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The Hydraulic Institute named Paul Ruzicka, Global COE Residential, Commercial Waste Water and Chief Engineer, Xylem Inc. – Applied Water Systems as its 2015 Member of the Year. The award was conferred to Mr. Ruzicka at the Hydraulic Institute’s 2016 Annual conference held recently in Tucson, Arizona.

Kirloskar Ebara Pumps has been rewarded with the “Best Kaizen Excellence Award for Consistency” at the 11th Kaizen competition, organized by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII). The event was held at Nashik Engineering Cluster. Among 103 participants from various companies across Maharashtra, KEPL team “MSD” was awarded and recognized with the Best Kaizen Excellence Award for Consistency-2016.

Xylem’s Godwin site in Quenington, UK, has recently been recognised in two award categories at the 2015 Engineering Employers’ Federation (EEF) Future Manufacturing Regional Awards.

GEA regards responsible dealing with the environment, business, and society as the basis for long-term corporate success. The CDP (formerly Carbon Disclosure Project) has now presented GEA an award for its reporting on measures in the area of climate protection: “Best Improver Germany 2015.”

Since 2000, the Pump Industry Awards has been recognising the best performing companies and people for their achievements and positive contributions. In 2016, PIA will proudly lead the call again in championing those responsible for pioneering new frontiers, inspiring others and achieving growth in challenging markets.

Xylem congratulates Perry Alagappan of Houston, Texas, as the 2015 winner of the United States Stockholm Junior Water Prize (SJWP), the world’s most prestigious youth award for water-related science and technology projects.

The FSA Award of Merit was recently bestowed upon Charli Matthews, Founder and President of Empowering Pumps, LLC.

To its array of achievements for various innovative and indigenously developed products, Kirloskar Brothers Limited has received yet national-level recognition for its LLC Pumps series.

SPX has been recognised for its work as a pump manufacturer by the Pumps Industry Awards (PIA) 2015. Its Glasgow facility, which manufactures ClydeUnion Pumps, has been awarded ‘Manufacturer of the Year’ at this year’s prestigious Annual Pump Industry Awards.

Singapore International Water Week (SIWW), the global platform to share and co-create innovative water solutions, officially opened its call for nominations for the Lee Kuan Yew Water Prize 2016.