TORONTO (June 5, 2014) — Armstrong Fluid Technology announced that John Molnar has joined the company as technical sales representative, commercial and engineering. In his new role, he will develop and grow relationships with engineers, contractors and service dealers in the Ontario territory. His main focus will be working with standard and configured building products and design envelope solutions.
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RICHMOND, Va. (June 5, 2014) – Siemens announced more than $1 billion of in-kind software grants for manufacturing programs at community colleges and universities in Virginia.
LONDON (June 5, 2014) – Somalia’s upstream oil and gas industry will benefit from greater investor confidence and undergo subsequent growth in the years to come, if the Somalian government provides the political stability, security and infrastructure required for large-scale upstream development, according to an analyst with research and consulting firm GlobalData.
DENVER (June 5, 2014) – CH2M HILL announced that Charles Whisman has joined the firm as Vice President and U.S. Oil and Gas Operations Manager for the Environment and Nuclear Market.
HELSINKI (June 4, 2014) – Metso has been awarded four repeat orders from the CNIM group to supply automation to greenfield plants in France and the U.K., thus reaching a record number of 12 orders received from CNIM for similar projects since 2011.
BADEN, Switzerland (June 4, 2014) – ABB Turbocharging announced it celebrated the
opening of a new service facility in Fredericia, Denmark. The ceremony also
marked the completion of the amalgamation of its activities in Norway, Denmark and Sweden into a single Local Business Unit (LBU).
HOUSTON (June 3, 2014) – GE announced that it successfully completed its acquisition of Cameron’s Reciprocating Compression division for $550 million. The division provides reciprocating compression equipment and aftermarket parts and services for oil and gas production, gas processing, gas distribution and independent power industries. Cameron’s Reciprocating Compression division has approximately 900 employees and operates from 20 global locations.
MANSFIELD, Ohio (June 3, 2014) – The Gorman-Rupp Company announces that its wholly-owned subsidiary, National Pump Company (“NPC”), has completed its purchase of the business of Bayou City Pump, Inc. ("BCP") based in Houston, Texas. During 2013, BCP had approximately $16 million in revenue from sales of its products and services through its Houston, Texas headquarters and its service facility location in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The terms of the asset purchase agreement are undisclosed.
LAFAYETTE, La. (June 3, 2014) – Flowchem Technologies celebrated its 10th anniversary by hosting a customer appreciation crawfish boil at its headquarters in Rayne, Louisiana, on May 16.
Attendees included customers, business partners, vendors and other individuals who have contributed to the company’s success throughout the past 10 years.
With more than 200 people in attendance, guests enjoyed crawfish, drinks and music by the Nik-L Beer Band.
HORSHAM, Pa. (June 3, 2014) — AMETEK US Gauge now offers online factory-direct purchasing.
Through a newly revamped website, customers of pressure gauges and temperature measurement products can now take advantage of the convenience of online, factory-direct purchasing through the USG Factory Direct E-Store.