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The Company SAER ELETTROPOMPE has opened a new factory for the mass production of the submersible motors, 6”, 8”, 10” and 12” 50 Hz. and 60 Hz operations.

This new facility is 30% larger than the old premises and allows further expansion of the organization in the future.

Thompson Pump & Manufacturing, Co., Inc. recently announced the expansion of its field sales department to better meet the needs of customers throughout the United States.

Carver has appointed new stocking distributors for eastern Michigan, Georgia, Texas and Oklahoma.

Wilo is continuing to expand its location at Dortmund-Hörde with the new electronics competence centre for the entire company group. After 15 months of construction activity, the pump manufacturer has now put its new production hall for electronic components into service.

At IFAT 2002, in May, ITT Flygt has presented its new product identity. All pumps and mixers have now a uniform identity so they look like they belong to the same family, and at the same time they will have a unique identity, differentiating them from competitors.

ST. PAUL, Minn., Apr 30, 2002 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ — Pentair (NYSE: PNR) today announced that its Pentair Water Treatment business has been appointed the exclusive distributor of T&T-brand pumps for reverse osmosis (RO) water purification applications. Based in Fairmont, W.Va., T&T Pumps is a leading brand of high performance pumps used in RO applications.

PARSIPPANY, NJ – Rollout of a new three-year strategic plan highlighted the Hydraulic Institute’s 85th Annual Meeting, held recently in Ft. Myers, Florida. Key to the new plan is an expanded focus on “pump systems” to include fluid handling and systems suppliers.

After an unusually short construction period of only five and a half months, Grundfos in Argentina was able to inaugurate its new building, 30 kilometres from Buenos Aires, on 16 November. Prior to this, all employees had spent an extended weekend moving in.

Morton Grove, IL – ITT Industries’ Fluid Handling Division has formed a partnership with Ambian® Climate Technologies, LLC. The Fluid Handling Division will become the exclusive manufacturer of advanced technology ammonia-water absorption hardware for Ambian’s alternative fuel, heat-activated cooling and heating products.