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From 1 November, Grundfos takes over the rights to part of Danish pump manufacturer Svanehøj’s product range – large in-line pumps, used especially in the district heating sector but also used for air-conditioning. With this acquisition, Grundfos will be able to produce pumps with capacities of up to 4,000 cubic metres per hour equipped with motors of up to 600 kW.

The Institute of State Authorised Public Accountants and the Børsen newspaper awarded Grundfos the diploma of the best environmental report of 2002. The award ceremony took place at a conference on non-financial accounts information at Hotel d’Angleterre in Copenhagen on Wednesday, October 30, 2002.

KSB Aktiengesellschaft introduced a new electronic controller for the combined control of temperature and volume flow in radiator heating circuits. With the help of BOA® Systronic, a circulator pump’s rate of power consumption can be reduced by up to 50 % – and the make of the variable speed pump is of no consequence.

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y., — ITT Industries, Inc. (NYSE: ITT) announced that it has acquired Svedala Robot B.V., a leading manufacturer of high quality submersible pumps and pump systems used in wastewater applications. These pumps complement the range of pumps and pump systems that ITT Flygt currently offers to the wastewater market, and are expected to fuel additional growth for ITT Industries in this sector both in the US, Europe and Asia.

Lowara, leader in the production of the stainless steel pumps, part of the ITT Group, extends the range of the FHS cast iron centrifugal pumps.

Pentair, Inc. (NYSE: PNR) announced that it has completed the acquisition of water filtration products manufacturer, Plymouth Products, Inc., of Sheboygan, Wisconsin, from USF Consumer & Commercial WaterGroup, a unit of Vivendi Environnement (Euronext Paris: VIE) (NYSE: VE).

Pentair (NYSE: PNR) announced that it generated third quarter 2002 earnings per share (EPS) of $0.75, a 13.6 percent gain over EPS of $0.66 — without goodwill amortization — in the same period last year.

The new Hydromatic BV-40 is a .4HP sewage pump with a vortex impeller. Engineered for sewage applications, the BV-40 offers a standard two-inch solid handling capability.

In recent months, The Weir Group has continued to strengthen the management of its Clear Liquid Division, in particular the team at Glasgow based Weir Pumps.

Maag Pump Systems Textron, the world leader in polymer pump and filtration systems, has announced that it will add a complete line of pressure transducers and melt temperature sensors to its already successful product portfolio.