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The Hydraulic Institute, the nation’s largest pump manufacturing trade associated, announced two significant personnel changes.

Xylem Inc. congratulates Hayley Todesco of Canada, the winner of the 2014 Stockholm Junior Water Prize (SJWP), the most prestigious international student competition for water-related research.

Atlas Copco has acquired the compressor distribution and service business from the Lancaster Group in New Zealand. The acquired businesses are those of Ash Air (NZ) Ltd., Fox Air NZ Ltd., MBAR 2011 Ltd. and Ash Air Oil & Gas Ltd.

Flowserve Corporation announced that its board of directors has elected Lynn L. Elsenhans as a member of the board. With the addition of Elsenhans, the Flowserve board increases to 12 members, 11 of whom are independent. She will initially serve as a member of the board s finance committee and organization and compensation committee.

Baker Hughes Incorporated and Weatherford International plc announced that they have closed the previously announced purchase and sale of Weatherford’s pipeline and specialty services business.

The pump group Grundfos has a positive sales growth, but exchange rates and strain on the contribution ratio drags down the result. A revised group strategy will create additional growth and higher profit.

The Hydraulic Institute, North America’s largest pump trade association announced the planned retirement of its long-serving Executive Director.

There are three major water treatment processes in power plants: Pure water for steam, Cooling water and Wastewater.

After the retirement of its CEO of many years, Burkhard Schmedding, Lewa GmbH has purchased Ingenieurbüro Schmedding KG, which acts as a sales and consulting office for pump systems in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

The world fabric filter systems market will be much larger in 2017 if catalytic filter technology is adopted. This is the conclusion of the McIlvaine Company in World Fabric Filter and Element Market.