ELLSWORTH, Kansas (Feb. 15, 2013) – Spurred by the growth in sales of its diversified line of control valves, regulators and tank equipment in Europe, Cashco, Inc. recently opened a new sales and service office in Hoppegarten, Germany, which is just east of Berlin. In effect, the office will serve as a sales and service center for all of Europe, including the “Eastern Block” countries, and western Asia.
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OSAKA, Japan (Feb. 15, 2013) – Torishima Pump Mfg. Co., Ltd. has received orders for circulation water pumps at Linkou Thermal Power Plant - Units 1, 2 and 3 at 800MW each - from Taiwan Power Company. Torishima will be responsible for the manufacture and supply of the nine circulation water pumps.
CHICAGO (Feb. 15, 2013) – The need to meet new environmental standards, the growing demand for water and the need to replace obsolete infrastructure are causing U.S. water utilities to embark on thousands of capital improvement projects. These projects are tracked in the McIlvaine North American Public Water Plants and People.
WASHINGTON (Feb. 15, 2013) – Acting Secretary of Commerce Rebecca M. Blank recently appointed George Vorsheim to the Environmental Technologies Trade Advisory Committee (ETTAC) as a representative from Environment One Corporation (E/One) and of the U.S. environmental business community. The ETTAC provides private-sector advice to 19 federal departments and agencies on the development and administration of programs to expand U.S.
GOODLETTSVILLE, Tenn. (Feb. 15, 2013) – Des-Case Corporation added a fourth lubrication consultant to its team of experts. Jim Frisbie, who will become an associate technical consultant, joined Des-Case from CCECO Lab & Filtration.
ZURICH, Switzerland (Feb. 12, 2013) – ABB has agreed to acquire APS Technology Group (APS), a San Diego, Calif.-based company that develops and markets solutions for the port industry. The acquisition will expand ABB’s crane system portfolio to the container terminal market. The transaction is expected to close in the first quarter of 2013.
BERLIN (Feb. 14, 2013) – SKF’s acquisition of German-based ship components provider Blohm + Voss Industries (BVI) has been approved by the relevant authorities and is now closed. SKF paid around 80 MEUR for 100% of the equity of BVI and assumed net loans of 18 MEUR.
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (Feb. 14, 2013) – Xylem Inc. has acquired PIMS Group, a privately held UK-based wastewater services company, for approximately US$57 million.
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (Feb. 14, 2013) – NSF International has promoted two experts in its water division:
MORTON GROVE, Ill. (Feb. 13, 2013) – Xylem Inc. announced that its Dallas facility is now ISO 9001:2008-certified. The ISO 9000 family of standards is related to quality management systems and designed to help organizations ensure that they meet the needs of customers and other stakeholders while also meeting statutory and regulatory requirements related to products. ISO 9001:2008 is the ultimate global benchmark for quality management.