MONTESANO, Wash. – Vaughan Company, Inc. has announced the promotion of Nick Bickar to European sales manager. 

COLUMBUS, Ohio – OTC Industrial Technologies, an industrial equipment service provider and distributor headquartered in Columbus, Ohio, today announced the acquisition of Premier Equipment Corporation, Inc. (PEC), a leading distributor of rotating equipment, and Premier Control Systems, LLC, a prominent design and fabrication provider of control panels. 

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn.— Kurita America, part of the Kurita Group, has announced its pending merger with sister company, Avista Technologies, Inc. (Avista). This merger will officially take effect on April 1, 2025. Avista, headquartered in San Marcos, California, specializes in membrane treatment solutions and process support for reverse osmosis systems, microfiltration/ultrafiltration and multimedia filtration. 

PARSIPPANY, NJ – The Hydraulic Institute (HI) proudly announces the recipients of its prestigious awards, presented during the HI 2025 Annual Conference Awards Dinner on January 23, 2025, in Rancho Mirage, CA. These awards recognize industry professionals whose leadership, technical expertise and dedication have significantly advanced both the Hydraulic Institute and the broader pump industry.

Lifetime Achievement Award: Al Iseppon

PARSIPPANY, NJ – The Hydraulic Institute (HI), the largest association of pump manufacturers and suppliers to the pump industry in North America, and a global authority on pumps and pumping systems, installed new leadership during the 2025 Annual Conference in Rancho Mirage, California. 

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Motion Industries, Inc. has signed a definitive purchase agreement to acquire the net operating assets of Maguire Bearing Company, Ltd., an industrial distributor based in Hawaii. The transaction is expected to close at the end of February 2025, subject to customary closing conditions.