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Armstrong Pumps Limited has acquired the business assets of Howard Anderson Ltd (and the trading names Holden Brooke Pullen, Baric and RMI), thereby becoming the UK market leader in the supply of fluid handling technology to the building services market.

Parker Hannifin announced it has completed the divestiture of Wynn’s Industrie, an industrial lubricants unit of the Wynn’s Specialty Chemicals business …

Crane Co. announces that its UK subsidiary, Crane Limited, has purchased the Hattersley valve brand and business together with certain related intellectual property, goodwill and assets from Hattersley Newman Hender, Ltd., a subsidiary of Tomkins plc.

Eaton Corporation today announced it has reached agreement to purchase Ultronics Limited and its advanced electro-hydraulic valve system technology. Terms were not disclosed.

As of 1 January 2004, the pump manufacturing Grundfos Group, whose main office is situated in Denmark, has taken over 94 per cent of the shares in the German based pump manufacturing group Hilge.

Pentair announced that it has completed the acquisition of water filtration products manufacturer, Everpure, from United States Filter Corporation, a unit of Veolia Environnement.

Gardner Denver has declared its previously announced cash offer of 185 pence per share for the outstanding shares of Syltone to be wholly unconditional, effectively completing this acquisition. Holders of more than 96% of the outstanding shares …

Richmond, Virginia: KSB announced today that it has purchased Precision Pump and Machine, Inc., of Bakersfield, California. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.

The Water Hydraulics Company (TWHC) in Hull has been successful in purchasing the range of products manufactured under the “Pure” brand name from the SPX Fluid Power division.

National Oilwell announced that it has acquired the stock of Corlac Equipment Ltd. for a total cash purchase price, including the assumption of certain debt obligations, of approximately …