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On 7 December 2024, the SDG Innovation Awards were presented for the third time by the German Senate of Economy in cooperation with the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO). The Wilo Group was honoured for its outstanding commitment in the Global South at the award ceremony in Munich.

The Hydraulic Institute (HI) announces the launch of Hydraulic Institute University (HI U), an initiative to provide product-neutral training and educational resources on pumps and pump systems.

Endress+Hauser is driving digitalization forward – in its products, in customer interaction and in internal collaboration. Endress+Hauser InfoServe, the Group’s IT service provider, plays a key role in this. Oliver Blum will take over as the new managing director on 1 January 2025. He was previously Corporate Director Supply Chain at Endress+Hauser.

The Wilo Group has presented the Ecolution Award for the first time. This award honours efficient, reliable, environmentally friendly and therefore pioneering projects in water management. As part of the exclusive award ceremony at the Wilopark, four outstanding projects from Switzerland, China, India and the UK were recognised.

Dr.-Ing. K. Busch GmbH, part of the global Busch Group, was awarded the prestigious EcoVadis bronze medal for its outstanding commitment to sustainability. The award underlines the high importance of environmental and social responsibility at Busch.

NETZSCH Pumps USA, the leading complex fluid handling solutions provider, is proud to announce that Mark Hoke has joined the team as Regional Sales Manager Northeast – Environmental.

Global water solutions company Xylem announced that it has acquired a majority stake in Idrica, a leader in water data management and analytics, to empower water utilities with intelligent solutions for their most critical challenges.

The third annual GF Walk for Water, a series of global events organized by the GF Water Foundation, gathered thousands of employees and partners to raise funds for critical water and sanitation infrastructure projects.

German drive specialist Flender announced that it has once again been awarded the platinum medal by EcoVadis, the world’s most renowned provider of sustainability ratings for companies. Flender remains in the top one percent of companies rated by EcoVadis.

Sulzer has opened a new Service Center in Al Ahmadi, Kuwait, the first-of-its-kind in Kuwait to provide around-the-clock engineering services for all brands of pumps and rotating equipment. The newly opened Service Center supports over 1,500 Sulzer pumps already installed in local plants across Kuwait, while further servicing pumps from other brands. This is the first time an original equipment manufacturer (OEM) offers such comprehensive services in the region.