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The British Pump Manufacturers Association (BPMA) is reaffirming the importance of its wide-ranging and established training programme. These courses are designed to support professionals across the pump manufacturing sector, ensuring that companies remain competitive and compliant in a continually evolving marketplace.

Following six successful years leading Svanehøj Service & Aftersales, Morten Christian Larsen will continue his career as Managing Director of Svanehøj Singapore. The role of managing the over 100 employees in the service division will now be assumed by Morten Brandborg, who most recently served as CEO of Green Instruments.

Wilo’s Smart Factory at the Group headquarters in Dortmund has won the most prestigious manufacturing award in the German-speaking world: Factory of the Year 2024. The cutting-edge plant at the Wilopark is setting standards in industrial manufacturing.

While the great gold rush is now a part of Australian history, abandoned and active gold mines can still be found in the Western Australian outback. The largest of these lies near the picturesque town of Kalgoorlie, a typical “outback town” characterized by Victorian architecture.

Martin Dahlgren is new Managing Director for leading manufacturer of premium stainless steel fasteners BUMAX of Sweden. Mr. Dahlgren has over 20 years of experience from management, sales, strategy, business development and international business in several global manufacturing companies.

As part of its strategic development, Neugart is pursuing the goal of meeting the growing demands of the market and customer requirements even better.

AxFlow is pleased to announce the acquisition of Superior Pump Technologies (SPT), a renowned Australian pump and service provider. This strategic acquisition will bolster AxFlow’s presence in the drilling, mining, oil, food & beverage, and water/wastewater sectors in Australia while also significantly enhancing its service and repair capabilities across the region.

GEMÜ France and Intercarat, both of whom are subsidiaries of the GEMÜ Group, have moved into their new production and office building in Altorf, north-eastern France.

The importance of reliable employees in times of multiple crises was demonstrated at Lutz Holding’s Oktoberfest in Wertheim. To mark the 70th anniversary of the globally active family business, employees from 16 sales and production sites around the world came together to look back over the past few years, celebrate what has been achieved and raise a glass to the future.

Wilo officially inaugurated the Networking Cube in Dortmund. The multinational technology group will welcome guests from the worlds of business, politics, society, science and finance to the new 5,000-square-metre market partner meeting centre at the Wilopark. The calendar of events and dates for the coming months is already packed.