WASHINGTON (Sept. 12, 2016)—Water policy and research priorities were the focus of a Sept. 7 meeting of water industry leaders with U.S. Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz.

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (Sept. 12, 2016)—Franklin Electric Co. Inc. announced the appointment of Jonathan M. Grandon as Chief Administrative Officer and General Counsel of the company. Grandon will be responsible for the company’s legal and human resource functions and will also play an integral role in leading various business development activities.

PARSIPPANY, N.J. (Sept. 12, 2016) – Hidden to the general public, pumps are constantly at work behind the scenes providing clean water, heating and cooling, generating energy, and ensuring we can continue to manufacture and produce goods. While commercial and industrial pumping systems can account for more than 25 percent of electricity use in North America, the Hydraulic Institute (HI) and its members are working hard to reduce that load.

TREVOSE, Penn. (Sept. 8, 2016)—GE announced that Hayward Gordon will be the exclusive supplier of process support and mixing nozzles for GE’s anaerobic digestion solutions in North America. This arrangement will enable GE to provide nozzle mixing solutions for anaerobic digestion tanks, sludge holding tanks and many other wastewater mixing applications.

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (Sept. 7, 2016)—Trelleborg, a world leader in engineered polymer solutions, announced that Trelleborg Sealing Solutions has signed an agreement and finalized the acquisition of Anderson Seal LLC, a privately owned U.S.-based seal distributor and value-added service partner.

WAUKESHA, Wisc. (Sept. 6, 2016)—Hatz Diesel of America announced that Michael Hartoonian has been named the company’s national sales manager. With more than 23 years of engine industry experience, Hartoonian will oversee the Hatz National Sales Force and its U.S. distributor network from Hatz’ U.S. headquarters in Waukesha, Wisc.

ASTON, Pennsylvania (Sept. 2, 2016)—New Way Air Bearings of Aston, Penn., has acquired the assets of Bently Pressurized Bearing Company of Minden, Nev., from Bently Enterprises LLC, according to a statement from New Way.

In the statement, New Way Chief Technical Officer Drew Devitt said the acquisition’s purpose involves combining former company owner and founder Don Bently’s advocacy of externally pressurized bearings with New Way’s porous gas bearing technology.