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Bitzer the specialist in refrigeration compressors has gained its excellent reputation as long-standing company with ingenuity, reliability and quality over more than 80 years. The fact that the CSVH3 series won the Acrex Award of Excellence 2016 emphasises Bitzer’s position as a driver of innovation within the entire industry and proves that if it’s green on the outside, it’s green on the inside.

Launched 16 years ago, the Pump Industry Awards are now widely regarded as one of the industry’s most prestigious events. By recognizing and rewarding those companies and individuals that ‘go the extra mile’ and by acting as a motivator to encourage more companies to fulfil their potential, the core values of the awards have not changed over the years.

Frost & Sullivan has awarded SPX Flow Inc. with the 2016 Global Industrial Mixer Solutions for Process Company of the Year Award recognizing SPX Flow as an industry leader in the Industrial Mixer markets. The Frost & Sullivan award is given to a company that demonstrates excellence in the areas of growth, innovation and leadership.

company Xylem announced that Flygt SmartRun’s cutting-edge cleaning function has won the 2016 Rioned Innovation Award. The Rioned Foundation is the national centre of expertise in sewer management and urban drainage in the Netherlands and the Innovation Award recognises cutting-edge advancements in the field of urban water resilience and management.

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.