MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. (Aug. 6, 2015) – The positive displacement (PD) pumps market, which previously boomed as the oil and gas industry created abundant business opportunities, now faces challenges of growth. The hectic exploration activity in the shale gas sector has subdued, and PD pumps manufacturers have begun to experience a slump in short term.
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CHARLESTON, S.C. (Aug. 6, 2015) – The Life Cycle Institute, the education entity of Life Cycle Engineering (LCE), announced that they have been recognized by the Society for Maintenance and Reliability Professionals (SMRP) as an approved education provider.
PHOENIX, Ariz. (Aug. 6, 2015) – Lee Councilor has been hired by DXP’s Phoenix operation as service manager.
Councilor is a highly skilled and motivated project, service and maintenance professional with more than 35 years of experience in facilities, mechanical, electrical operations, inspections, budgeting and repair.
LODDEKOPINGE, Sweden (Aug. 4, 2015) – The Swedish ozone generator supplier Primozone has won the public tender to supply the ozone installation for the expansion of the Langevatn drinking water treatment plant outside Stavanger, Norway. The installation is worth approximately 3 million Euros.
DENVER, Colo. (Aug. 4, 2015) – Denver-based water and sanitation nonprofit Water For People (WFP) announced the appointment of Eleanor Allen as the organization’s new CEO. Allen comes to WFP from ARCADIS, an international global design engineering and consultancy firm, where she ran their global water business of more than $450 million as the global director of water.
KYOTO, Japan (Aug. 3, 2015) – Nidec Corporation announced that Nidec Motor (Qingdao) Corporation (NMQC), its subsidiary company, completed the acquisition of the switched reluctance (SR) motor and drive business of China Tex Mechanical & Electrical Engineering Ltd (China Tex MEE) on July 31 and established a new company incorporating the acquired business.
YONKERS, N.Y. (Aug. 3, 2015) – Dennis Rawle has been appointed as European director of
sales for Graphite Metallizing Corporation, the manufacturer of self-lubricating GRAPHALLOY bushing materials for pumps and process equipment.
MUSCAT (3 August 2015)—Oman has succeeded in attaining a new achievement in the country’s oil industry. In July 2015, the Sultanate broke a record in regard to the average daily production of crude oil and condensate. The average daily production rate during July exceeded the barrier of 1 million barrels for the first time in the history of Oman’s oil industry. The total month’s average daily production rate during the month of July reached 1,001,081 barrels.
(31 July 2015)—The Egypt below-30 HP centrifugal water pump market is projected to register a steady CAGR of 5.1 percent in terms of revenue, according to a report by Future Market Insights. Increasing investment in housing construction, infrastructure development, expansion of water supply network and increase in agriculture initiatives are some of the macro-economic drivers for the Egypt below-30 HP centrifugal water pump market.
LOS ANGELES (July 29, 2015) – rhubarb studios, a technology venture company, announced a collaboration with Mayor Eric Garcetti’s Summer of Civic Hacking to marshal the best talents of LA’s technology sector to address some of the city’s most pressing challenges.