NORTHFIELD, Ill. (June 15, 2012) – Revenues for pumps, valves, treatment equipment, chemicals and monitoring for municipal water and wastewater plants around the world will exceed $52 billion in 2012. This is the latest forecast in Air/Gas/Water/Fluid Treatment and Control: World Markets published by the McIlvaine Company.
Municipal Water and Wastewater Flow Control and Treatment Revenues Worldwide 2012
ROSEMONT, Ill. (June 14, 2012) – WILO USA announced that it has received an equity investment of $61.6 million from its parent company, WILO SE, in a combined effort to increase visibility and drive growth in the U.S. marketplace.
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (June 12, 2012) – The Water Environment Federation (WEF) supports the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) recently-released Clean Water Act (CWA) Integrated Planning Framework.
HANOI, Vietnam (June 12, 2012) – Xylem Inc., a global water technology company focused on addressing the world’s most challenging water issues, announced that it has opened a new office in Hanoi, Vietnam, to promote and market its technologies and solutions and support the growth of its Water Solutions business in the south east Asian state. Xylem’s new presence in the country is part of the company’s long-term strategy to grow business within high-potential emerging markets like Vietnam.
BALTIMORE (June 11, 2012) – The “Energy Efficiency Sweep of Europe,” launched in November 2011 by the Alliance to Save Energy and the U.S. State Department’s League of Green Embassies, is nearing completion. In its wake, building makeovers are helping residences and offices of 10 U.S. ambassadors across Europe save energy and money.
FRESNO, Calif. (June 6, 2012) – Global pump manufacturer Grundfos celebrated the groundbreaking of a three-part project to recover and reduce irrigation water.
PARSIPPANY, N.J. (June 6, 2012) – The Hydraulic Institute (HI), under the approval of the American National Standards Institute (ANSI), is seeking qualified individuals to participate in the review process of a newly completed standard for the design and application of Rotodynamic (Vertical) Pumps.
GLASGOW, Scotland (June 22, 2012) – The Weir Group PLC announces the appointment of Dean Jenkins as Divisional Managing Director of the Group’s Minerals Division from 1 August 2012.
Jenkins is currently the Divisional Managing Director of the Group’s Power & Industrial Division and is based in Scotland.
HELSINKI, Finland (June 21, 2012) – Paolo Tonon, MSc (Eng), (42) has been appointed Vice President, R&D of Wärtsilä Industrial Operations as of 1 June 2012. Mr. Tonon will be responsible for the Research and Development of Wärtsilä products.
CLEVELAND (June 5, 2012) – Parker Hannifin Corporation, a motion and control technology company, announced that Bob Barker, Executive Vice President and Operating Officer and Group President, Aerospace, will retire after 39 years of dedicated service to the company. Mr. Barker plans to stay on with the Company for a time to allow for a smooth transition of his responsibilities.
