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After more than 25 years in Fresno, California, Grundfos’ sales company in the US is moving its sales and marketing activities to Kansas City, Kansas.

Grundfos Environmental Finland (previously Sarlin Pumps) developed a new electronic tool for control and monitoring through a WAP phone.

AxFlow, one of Europe’s leading positive displacement pump distributors, launches pan-European identity. After a decade of expansion, Europe’s major distributor of systems and services for fluid handling has renamed its subsidiaries AxFlow.

Grand Rapids, MI- Carmine Bosco has been named President of Blackmer, A Dover Resources Company, effective the beginning of June 2001.

Sundyne announces that effective immediately Doug Twyford has been named Vice President of Global Marketing and Sales responsible for Sundyne’s marketing and sales operations and strategies to respond to changing market and competitive conditions worldwide. Doug succeeds Bob Linden who is leaving the company to pursue other interests.

Sunydyne announces that Daryl Lamy, Unit Production Manager, has been promoted to the position of Sundyne Pumps Business Manager effective June 1, 2001 reporting to Jeff Wiemelt, Vice President Product Management.

As a follow-up to the announcement for Doug Twyford, effective immediately there will be additional organizational changes affecting the Sealless and Sealed business units, GSP Aftermarket and Overhaul & Repair operations.

In 1901 Peter Alfred Stenberg opened up a glass mould factory in the small village of Lindås in southern Sweden. Little did he know that he had built the foundation for the world’s most successful submersible liquid handling company.

QUINCY, Ill., June 14 /PRNewswire/ — Gardner Denver, Inc. (NYSE: GDI) announced today that it has received a substantial order for drilling pumps from Helmerich & Payne International Drilling Co., a subsidiary of Helmerich & Payne, Inc. (NYSE: HP). The amount of the order is in excess of $12 million and requires deliveries throughout the remainder of 2001 and mid-2002.

BRIDGEPORT, NEW JERSEY – Godwin Pumps of America, Inc. (GPA), the largest manufacturer and rental supplier of portable pumping systems in North and South America, has announced its acquisition of Godwin Pumps Limited (GPL), Quenington, England. The combined companies will have sales in excess of $100 million.