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Following its acquisition of compressor manufacturer Köhler & Hörter (KOHO Kompressorsysteme, or KOHO) last year, the marine pump and gauging system specialist Svanehoj has appointed long-time Neuman & Esser executive Jens Wulff as Managing Director of KOHO and Head of Compressors at Svanehoj.

Water scarcity, increasing industrial demand, and stricter wastewater treatment requirements are driving up investment needs in the water sector worldwide. Water reuse, in particular, is gaining importance. In this market environment, the Australian-German water technology company De.mem significantly increased its revenue, earnings, and operating cash flow in the first half of 2026.

As aging infrastructure, rising costs and more demanding operating conditions put greater pressure on critical systems, Xylem marks 125 years of Flygt engineering heritage and the breakthroughs that have helped make pumping more reliable, efficient and intelligent.

Franklin Electric Co., Inc. announced it has completed the acquisition of Cat Pumps Corporation, a leading provider of high-pressure, positive displacement pumps, for $350 million in cash plus a potential earnout of up to $50 million in Franklin Electric stock based on future performance.

Valmet announced on July 24, 2026 that Pia Aaltonen-Forsell had been appointed Chief Financial Officer and member of the Valmet Executive Leadership Team, with a planned start date no later than the end of January 2027.

Data is transforming how pumps are made, run and maintained. BPMA CEO Wayne Rose looks at how Digital Product Passports, real-time monitoring and AI are pushing the UK pump industry toward a connected, data-driven future — and why skills and culture matter as much as the technology itself.

Zenit Italia has recently achieved the IEC CB Scheme certification for the UNIQA and GREY series submersible wastewater electric pumps, in three-phase configurations from 1.1 kW to 4 kW, in accordance with Standards IEC 60335-1:2020 and IEC 60335-2-41:2024.

The UK water sector’s AMP8 programme will invest more than £100 billion in infrastructure over five years. In this guest comment, BPMA Technical Officer Gary Wilde argues that success will depend on more than capital alone — whole-life procurement, resilient supply chains and investment in skills and technology.

Valmet has appointed Max Luedtke as Executive Vice President, Pulp, Energy and Circularity business area and a member of Valmet’s Executive Leadership Team. He will start in his position on September 1, 2026, and will be based in Tikkurila, Vantaa, Finland.

NETZSCH Pumps USA, a provider of complex fluid handling solutions, announces that James Brown has joined NETZSCH as LACT Pipeline Territory Sales Manager.