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Submissions for the 2014 AHR Expo Innovation Awards Competition, one of the most prestigious honors in the HVACR industry, are now being accepted through September 9th.

The Hydraulic Institute (HI) recognized and honored A. Bruce Ticknor, Director of Engineering, National Pump Company as their first recipient of their Young Engineer of the Year award.

Verder International received the 2012 European Air-Operated Diaphragm Pumps Product Differentiation Excellence Award from Frost & Sullivan at the Guoman Cumberland Hotel, London.

On March 21st, 2013, Weir Canada Inc. was recognized as an industry leader when it won the prestigious Canadian Institute of Steel Construction (“CISC”) Steel Design Award of Excellence – Industrial Category.

Weir Minerals Europe has won the prestigious Queen’s Award for Enterprise for the second time.

The Hydraulic Institute (HI) recognized and honored David McKinstry, SVP – Engineering & Special Projects, Colfax Fluid Handling as its Lifetime Achievement Award recipient.

Xylem is celebrating after the Lowara Ecocirc circulator pump was awarded the Plus X Award for innovation, high quality and functionality.

The Hydraulic Institute has named Arnold Sdano, Chief Engineer, Pentair, Fairbanks Nijhuis as its 2012 “Member of the Year.” The award was conferred on Mr. Sdano at the Hydraulic Institute’s 2013 Annual Meeting, which recently took place in Fort Myers, Florida.

Oerlikon Leybold Vacuum has been awarded as one of the five best in class companies in technology management, identified within the European benchmarking study of the Fraunhofer Institute for Production Technology IPT.

Syrinix has been shortlisted for the Water Industry Achievement Awards (WIAA) in partnership with Thames Water. The companies are championing Syrinix’s TrunkMinder system in the category of Most Innovative New Technology of the Year.