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Xylem has partnered with current Premier League Champions Manchester City F.C. to deliver clean water towers, WASH education, and sports and leadership training to communities in Bangalore, India – which will benefit over 5,000 children this year. The Cityzens Giving project ‘Water Goals,’ sponsored by Xylem, earned the top ranking among six projects in Manchester City’s annual ‘Cityzens Giving’ global community initiative, receiving more than 450,000 votes from football fans around the world.

Soma Pumps has decided to appoint Tapflo Benelux BV to be their exclusive channel partner for the Netherlands, effective from the 11th of February, 2019.

Franklin Electric is proud to announce 2019 as the company’s 75-year anniversary. A lot has changed at Franklin Electric since E.J. (Ed) Schaefer and T.W. (Wayne) Kehoe founded the company in 1944 in Bluffton, Indiana (USA).

Metso is moving its Pumps business area under the Minerals segment. The change is designed to better support the common customer interface and the growth plans of the Pumps business area.

In keeping with its ongoing commitment to serve the interests of its members and the wider pump using industry, the British Pump Manufacturers Association (BPMA) has recently signed a Mutual Co-operation Agreement with Lancaster University.

Grundfos Taiwan has been named by the Taiwan Machine Tool Manufacturers Alliance, or M-Team, as ‘Top Best Supplier’ for the third year running, the highest accolade recognising exceptional performance and industrial excellence amongst its members from the machine tools industry.

Xylem announced that the Safe Water project it is supporting in Bangalore, India, garnered more than 450,000 votes from players, partners and football fans around the world – earning top ranking in Cityzens Giving’s fifth annual campaign.

Pentair has opened a state-of-the-art innovation center in Apex, N.C., advancing the company’s commitment to innovation and digital transformation in delivering smart, sustainable water solutions for swimming pools and water treatment solutions.

Following a year-long construction period, the Wilo Group is celebrating the official opening of its new facility in Jafza (Jebel Ali Free Zone), Dubai.

Since July 2016, Lewa have been successively taking over the global sales of centrifugal canned pumps from its Japanese parent company, Nikkiso Co. Ltd. To even better meet the requirements of the European market, the reliable Nikkiso “Non-Seal” brand centrifugal canned motor pumps will be available from January 2019, also in accordance with DIN EN ISO 2858.