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KSB Limited has been presented with the prestigious ‘Manufacturer of the Year Award’ by the British Pump Manufacturers Association. The Award was presented to KSB managing director Andy Ratcliffe at the annual British Pump Industry dinner on March 22nd, 2012.

Jet Edge, Inc. was honored by Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton, who presented the St. Michael, Minn. waterjet manufacturer with a 27th Annual Governor’s International Trade Award during a ceremony in Minneapolis.

Thanks to the constant engagement in the design and development of high efficiency pumps able to guarantee efficiency at the top of the market, Rovatti Pompe has emerged as the winner of the aforementioned award.

The corporate consulting company Munich Strategy Group (MSG) investigated 900 midsize companies in Germany. The analysis involved three figures significant for long-term market success: The financial cost for research and development, sales trends, and financial profit.

The Hydraulic Institute has named Al Iseppon, Senior New Product Engineer, Pentair Water as its 2011 “Member of the Year.”

Edwards has been shortlisted for the prestigious “Technical Innovation of the Year” category at the 2012 Pump Industry Awards for its innovative range of GXS dry vacuum pumps.

HMS Group has joined the list of nominees for the Pump Industry Awards, established by British Pump Manufacturers’ Association.

Voith Hydro Wavegen, the Scottish Voith subsidiary for wave energy, has won an award for Outstanding International Achievement in Green Energy.

HMS Pumps and Livnynasos, subsidiaries of HMS Group, won “Live flow” award.

Pentair was recently honored at Aquatech Amsterdam, the world s top trade exhibition for process, drinking and waste water. Pentair won the overall Aquatech Innovation Award 2011 which recognizes the most innovative product, service or solution in the water industry.