Sulzer Expands Designated Top Employer 2024 Network to Six Countries

Expanding a business and installing new equipment requires precision planning and timely deliveries if the start-up date is to be achieved. For one major business in the U.S. Virgin Islands, two existing pumps were to be installed in a different process, but before they could be started, control panels were needed and quickly.

Sulzer announces the inauguration of its new production lines in Easley, South Carolina. Featuring state-of-the-art technology and processes, the Easley production lines manufacture submersible sewage and grinder pumps using U.S. materials and labor. As part of Sulzer’s strategic focus on strengthening its local supply chain, the expansion enhances Sulzer’s ability to meet demand for vital U.S. infrastructure.

Sometimes there are moments that surprise even experts. This was the case recently when a dewatering pump survived a drop test from a height of seven metres – which was not really to be expected.

Frankenthal-based pump and valve manufacturer KSB closed the 2023 financial year with record figures for order intake and sales revenue. The EBIT margin (earnings before finance income / expense and income tax) of 7.9 % reached the level originally targeted for 2025.

Sulzer recently celebrated the official launch of a brand new test and assembly center built alongside its existing pump manufacturing facility in Mexico City. The new state-of-the-art facility features a 10-meter-deep hydraulics test bed for large pumps, a digital monitoring system and a dedicated packaging area.

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Axel Stepken, CEO of TÜV SÜD Stiftung, will stand for election by shareholders as a new member of the Supervisory Board of GEA Group Aktiengesellschaft at the Annual General Meeting on April 30, 2024. In the event of his election, the Supervisory Board has appointed him as a member of the Supervisory Board’s Presiding and Sustainability Committee.