WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (Feb. 26, 2015) – ITT Corporation has announced that it has elected Timothy H. Powers to its Board of Directors. Powers, 66, is the former chairman, president and CEO of Hubbell Inc., a global manufacturer of quality electrical and electronic products for a broad range of non-residential and residential construction, industrial and utility applications.
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CHARLESTOWN, Md. (Feb. 26, 2015) – Becht Engineering Co., Inc., headquartered in New Jersey, has announced that it has acquired The CECON Group, Inc., located in Wilmington, Delaware. Terms of the transaction were not announced.
GARDEN GROVE, Calif. (Feb. 25, 2015) – The J.L. Wingert Company is pleased to welcome Ronald Brewer as the firm’s new national sales manager. In this role, he will oversee the company’s sales and marketing team seeking new markets for the company’s manufactured and distributed products.
LONDON (Feb. 25, 2015) – IRN and Flintxposures are launching the inaugural West Africa Power 2015 Summit, to be held in Lagos, Nigeria, on June 16-17, 2015.
The high profile Summit, a special addition to the company’s infrastructure & construction portfolio, will assess the current challenges in the West African energy sector to determine long-term solutions.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (Feb. 24, 2015) – After 37 years at Motion Industries, Chairman Bill Stevens announced his plans to retire, effective March 1.
ERLANGEN, Germany (Feb. 24, 2015) – Siemens is supplying two gas turbines and one steam turbine for the Holland Energy Park combined cycle power plant in Holland, Michigan. The plant will generate approximately 125 megawatt (MW) in summer and 145 MW in winter.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (Feb. 23, 2015) – Polypore International, Inc., has announced that it has signed definitive agreements for the sale of the company. In the merger agreement, Asahi Kasei Corporation, through a U.S. subsidiary, will purchase the company for $60.50 per share in cash.
HOUSTON (Feb. 23, 2015) – ValvTechnologies, Inc., manufacturer of zero-leakage severe service isolation valve solutions, named Elvis Gonzalez director of manufacturing operations, announced company President Kevin Hunt.
BOHEMIA, N.Y. (Feb. 20, 2015) – AmpliTech Group, Inc. has announced the formation of a division that will be focused on implementing the company's new business strategy.
COLUMBUS, France (30 January 2015)—The thiochemicals platform, which came on stream in Kerteh, Malaysia at the beginning of 2015, produces methyl mercaptan for use as a synthesis intermediate in animal feed and dimethyl disulfide (DMDS). The development of this site is consistent with the Group’s growth strategy in Asia and strengthens Arkema’s position as the world leader in the production of high added value sulfur derivatives.