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ABEL has started 2025 with three significant pump orders. An Indian energy company recently placed an order for six HMQ pumps.

The countdown is on: bauma, the world’s leading trade fair for construction machinery, building material machines, mining machines, construction vehicles and construction equipment, will start in Munich in a few weeks’ time. From 7 to 13 April, more than 3,500 exhibitors from 57 countries will be presenting their latest machines, technologies and innovations on a total of 614,000 square meters of exhibition space.

With 2.2 billion people lacking safe water, communities, businesses, and NGOs are taking bold action this World Water Day to accelerate solutions. From March 17-22, thousands of volunteers worldwide will mobilize to improve water security – through cleanups, education programs, and projects expanding access to safe water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH).

India’s manufacturer of advanced pumps and water technologies, EKKI, has partnered with URC, one of Asia’s construction technology firms, to build a state-of-the-art Hyper Factory in Coimbatore, India. With 70 years of experience and over $250 million (₹2,000 crore+) in annual revenue, the Bengaluru-headquartered URC is a specialist in high-tech, large-scale construction projects.

Multiple water companies trialling a new end-to-end leakage detection system from Ovarro have seen significant time-savings and efficiency gains. EnigmaREACH is an all-in-one correlating kit, comprising 32 or 64 acoustic leak loggers, an app to guide technicians through logger deployment, retrieval and follow-up, and access to Ovarro’s automated data analytics platform.

Hitemp 160 line shaft bearings have demonstrated reliability in a high-temperature vegetable oil pump application.

The new beta/ X metering pump is easy and intuitive to operate, easy to read, and easy to assemble and disassemble. Its design is modern and powerful. Its technology is correspondingly robust and durable. Designed to be completely PFAS-free, it is fully recyclable and therefore highly sustainable.

With the TURBOVAC MAG 2807 iS and 3207 iS Maglev turbomolecular pumps, Leybold is launching two new, compact turbomolecular pumps in the pumping speed class of 3,000 l/s. Equipped with magnetic rotor bearings, these highly robust, low vibration pumps are ideal for clean, hydrocarbon free, high vacuum conditions.

Sulzer announces the acquisition of Davies and Mills, an electromechanical services (EMS) provider based in Bahrain. With this acquisition, Sulzer expands its regional footprint in the Middle East to six service locations, welcoming 53 former Davies and Mills employees to the Sulzer family in Bahrain. The acquisition was concluded in January 2025, bringing exceptional expertise to Sulzer’s portfolio.

UK Water Industry Research (UKWIR) announced the appointment of Mike Rose as new chief executive officer with immediate effect. With a career including senior positions in utilities and global consultancy organisations, Rose brings diverse experience to UKWIR. His appointment comes at a crucial time for the water sector, with challenges including climate change & resilience, improvements in river water quality and evolving customer expectations.