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Manchester City legend Joleon Lescott recently surprised the winning project of this year’s Water Champions campaign in Tacloban City, Philippines.  Developed by Manchester City and the club’s Official Water Technology Partner, Xylem, the Water Champions Project has successfully united communities around the world for a number of years, using the power of volunteering and football to inspire positive change.

On 13th March, and for the third consecutive year, the British Pump Manufacturers Association (BPMA) was delighted to return to the famous St George’s Park in Staffordshire for the staging of its 2025 Pump Industry Awards presentation evening.

CIRCOR International, Inc. proudly announces that its Weihai facility has achieved the coveted COS (CIRCOR Operating System) Gold certification. This significant milestone was celebrated during the recent All Owners Meeting, attended by Tony Najjar, President and CEO, and Daniel Stirpe, SVP/GM Industrial Pumps EMEA & APAC.

Greene Tweed is proud to announce that it has been awarded the Best Innovation Award at the RoTIC Symposium 2024, the Middle East’s Rotating Machinery Technology and Innovation Technical Conference and Expo. The accolade recognizes Greene Tweed’s significant contributions to improvements in maintenance and reliability in rotating equipment, and its impact on plant performance.

This combined score puts Endress+Hauser among the top 5 percent of the approximately 150,000 rated companies. The EcoVadis assessment is based on several criteria relating to the environment, labor, human rights and ethics.

The Hydraulic Institute (HI) proudly announces the recipients of its prestigious awards, presented during the HI 2025 Annual Conference Awards Dinner on January 23, 2025, in Rancho Mirage, CA. These awards recognize industry professionals whose leadership, technical expertise, and dedication have significantly advanced both the Hydraulic Institute and the broader pump industry.

GEA, a global plant and mechanical engineering company, has received the highest accolade, the Platinum Status, in the renowned EcoVadis sustainability assessment. With its score, GEA now ranks among the top one percent worldwide of assessed companies in 2024.

Sulzer adds South Africa, Ireland and Finland to its group of Top Employer countries in 2025, also gaining recertification for Brazil, China, Germany, Switzerland, the UK and the USA. With these new country awards, Sulzer is recognized for the first time as a regional Top Employer in Europe.

The World Economic Forum (WEF) has recognized Siemens’ location in Fürth, Germany, as a Sustainability Lighthouse. This model plant in Fürth is the 21st factory worldwide to receive this honor to date.

Green technology company, Eco Clarity, has been recognised for its FOG (fat, oil and grease) management solution by scooping the prestigious innovation award at the National Drainage Awards in London on 27 November.