BANGKOK, Thailand (Sept. 20, 2016)—EBARA CORPORATION held seminars on flood control pumps from Aug. 24-31 in Bangkok, Thailand, according to a statement from the company.

This was the 26th time EBARA held seminars in cooperation with Asian Institute of Technology (AIT). A total of 56 participants attended from Thailand, Sri Lanka, Vietnam, Philippines, India, Cambodia and Laos.

LOS ANGELES (Sept. 20, 2016) — PumpMan, a provider of pump system maintenance, repair and new system installation, announced that private equity firm Soundcore Capital Partners LLC has acquired the company. As part of the transaction, Don Devine has been named new CEO of PumpMan. Devine brings more than 25 years of leadership experience at multi-million dollar global corporations including American Standard, as well as expertise integrating strategic acquisitions to drive growth.

PARSIPPANY, N.J. (Sept. 19, 2016)—The Hydraulic Institute announced that member company Armstrong Fluid Technology is the latest company to have its pump test laboratory approved through the HI Pump Test Lab Approval Program.

The approved pump test lab is located at 23 Bertrand Ave., Toronto, Ontario, Canada M1L 2P3.

KENOSHA, Wis. (Sept. 19, 2016) – Centrisys Corporation announced that 23 of its THK 600 Thickeners are being installed at wastewater treatment plants in Beijing, China as part of a three-plant installation project aimed at increasing overall plant efficiencies by lowering energy consumption and eliminating polymer costs. This series of installations serves the largest municipal area of China.

PARIS (Sept. 16, 2016)—GE announced it has received approval of its $1.9 billion contract for EDF Energy’s Hinkley Point C nuclear power project. Steam Power Systems, part of GE Power, will supply two conventional power islands that will deliver enough electricity to power approximately 6 million homes throughout the U.K.