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Exceptional diaphragm pump lifetime is no coincidence, at KNF it is engineered. When a pump runs for more than 11 years under defined test conditions, OEMs benefit from fewer failures, lower costs, and greater confidence in critical applications.

The next step in a successful collaboration: the Wilo Group has acquired a majority stake in systems engineering company PreFab, thereby strengthening its strategic position in the digital and AI age.

Uniwater has appointed Johan Falk, CEO of Asker Health Care Group, as new Chairman of the Board. The addition strengthens Uniwater’s Board of Directors with international experience and contributes to the Group’s continued development as a leading group of water infrastructure specialists.

When pipeline failures are discussed, the conversation often centers on what happens years after installation: corrosion rates, coating chemistry, cathodic protection performance, or environmental exposure. Those are legitimate concerns. But many long term integrity problems begin much earlier, sometimes even during construction itself.

The KHS Group has taken a further important step towards international decarbonization. With the commissioning of a new photovoltaic system at its production site in Ahmedabad, India, in the future the company will save up to 1,000 metric tons of indirect carbon emissions from purchased energy (scope 2) a year.

UK Water Industry Research (UKWIR), the independent research organisation for the UK and Irish water sector, has announced a comprehensive restructuring of its governance model.

The groundbreaking ceremony for the expansion of the Eta production facility took place on June 9 at KSB’s headquarters. In the presence of the State Secretary in the Ministry of Economic Affairs of Rhineland-Palatinate, Simone Schneider, the Lord Mayor of Frankenthal, Nicolas Meyer, Mayor Bernd Knöppel, and around 400 employees from the Eta production facility and the departments involved, Stephan Timmermann, CEO, opened the ceremony and welcomed the attendees.

Parker Hannifin announced the launch of its new portable GLFTrolley, engineered to remove free water and contaminants from hydraulic fluids used in gas, marine, mining, forestry, and in-plant applications.

Wateralia and Hypercube have entered into a ten-year strategic partnership to develop advanced industrial models for sustainable water resource management, based on Water Credits and the integration of water footprint measurement and offsetting tools across industrial value chains.

The mining industry has entered a decisive decade – with 2030 looming as a critical interim milestone for reaching vital carbon and water reduction targets.