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The Danish Industrial Association’s Product Prize 2002 was awarded to Grundfos on 26 September for its water supply pump SQFlex, which may be driven by solar cells or windmills or a combination of both of these renewable energy sources. An “outstanding” and “ground-breaking” product said the chairman of the Danish Industrial Association, Managing Director Johan Schroeder.

Today, the Grundfos Student Prize was awarded to French science student Manuel Martin, Institut des Sciences et Technique de Grenoble – Université Joseph Fourier.

Chairman Louis Giuliano announced that the company is in discussion with the State Environmental Protection Administration (SEPA) in China to sponsor China’s entry into the prestigious Stockholm Junior Water Prize starting in 2003.

Seneca Falls, NY, May 24, 2002. … Goulds Pumps, one of the fluid businesses of ITT Industries, and its employees have been recognized by the United Way of New York State for its dedication to the community. A special award was presented to Goulds at a ceremony in Albany.

Danish scientist Professor Deng Ole Sigmund, has been awarded the DKK1m Grundfos Prize 2002 for his groundbreaking research in the form and topology optimisation of mechanical systems.

For the third time a company has received the Grundfos Group Supplier Award. All European Grundfos production companies were in complete agreement nominating AEG Kondensatoren und Wandler GmbH, Germany.

The award of the economy club Rhine-Main and the Wirtschaftswoche was awarded for the 22nd time. It was presented by the Federation`s research minister Edelgard Bulmahn at the Gala night of the German economy in the Alten Oper in Frankfurt on January 19th. The innovation were into the following categories divided: Bio- and genetic engineering, information engineering, energy + traffic, mechanical engineering, medicine, metrology, ambient environment and other. In the division ambient environment the Herborner Pumpenfabrik presented an energy saving pump. As market leaders in the range for swimming pool water circulation pumps, the company is known for innovative pumps technology.

DALLAS – March 27, 2002 – Grundfos Pumps Corporation of North America awarded its first Water Innovation Award to Joseph M. DiFrancesco, III, operations manager of Public Service Plumbers, Inc., here, in recognition of his work to bring water-efficient plumbing design to Dallas.

PARSIPPANY, March 28, 2002 – Gunnar Hovstadius, PhD., Director of Technology for ITT Fluid Technology Corporation, based in Upper Saddle River, N.J., has been named the Hydraulic Institute (HI) 2001 Member of the Year. The award was presented to Dr. Hovstadius during a closing dinner at HI’s 85th Annual Meeting, held recently in Ft. Myers, Florida.

ST. PAUL, Minn., March 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ —

Pentair, Inc. (NYSE: PNR) announced today that Lowe’s Companies, Inc. (NYSE: LOW), a 775-store home center chain, recently named F.E. Myers’ Water Ace retail division “Vendor of the Year” for Lowe’s rough plumbing and electrical division. F.E. Myers is a unit of the Pentair Pump Group.