BAKU, AZERBAIJAN - Weir Oil & Gas announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Azerbaijan State Oil and Industry University (ASOIU), a non-profit public higher education institution founded in 1920. The agreement will result in the company sharing their oil and gas expertise with ASOUI via workshops, seminars, joint projects and internship programs focusing on the technologies and products utilized in oil field equipment, as well as rotating machinery.

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. - Torishima Service Solutions of Michigan (TSS of MI), a subsidiary of Torishima Pump, opened a new service center facility in Battle Creek, MI.

TSS of MI chose Battle Creek because of its central location to the customer base, the availability of skilled employees and the existing base of Japanese companies. The company, which previously had a sales office in downtown Kalamazoo, will be led by Mark Vogel, vice president of service.