TORONTO (Dec. 3, 2014) – Armstrong Fluid Technology has been presented with a prestigious Frost & Sullivan Best Practices Award in recognition of world-class performance in business strategy, operations and customer service. At a gala ceremony in Toronto Dec. 2, members of the senior leadership team were presented with the Customer Value Award in recognition of the return on investment provided by Armstrong solutions.
NEWS
Here you will find the latest news and information from the pumps industry. To keep up with the goings-on, don’t miss a thing by subscribing to our Pump Users Digest and Pump Industry Insider newsletters, as well as our all-product edition, Products for Pump Users.
VANCOUVER, Canada (Dec. 3, 2014) – GE Oil & Gas announced that LNG Canada Development Inc. has selected GE’s LMS100-PB dry low emission (DLE) aeroderivative gas turbine as well as vertically and horizontally split centrifugal compressor technologies for its proposed gas liquefaction plant for the export of liquefied natural gas (LNG) in Kitimat, British Columbia.
ZURICH, Switzerland (3 December 2014)—ABB has won orders worth $55 million from public utilities, Bihar Grid Corporation Limited (BGCL) and West Bengal State Electricity Transmission Company Limited (WBSETCL), to build new transmission and distribution substations that will boost power supplies in the region.
BALTIMORE (Dec. 2, 2014) – Danfoss has announced the winner of its fifth annual EnVisioneer of the Year award competition: Daikin Applied.
(2 December 2014)—At the beginning of next year, Grundfos will launch a project in Singapore to develop a new technology for cleaning wastewater by using the sludge from the water itself.
(28 November 2014)—“A peaceful, prosperous and just world in which sports is a unifying and livelihood factor” is the vision of Tegla Loroupe Peace Foundation (TLPF) in Kenya. The organization was established by Tegla Loroupe, a renowned athlete who has dedicated her track and field achievements to promote peaceful coexistence and socio-economic development in Kenya.
MUSCAT (25 November 2014)—The U.S. Embassy in Muscat hosted a roundtable discussion between local media and two prominent American companies—Occidental Oman and Dover Middle East—as part of its Global Entrepreneurship Week (GEW) celebrations.
Representatives from both the companies focused on their relationships with SMEs, the companies’ influence on society and the effect of the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) signed by Oman and U.S. in 2009.
ST. MICHAEL, Minn. (Nov. 24, 2014) – U.S. Water Services, Inc., a national provider of integrated solutions for water treatment, has received the California Game Changer Company of the Year Award.
The honor was presented by the California Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development, Oliver Rosenbloom, and accepted by U.S. Water’s Alexandra Causey at the 100th Annual Vanguard Awards Dinner, Nov. 20, at Chico State University.
GOTHENBURG, Sweden (Nov. 24, 2014) – Nordic fuel cell technology provider PowerCell Sweden AB expands its international business operations into Asia. PowerCell Korea Inc. has been established in the capital Seoul.
“We see a high potential for our solutions in South Korea and the rest of the Asian market,” said Magnus Henell, CEO, PowerCell Sweden AB.
SPARTANBURG, S.C., (Nov. 24, 2014) – Synalloy Corporation has announced that it has acquired Specialty Pipe & Tube, Inc.
Specialty is a distributor of seamless carbon pipe, with a focus on heavy wall, large diameter products. End markets for its products include oil and gas, heavy equipment and other industrial businesses where high-pressure applications are required.