IN FOCUS

MINNEAPOLIS, Feb. 7 /PRNewswire/ — Pentair, Inc. (NYSE: PNR) announced that its senior management described the growth of its Water Technologies segment to investment professionals attending the 11th Annual Gabelli Pump, Valve, and Motor Symposium today in New York, N.Y.

Pompes Salmson is going to take part in one of the most important Building exhibition show in South Africa from march 21st to march 24th, Interbuild Cape 2001, incorporating the Plumbdrain Cape 2001, the most comprehensive plumbing exhibition in Africa.

The British Turf and Lawn Irrigation Association rotate their annual general meeting around various suppliers to their industry. After several years of trying Lowara UK were successful in hosting the event in December welcoming a delegation from the Association that included a diverse party of consultants, contractors and other suppliers.

Dynamism and innovation is evident at the ISH 2001, which takes place from 27 to 31 March in Frankfurt/Main. In 2001 the leading international and high-tech trade fair for sanitation and heating technology features many new technologies, which now substantially influence the rhythm of both industries.

PARSIPPANY, N.J., January 8, 2001 – In view of the prominent role that pumps play in manufacturing, the Hydraulic Institute (HI) announces plans to represent the pumping industry as a sponsor of National Manufacturing Week (NMW), taking place March 5-8, 2001 at Chicago’s McCormick Place Complex. As an association sponsor of the National Plant Engineering MRO & Management area of NMW, HI will specifically support the Fluid Handling Pavilion within the Plant area.

The Hydraulic Institute Annual Meeting is a unique opportunity for industry executives, marketing and technical professionals to network with peers from pump manufacturing and supplier com-panies throughout North America and Europe. Members may look forward to the participation of a delegation of pump executives from 15 countries that are members of EUROPUMP. This program is a unique learning environment for all participants. The 2001 Annual Meeting focuses on Pump Industry Perspective: Markets, Standards & Technology.

COLLEGE STATION,TEXAS – the Turbomachinery Laboratory at Texas A&M University is pleased to announce that the 18th International Pump Users Symposium and Short Courses will be held March 5-8, 2001, at the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston, Texas. This meeting is organized and is led by engineers with vast experience in the petrochemical, process, chemical, utility, contractor, and consulting fields, along with pump and seal manufacturers from around the world.

“Partners in Water and Wastewater” is a common denominator of an international water conference recently taking place at Grundfos headquarters in Bjerringbro. Denmark. Participating were about 100 representatives of some of the world’s leading water-supply and wastewater companies as well as institutions and individuals working with water and wastewater on a global level.

KANSAS CITY, KANSAS, October 31, 2000 – During the recent WEFTEC 2000 trade show in Anaheim, Fairbanks Morse presented a new alternative in submersible pumps – the submersible vortex – currently available in cast iron construction. This unique design is capable of handling heavier concentrations of stringy, fibrous material, which are not suitable for conventional solids-handling pumps.

ASHLAND, OHIO, September 29, 2000 — Hydromatic Pump Company represents one of the most diversified lines of wastewater pumping products in the industry. At the WEFTEC 2000 show, Hydromatic will introduce the new 4″ and 6″ self primer models which have been added to their existing line of self primers and the new 2 HP positive displacement grinder pump designed for high head, low flow applications without the need for a control panel.