Annika Berglund, Atlas Copco’s Senior Vice President Corporate Communications and Governmental Affairs, will leave her position at the end of the year.

Berglund has been with the company for nearly four decades. She began her career at Atlas Copco in 1979 to work in marketing and sales before joining management in 1997 to lead the Corporate Communications department.

Italy-based Ebara Pumps Europe is expanding to South Africa, the company has announced.

Ebara has established a new company in Johannesburg, South Africa, for sales of standard pumps for household, general industrial and construction-industry use. The company will employ around 30 people, according to company records.

A combined approach to maximize wet weather treatment is the topic of the open access article in the August 2017 edition of Water Environment Research (WER). “In their paper on wet-weather clarifier performance, Daigger et al. introduce a strategy to increase capacity by mitigating the effect of increased solids and hydraulic loading using a step-feed flow regime,” said Tim Ellis, WER editor-in-chief.

Wilo USA, a provider of pumps and pump solutions for building services, water management, and groundwater, is pleased to announce it has under the terms of an asset deal, acquired pump manufacturers Weil Pump Co. Inc., and Scot Pump Company, as well as the component manufacturer Karak Machine Corporation. The three companies employ around 150 people and have headquarters and production facilities in Cedarburg, WI, and Fort Lauderdale, FL.

The British Pump Manufacturers Association (BPMA) has secured Continuing Professional Development (CPD) accreditation across its independent pump training courses. CPD combines different methodologies to learning, such as training workshops, conferences and events, e-learning programs, best practice techniques and ideas sharing. All of this focuses an individual to improve and to have a clear and effective professional development.

Weir Oil & Gas has completed an acquisition of KOP Surface Products for an estimated $114 million, the company announced last week.

Weir first announced plans to acquire KOP in June 2017. The company says the expansion reflects its goal of global expansion, with a particular focus on the Asia Pacific region.

KOP's chief executive Gordon Cameron will continue to serve as president, reporting to Weir's Oil & Gas Division President Paul Coppinger.