NEWS
COLUMBUS, Ohio — OTC Industrial Technologies, an industrial equipment service provider and distributor headquartered in Columbus, Ohio, announced the acquisition of ePUMPS, a provider of pumps, mechanical seals, vacuum systems and compressors.
KENNESAW, Ga. – Unibloc Pump, a player in positive displacement pumps and other highly engineered products for demanding hygienic flow control applications, has rebranded to Unibloc Hygienic Technologies (UHT). The rebranding follows the company’s expansion of its family of hygienic flow control brands, most recently through its acquisitions of Flotronic Pumps and Standard Pump.
READING, U.K. - Johnson Controls announced the acquisition of Powertec Pumps Ltd, a provider of pump-related services.
COLOGNE, Germany - Pumps and water technologies company EKKI announced the appointment of Dr. Sujit Banerji, emeritus professor, WMG, University of Warwick, U.K. as chief advisor.
DETROIT LAKES, Minn. – SJE announced that Tim Fowler has joined the leadership team as chief information officer (CIO). This is a new position for the company that will oversee IT initiatives and the current IT team. He is based out of the SJE location in Plymouth, Minnesota.
BERGEN, N.Y. - Liberty Pumps' new material handling center in Bergen, New York, is under construction and on track to be completed by the end of 2022. The 107,000 sq. foot expansion will house component inventory – both raw and finished; and allow for more efficient tracking and flow of components to the manufacturing areas.
The expansion will also allow for additional manufacturing space in the current building as material storage is moved over to the new facility.
CHICAGO - Tsurumi Pump has hired Pat Donahue to support the expansion of new product offerings in the North American market, in particular its line of explosion-proof submersible pumps.