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Stefan Isberg has been General Manager at WANGEN PUMPEN since 1 July 2023, and heads the corporate management team together with Erik Sparby and Lorenz von Haller. The 48-year old Swede is responsible for the Production Centre Division (PC), which includes the Production, Finance/Controlling, IT, HR, Product Development and Purchasing departments.

GEA continued its positive performance of recent years in the second quarter of 2023 despite a slight decline in order intake. The key performance indicators of organic revenue, EBITDA before restructuring expenses and ROCE, again show a significant improvement compared with the prior-year quarter.

EBARA Pumps Europe S.p.A, an EBARA CORPORATION company, has established EBARA Pumps Europe S.p.A. Nordic Filial (EPEN) in Sweden. EPEN is responsible for product distribution in the Nordic region and began operations on August 11.

Watts Water Technologies, Inc. announced results for the second quarter of 2023.

Xylem Inc. reported second-quarter results, which include the May 24 acquisition of Evoqua Water Technologies Corp. The Company reported total revenue of $1.7 billion, with reported growth of 26 percent and organic growth of 15 percent, surpassing prior guidance, on strong commercial and operational execution.

On 27 July 2023, with the ceremonial reopening of a hub in Nairobi, Kenya, expanded to include state-of-the-art assembly, testing and training capacities, the multinational technology group Wilo has strengthened its presence in East Africa and reaffirmed its ambition to help shape the sustainable development in the continent as a whole.

International technology group ANDRITZ significantly increased revenue and earnings in the first half of 2023 compared to the first six months of the previous year despite the cooling global economy.

With deep sadness, GEA Group Aktiengesellschaft announces the sudden and unexpected death of Chief Financial Officer Marcus A. Ketter, who passed away on Sunday, August 6 at the age of only 55.

Pentair plc announced the appointment of Tracey Doi to its board of directors effective August 15, 2023. With her appointment to the Pentair plc board of directors, Ms. Doi will serve on the Company’s Audit and Finance Committee.

CIRCOR International, Inc. joins their brand Portland Valve in celebrating their 50 year anniversary. Originally incorporated June 29, 1973 with 5 employees, PV has grown to become a standard name in valves for both submarines and surface vessels over the past 50 years.