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LONDON (Oct. 18, 2016) – Blaze Manufacturing Solutions Ltd and Honeywell Process Solutions were announced as the winners of the 2016 EIC Supply Chain Excellence Awards at the EIC’s National Dinner, held at the Natural History Museum in London, Oct. 13.

The EIC Supply Chain Excellence Awards recognize EIC member companies that have created particularly innovative products or delivered exceptional customer service.

ALEXANDRIA, Va.- (Oct. 17, 2016)—The Water Environment Federation (WEF) announced that teams from the University of Minnesota–Twin Cities and Southern Methodist University were winners of the 2016 Student Design Competition.

The 15th annual competition happened in September as part of WEFTEC 2016, WEF’s 89th annual technical exhibition and conference.

BLYTHEWOOD, S.C. (Oct. 17, 2016)—Spirax Sarco, a leader in products and services for steam system management, recently reached a safety milestone of 1.86 million man-hours—or 3 years—without a lost-time accident.

That means 288 employees did not miss work because of an injury suffered on the job during that time period, according to a statement from the company.

BARRE, Mass. (Oct. 12, 2016)—Allen Pump announced the addition of Dan Landry, PE, as the company’s new engineering manager.

Landry brings with him more than 25 years of original equipment manufacturer rotating equipment design, development and manufacturing experience. He holds a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering with a master’s degree in engineering management.

DENVER, Colo. (Oct. 12, 2016)—The Water Research Foundation (WRF), a leading sponsor of innovative research supporting the water community, announced that Sydney Water has won the International Water Association’s (IWA) Project Innovation Award in Applied Research for the WRF partnership project, “Advanced Condition Assessment and Pipe Failure Prediction,” (project #4326).

SUPERIOR, Colo. (Oct. 11, 2016) – Xylem and Key Equipment Finance have announced that the two companies have teamed up to provide flexible equipment financing options for water utilities and other organizations interested in acquiring Xylem’s water and wastewater transport and treatment solutions.