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Jens Heidkötter, Managing Director of NETZSCH Pumpen & Systeme GmbH, was appointed to the Senate of Economy. The committee comprises a wide variety of personalities from business, science and society and sees itself as a link between the state and society.

Celeros Flow Technology has strengthened its leadership team with the appointment of Rich Morin as its new Chief Operations Officer (COO). Based in Houston, TX, he will provide leadership and direction for the full scope of fulfilment activities across Celeros FT’s Pumps, Valves and Closures product groups.

Pfeiffer Vacuum celebrated the groundbreaking of a state-of-the-art industrial complex at Berliner Strasse in Asslar on February 16, 2023. The site expansion known as the “Future Factory Asslar” will be brought to life at the premises of the current Pfeiffer Vacuum company.

Atlas Copco, founded in Stockholm in 1873, celebrates its 150-year anniversary. During a century and a half, Atlas Copco has been driving development and delivering breakthrough innovations to customers in many different industries.

Xylem reports that 87% of employees volunteered time in 2022, combining their efforts with volunteers from Xylem’s customers and partners around the world.

SEEPEX is excited to welcome several new members to its sales team. These new members bring a broad spectrum of experiences with them to help drive the growth of SEEPEX.

Singapore International Water Week Pte Ltd (SIPL) and Messe München’s wholly owned subsidiary in Singapore, MMI Asia Pte. Ltd. (MMI Asia), have announced a long-term, ten-year agreement to organize the Singapore International Water Week (SIWW) Water Expo, one of the global premier water events.

Area President, EMEA (Europe, Middle East, Africa) at Valmet, has decided to continue his career outside the company. Vesa Simola will continue to be an active member of Valmet’s Executive Team and lead the company’s EMEA Area until his successor is chosen.

In 2022, the company performed well considering the challenges global economies face. Orders rose 9.1% year on year, buoyed in particular by the Flow Equipment division (+8.9%) and the Chemtech division (+22.5%), where our Renewables business continued its strong growth path and capitalized on soaring demand (+ 37.8%).

The Association for the Electrical and Mechanical trades (AEMT) is pleased to announce that its Lead Trainer and Technical Advisor, Karl Metcalfe, has been shortlisted as a finalist in the annual Trade Association Forum Awards under the Association Executive of the Year category.