(July 8, 2014)—Aquatic Engineering & Construction Ltd., an Acteon company, has appointed Martin Charles as regional general manager, Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA). This appointment contributes to Aquatic’s business strategy for 2014 and its expansion program.
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ST. MICHAEL, Minnesota, and DALLAS (July 7, 2014) – U.S. Water Services, Inc., announced the merger of Texas-based ChemCal, Inc., and U.S. Water. ChemCal was established in 1985 serving the mid-southern United States.
WAYNE, PA., (July 7, 2014) – The Fluid Sealing Association (FSA) has announced the appointment of Phil Mahoney and Robert Rutherford to its board of directors.
DUBAI (July 5, 2014)— His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, UAE vice president, prime minister and ruler of Dubai, launched the world’s first temperature-controlled city, Mall of the World, located along Sheikh Zayed Road in Dubai.
DUBAI (July 3, 2014)—GE Oil & Gas celebrated the groundbreaking of a new facility that will further expand its presence in the UAE in Jebel Ali Free Zone (Jafza).
ZURICH (July 2, 2014) – ABB has won an order worth $78 million from Saudi Electricity Company (SEC), Saudi Arabia’s national power transmission and distribution operator. ABB will supply transformers for two new combined-cycle power plants that will boost transmission capacity around the capital, Riyadh, and surrounding areas of the Central Region. The order was booked in the second quarter of this year.
(June 2, 2014) - Metito announced a partnership with Emaar Properties, the Dubai-based global property developer, to recycle 20,000 m3/day of wastewater to be used for district cooling in Downtown Dubai, its flagship mega-development. This is in line with Emaar’s continuous efforts to preserve the environment through reducing the eco-footprint of its developments.
(May 14, 2014) - Gulf Petrochem announced that its board of directors has appointed Thangapandian Srinivasalu as executive director for the group and member of the board of directors effective immediately. Thangapandian had previously held the position of CEO for marketing and IST at Essar Oil Limited.
UAE (May 12, 2014) - Drake & Scull International has recently signed an agreement with Egypt-based company Carbon Holdings as part of the Tahrir Petrochemical Corporation (TPC) Project development located at the entrance of the Suez Canal in Ain Sokhna, Egypt.
Under the terms of the agreement DSI will exclusively join the international consortium of companies comprising Maire Tecnimont S.p.A. and Ventures and Archirodon Group.
LONDON (July 2, 2014) – The rapid expansion of the food, beverage and pharmaceutical industries in Europe is fueling the demand for hygienic, high-quality positive displacement pumps. Peristaltic pumps are of particular interest to such industries, which produce products for consumption. These pumps minimize contamination and resist corrosion by ensuring that fluid flows through flexible tubes or hoses that are placed within pump housing.