NEWS

EXTON, Pa. (March 11, 2013) – NETZSCH Pumps North America, LLC recently named David J. Fillo the business field manager for dosing technology with responsibility for the North American market for the Dosing and Meter Mix Industries. For more than 30 years Fillo has spent the majority of his career pioneering the acceptance of progressing cavity pumps for hard- to-dispense, highly abrasive and viscous applications. Fillo is based in St. Louis, Mo.

WAYNE, Pa., and NEW YORK (March 8, 2013) – Gardner Denver, Inc. and Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. L.P. announced that the companies have entered into a definitive merger agreement in a transaction valued at approximately $3.9 billion, including the assumption of debt.

SENECA FALLS, N.Y. (March 06, 2013) - ITT Corporation announced that its flagship Goulds Pumps brand is continuing its partnership with the international Emergency Cardiovascular Care (ECC) Program, supported by the American Heart Association (AHA) and its global partners, by making a $25,000 donation to provide hands-only CPR training around the world.

PARIS (March 6, 2013) – Sustainable development of Alberta’s vast oil sands is a key priority, and in early 2013 construction began on the world’s first refinery specifically designed to reduce environmental impacts as it turns tarry bitumen crude into clean-burning diesel fuel.

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. (March 5, 2013) – North America is a mature market for submersible pumps, a scenario that challenges suppliers to sharpen their strategic thinking and expand their toolbox of tactics to grow beyond today's market averages, according to Frost & Sullivan. With 2012 growth estimated at approximately 3 percent, pump manufacturers must find the dynamic seams in the market that can provide growth that is more in line with their corporate objectives.

EXTON, Pa. (March 5, 2013) – Netzsch Pumps North America, LLC, has expanded its sales force by hiring Jan Torrellas as the Regional Sales Manager for the Southwest Region of the U.S. He is responsible for supporting our Industrial and Municipal distributors in Arkansas, Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Western Tennessee as well as the many OEM’s and Engineering/Contractors located in the region. Torrellas is based in Houston, Texas.

MANSFIELD, Ohio (March 1, 2013) – The Gorman-Rupp Company has added Mike Retter to the position of Southeast District Manager - Engineered Systems for the Gorman Rupp Company, Mansfield Division. Also, the company adds Joe Price to the position of Western District Manager - Engineered Systems for the Gorman Rupp Company, Mansfield Division.

NORDBORG, Denmark, and AMES, Iowa (March 1, 2013) – Danfoss A/S and Sauer-Danfoss Inc. today announced a definitive merger agreement for Danfoss to acquire the 24.4 percent of Sauer-Danfoss common shares not already owned by Danfoss and its affiliates for $58.50 per share in cash. The $58.50 per share price represents a 48.6 percent premium to the closing price of Sauer-Danfoss shares on Nov.

MANSFIELD, Ohio (March 1, 2013) – The Gorman-Rupp Company announces its 80th anniversary.

Eighty years ago today, Gorman-Rupp was founded by J.C. Gorman and Herb Rupp, two entrepreneurs who had a chance encounter on the streets of Mansfield, Ohio. That meeting in March 1933 was the formation of what would eventually become one of the premier pump manufacturing organizations in America - and one that would have worldwide impact.

GLENDALE, Ariz. (Feb. 28, 2013) – National Pump Company (NPC) announced the appointment of Allen Hobratschk to President of National Pump and recently acquired American Turbine Pump. Hobratschk joined National Pump in 1980, working alongside Roger Jeschke, in developing the company. Roger Jeschke, former President, has assumed the role of Vice President of Business Development.