MANSFIELD, Ohio -- The Gorman-Rupp Company announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the assets of Fill-Rite and Sotera (Fill-Rite), a division of the Tuthill Corporation, for $525 million. When adjusted for approximately $80 million in expected tax benefits, the net transaction value is approximately $445 million. Gorman-Rupp expects to fund the transaction with cash on-hand and new debt.

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.