhi to its Board of Directors. Longhi, 63, is the former president and chief executive officer of United States Steel Corp., an integrated producer and manufacturer of flat-rolled sheet and tubular steel products for a wide range of industries.
ALEXANDRIA, Va. -- Thirteen high-performing municipalities received recognition in the third annual National MS4 Stormwater and Green Infrastructure Awards on Oct. 2. These awards celebrate administrators of municipal separate storm sewer systems (MS4s) that perform beyond regulatory requirements.