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GARDEN CITY PARK, N.Y. (Jan. 22, 2015) – Power-Flo Pumps & Systems, manufacturer of pumps and systems for applications in wastewater, dewatering and pressure boosting, has appointed Mark D’Agostino as vice president of sales.

Jerry Dicunzolo, president and CEO of Power-Flo Technologies stated, “I have known and respected Mark for many years and am looking forward to working with him to accomplish our goals.”

ZURICH, Switzerland, (20 January 2015)—ABB is proud to accompany Solar Impulse and its crew on the plane’s flight around the world powered only by energy from the sun.

Solar Impulse, based in Switzerland, announced it will begin its historic flight between late February and early March in Abu Dhabi. In 2014, ABB and Solar Impulse formed an innovation and technology alliance to advance a shared vision of reducing resource consumption and increasing the use of renewable energy.

ZURICH (Jan. 20, 2015) – ABB is proud to accompany Solar Impulse and its crew on the plane’s flight around the world powered only by energy from the sun.

Solar Impulse, based in Switzerland, announced that it will begin its historic flight between late February and early March in Abu Dhabi. In 2014, ABB and Solar Impulse formed an innovation and technology alliance to advance a shared vision of reducing resource consumption and increasing the use of renewable energy.

EXTON, Penn. (Jan. 13, 2015) – Bentley Systems, Incorporated, has acquired U.K.-based C3global, provider of web-based Amulet software for operational analytics. Bentley’s AssetWise platform, which serves configuration management, asset health monitoring, inspection, maintenance and compliance for infrastructure assets, can now deliver additional actionable insights as asset performance management is extended, through AssetWise Amulet, for asset performance modeling.

PITTSBURGH, Pa. ( Jan. 19, 2015) – Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania-based L.B. Foster Company today announced the acquisition of TEW Engineering Ltd. of Nottingham, U.K., an Application Engineering Group that designs, manufactures and supports applications for rail markets and other major industries. The 100-year-old firm specializes in rail engineering solutions for control room, passenger information and trackside signaling applications.

PAMPA MELCHORITA, Peru (Jan. 19, 2015) – GE Oil & Gas today announced it has been awarded a long-term contractual service agreement (CSA) through General Electric International Peru to support the Peru LNG S.R.L liquefied natural gas (LNG) facility in Pampa Melchorita, Peru, approximately 100 miles south of Lima. The new CSA agreement will cover the plant’s services requirements for 13 years.

ABU DHABI, UAE (19 January 2015)—The fast-growing market for water and wastewater treatment equipment in the GCC, currently estimated to be $2.2 billion and expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate of 10.6 percent to reach $4 billion by 2020, is shifting toward sustainable business practices, wastewater treatment and recycling, according to a white paper released by Frost & Sullivan at the International Water Summit (IWS).