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Tom Johnstone, President and CEO of SKF was recognized with the ISSSP (The International Society of Six Sigma Professionals) Six Sigma Premier Leader Award by the ISSSP, the International Society of Six Sigma Professionals, for his work with committing the company to continuous improvement.

Grundfos is now among the most well-managed companies in Europe. Yesterday the pump group’s Danish manufacturing company won what is probably one of Europe’s most prestigious company award at the EFQM (European Foundation for Quality Management) Forum in Budapest, Hungary.

Franklin Electric has been chosen as one of the 200 Best Small Companies by Forbes magazine. In its October 30, 2006 issue, Forbes magazine listed its choice for the best 200 small companies.

Parker Hannifin has been ranked in the top fifteen percent of InformationWeek magazine’s prestigious list of the top 500 innovative information technology companies in the United States.

Flowserve announced that it has received two prestigious industry awards from global growth consulting company Frost & Sullivan honoring its market leadership in the pump sector. The two awards cite Flowserve’s excellence in providing superior value to its customers and its global penetration in the oil and gas industry.

With the magnitude of water scarcity and water quality issues in China well documented, Chinese youth are taking on the responsibility to seek viable solutions for their nation. Students Hao Wang, Jie Weng and Yi Xiao from Shanghai, China …

Lewis Kling, President and CEO of Flowserve Corp. was the recipient of the 2006 Marco Polo Award in Beijing, which is considered the highest honor given by the Chinese government to a foreign business leader. Flowserve is a world leader in fluid motion and control products and services to the power, oil and gas, chemical processing and water sectors as well as other industries.

Sulzer Pumps Leeds won the prestigious Barclays Award for Financial Management at the MX2006 Awards Dinner at the Royal Lancaster Hotel, London hosted by William Hague MP. The Barclays Award is not judged on how …

Tencarva Machinery Company, an engineered sales specialty distributor with its corporate office in Greensboro, N.C., has been ranked 48th recently by the national publication, Industrial Distribution, in its “Big 50” list of top U.S. headquartered distributors, based on sales and earnings.

Eaton Corporation is the only supplier to be recognized as “outstanding” by Honda in three key performance categories, including being named the first winner of Honda’s Corporate Citizenship Award.