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Total sales for FY 2014 which had already been preliminarily announced and have meanwhile been audited amounted to € 406.6 million. This represents a decrease of 0.5% (previous year: € 408.7 million).

Demand for HVAC equipment in the US is forecast to increase 6.8% annually through 2019 to $20.4 billion, recording gains over twice the rate of the 2009-2014 period.

Despite the lower price of oil, McIlvaine is still reporting more than 30 new projects per week in its Oil, Gas, Shale and Refining Markets and Projects.

The Hydraulic Institute is pleased to announce the appointment of Michael B. Michaud as the Institute’s next Executive Director. He begins his new role May 1, 2015.

Xylem Inc. today announced that Steven Leung will join the company as Senior Vice President and President, Emerging Markets, effective April 1, 2015.

A number of pump company acquisitions have taken place in the last year. All of these are chronicled in Pumps World Market published by the McIlvaine Company.

As of 1 March 2015, Felix Kröll is the sole managing director of Halm Pumpen + Motoren GmbH (formerly Richard Halm GmbH & Co. KG). This management change marks a key milestone in the company’s transition to the next generation.

Industry in the U.S. is expanding due to the rising economy. The heavy industrial sector is showing high growth due to the low cost of energy.

Atlas Copco Compressors has announced the appointment of Mark Ranger as Business Line Manager of its Oil-Free Air division in the UK. In his new role, Mark is aiming to sustain Atlas Copco’s market-leading position in the provision of oil-free compressors to key sectors including food and beverage manufacturing, chemical and petrochemical processing, healthcare, pharmaceuticals and electronics, where absolute assurance of air purity is a high priority. At the same time he will be developing the market position of oil-injected compressors over 90kW, which are the backbone of many larger manufacturing processes.

The BWT Group again surpassed the €500 million revenues threshold in 2014. The Group’s consolidated revenues decreased by €2.4 million (-0.5%), from €507.7 million to €505.3 million, due to the disposal of companies and business segments.