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According to the Full Year Results Announcement of GUD Holdings Limited for year ended 30 June 2004, Davey lifted profitability despite a combination of lower returns from export markets and a more subdued market for Firefighter® pumps in Australia.

SENTRY Pulsation dampeners from Blacoh reduce pump pulsation, pipe vibration, and shaking up to 99% and are now available in polished and bead blasted 316L stainless steel surfaces.

The two biggest high-pressure process diaphragm pumps are supplied by LEWA Herbert Ott GmbH + Co KG. Each pump delivers 110 m³/h liquid CO₂ against a pressure of 215 bar. They are used for the re-injection of CO₂ into a natural gas field in Hammerfest / Norway.

Bell & Gossett has announced that its popular line of Model GPX gasketed plate-and-frame heat exchangers is among the first in the HVACR industry to receive the Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Institute’s (ARI) new certification for liquid-to-liquid heat exchangers.

Thomas Industries Inc. announced that it has completed the sale of its 32% interest in Genlyte Thomas Group LLC (GTG) to The Genlyte Group Incorporated effective July 31, 2004.

Pentair, Inc., announced that effective July 31, 2004, it completed the acquisition of WICOR Industries, a unit of Wisconsin Energy Corporation Milwaukee.

The event takes place at the smart new International Centre, Telford, UK from Tuesday 12th October until Thursday 14th October. With many predicting a significant upturn in the drives, motors, transmissions and automation markets, the event is ideally timed to maximise the impact of such a potentially improving economy.

National Oilwell, Inc. announced results for the second quarter of 2004, reporting net income of $21.4 million, or $0.25 per diluted share, compared to first quarter 2004 net income of $11.0 million, or $0.13 per diluted share. Revenues were $534 million for the period compared to first quarter revenues of $496 million.

In the Flowserve Pump Division (FPD), second quarter 2004 sales increased 10 percent to $324.6 million. The results reflect the improved conditions in many of its end-user markets and efficiency gains at some plants.

In their latest collaboration, the Hydraulic Institute and Europump have published a new guide for designing, specifying and operating successful variable speed pumping systems for lowering energy, maintenance and life cycle costs.