MILWAUKEE, Wis. (July 15, 2015) – The City of Milwaukee has been awarded a $1 million state grant for the development of Reed Street Yards, a water technology business park now under construction adjacent to the Global Water Center.
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ANN ARBOR, Mich. (July 15, 2015) – NSK Corporation announced the appointment of Reid Jajko to vice president, Aftermarket Business Unit, USA.
Reid JajkoJajko joined NSK in August, 2010 as Aftermarket Business Unit Director of Sales, later expanding his responsibilities to become General Manager for the Business Unit in 2013.
RYE BROOK, N.Y. (July 13, 2015) – Xylem Inc., a global water technology company, announced that Michael T. Speetzen, senior vice president and chief financial officer, has resigned his position with the company to accept another chief financial officer position, effective July 30, 2015. Speetzen will continue to serve as Xylem’s chief financial officer through the company’s second quarter earnings announcement and 10-Q filing on July 30, 2015.
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. (July 14, 2015) – By the end of 2015, the global pumps market will tide over several waves of uncertainty to register substantial growth. The decline in oil prices, in the beginning of 2015, in particular, forced consolidation and a shift to innovative operational procedures as end users focused on value-buying and energy efficiency.
BJERRINGBRO, Denmark (July 14, 2015) – Grundfos Pumps Corporation has elevated Jonathan Hamp-Adams to the newly created position of managing director for the company’s Commercial Building Systems (CBS) unit.
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (July 13, 2015) – Trelleborg Sealing Solutions has invited colleges and universities to use its online learning program aimed at teaching engineers the basics of sealing.
Educational institutes are being urged to take advantage of the company’s commitment to “sharing its knowledge” to help develop “engineers of the future.”
LOGAN, Utah (July, 13, 2015) – Automation Products Group, Inc., (APG) a producer of reliable level sensors and pressure transducers, backed by great customer service has just named a successful veteran Josh Waters as the new Director of Sales for developing markets.
PARSIPPANY, N.J. (13 July 2015) – Ambeone DMCC/Marketway Arabia recently hosted the Hydraulic Institute’s Pump System Optimization (PSO) course for the first time in the Middle East with GASCO UAE on June 17, 2015. The Hydraulic Institute developed the PSO course for use by companies throughout the world to provide a greater understanding of why efficient pump systems are important and how system optimization increases reliability, uptime, energy savings and overall profitability.
LAGOS, Nigeria (10 July 2015) – The inaugural West Africa Power 2015 Summit, organized by global Summits organizer IRN, was held on 16-17 June, in Lagos, with the aim to discuss the challenges and possible solutions to improving the electricity generation and supply in the West African region, and how to attract more investment.
HELSINKI, Finland (9 July 2015) – Wärtsilä established a subsidiary to trade spare parts for classic 4-stroke Wärtsilä engines. QuantiParts, fully owned by Wärtsilä, operates from the Netherlands and serves customers in the marine, locomotive and power plant industries worldwide.