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Effective 1 July 2022, Mirko Pannwitz has been appointed new Managing Director for Sales and Service at electric actuator manufacturer AUMA Riester GmbH & Co. KG. He succeeds Ferdinand Dirnhofer as Chief Sales Officer (CSO). After more than 30 years of successful work for the AUMA Group, Mr Dirnhofer has decided to leave the management at his own request.

The digital art installation “Wilo Connected” at the headquarters of the multinational technology group Wilo has won the renowned Red Dot Design Award in the category “Brands & Communication Design 2022”.

At the Annual Shareholders’ Meeting in April 2023, the Board of Directors of GF is to propose Ms. Michelle Wen for election as new board member.

The multinational technology group Wilo has taken over FSM Frankenberger GmbH & Co. KG in Pohlheim and WSM Walower Stahl- und Maschinenbau GmbH in Walow. Both companies specialise in technologies for mechanical cleaning and treatment of wastewater.

“With special centrifugal pumps and the foundation of Paul Bungartz GmbH & Co. KG in 1947, my grandfather laid the foundation for our company,” says Dipl.-Ing. Frank Bungartz, who is the third generation to manage the company.

Watts Water Technologies, Inc. announced results for the second quarter of 2022.

The rating provider Ecovadis has awarded the Wilo Group the platinum medal for sustainability. Following silver (2019 and 2020) and gold (2021), this is the first time the multinational technology group has received the rating agency’s highest award. Only one percent of the 90,000 companies assessed worldwide by Ecovadis achieve the platinum rating.

KTR has founded a new subsidiary in Singapore as of 15th July 2022. General Manager of “KTR Systems Singapore Pte Ltd” is Arthur Low, who has been active in the international drive market for more than 20 years and has extensive knowledge of the industry.

Armstrong Fluid Technology announced that it has moved its Engineering and Capability Centre to new, expanded office space in Bangalore, India to help support increased demand in the Indian marketplace. The new Centre will also support Armstrong’s two Indian manufacturing facilities.

CEO Frederic Lalanne stated: “We navigated through a difficult market environment characterized by geopolitical uncertainties and inflationary pressures.