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At its March meeting, the Supervisory Board of Pfeiffer Vacuum Technology AG appointed Amandus Waterkamp to the Management Board effective April 1, 2003.

The Flowserve Pump Division has printed a new full-color 20-page Water Resources brochure. The literature notes that Flowserve offers the world’s most complete line of pumps and systems for water-handling applications.

Amadio Caprari, founder of the Italian pump company, died with an age of 91 years.

Pasquale “Pat” DePalma, President of ITT Industries’ Fluid Handling Division and General Manager of its Bell & Gossett unit, has been elected President of the Hydraulic Institute. As president, he will chair the executive committee, serve as chair of the CEO Roundtable program, as well as lead the Compensation Committee.

Bell & Gossett has introduced the Technovar® Pump Controller for HVAC, water supply, irrigation, pressure boosting and OEM applications. This cost effective, easy to use and versatile controller is a variable frequency drive with integral microprocessor controller that mounts directly on the motor.

ITT Industries Fluid Handling Division has published an informative new brochure that provides an overview of their full line of products and services. The new brochure highlights offerings from all four Fluid Handling units: Bell & Gossett, Domestic Pump, McDonnell & Miller, and Hoffman Specialty.

Crane Co. today announced the appointment of George S. Scimone, vice president-finance and chief financial officer, completing the Company’s search following the retirement of its former CFO.

Sulzer Pumps has been awarded an order to supply four seawater injection pumps that will be the largest ever built. The pumps, to be supplied to the Azerbaijan International Operating Company (AIOC) for installation on their Compression and Water Injection (C&WP) platform for the Azeri Development Project in the Azerbaijan sector of the Caspian Sea, are each rated at approximately 26 MW absorbed power.

Polish President, Aleksander Kwasniewski, today decorated Grundfos Group Chairman, Niels Due Jensen, with the Officer’s Cross of the Order of Merits of the Republic of Poland. The Officer’s Cross is a decoration for Mr. Due Jensen’s achievements in 10 years of partnership between Grundfos and Polish pump company LFP in Poznan.

KSB won recently an order for four submersible borehole pumps and all related control systems from a mining company situated in Western Siberia. The worth of the contract is about € 2.2 million.