Vesconite Appoints New German Strategic Account Manager

Some years ago, the British Pump Manufacturers’ Association – the organisation which represents the interests of UK and Irish suppliers of liquid pumps – launched an initiative in e-learning for the pump industry. It was the first suite of truly independent pumping technology training, which is still revered worldwide today.

Franklin Electric Co., Inc. announced that on December 31, 2021 its wholly owned subsidiary Headwater Companies, LLC acquired Blake Group Holdings, Inc., a Connecticut corporation, for $27.1 million in cash. Blake is a professional groundwater distributor operating fourteen locations throughout the northeast United States. Blake has approximately $74 million of consolidated annual sales.

The updated manufacturing industry output research forecasts global growth of 7.6% for 2021. This is a much smaller recovery compared with the one it was witnessed in 2010, when manufacturing output grew by 16% following the 2009 depression.

Atlas Copco has acquired Eugen Theis GmbH. The company is a distributor of vacuum equipment and service solutions that serves the German market.

The British Pump Manufacturers Association (BPMA), which represents the business interests of UK and Irish suppliers of liquid pumps and pump related equipment, continues to expand its numbers with another three companies signing the membership papers.

HAGEDORN Products & Systems GmbH is Hamworthy Pumps’ new agent in Germany & Finland. The company is based in Hemmoor near the River Elbe, between Hamburg, Cuxhaven and Bremerhaven, Germany. The partnership agreement was concluded in early June 2021, and its results are already showing.