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NEW BERLIN, Wisc. - ACS Group (Sterlco Steam Control Products) has announced the hire of Ande Cushman to the position of steam business development manager. Reporting to Brad Fax, business unit manager, Cushman will be responsible for overseeing and managing all aspects of the sales channel. Cushman's focus will be on sales channel structure including the management of the OEM, Rep, and Distributor relationships. 

NEW YORK & KENTWOOD, Mich. -- Andronaco Industries (Andronaco), a vertically integrated designer, manufacturer, and distributor of specialty polymer and composite-engineered, corrosion-resistant flow control products, and EagleTree Capital on behalf of its private equity fund EagleTree Partners V (“EagleTree”), announced today that EagleTree acquired Andronaco Industries. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

CARNEGIE, Pa. -- Ampco-Pittsburgh Corporation announced the appointment of David G. Anderson as President of Air & Liquid Systems Corporation (“Air & Liquid Systems”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ampco-Pittsburgh, effective January 1, 2022. Anderson succeeds Terrence W. Kenny, who has served as Air & Liquid Systems’ President since 2010 and has announced his retirement.

The Water Council, a nonprofit championing water technology innovation in the world’s freshwater hub, announced the winners of its 2021 Pilot Program. Funded by grants from the Fund for Lake Michigan (FFLM), Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District (MMSD) and Wells Fargo, the Pilot Program accelerates the validation of promising water technologies, paving a path to commercialization.