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Johnson Pump (UK) Ltd are please to announce the launch of their brand new website, the site has a complete new look and feel about it, it is more user friendly and will be constantly up-dated to give the best and most up to date information available.

Charles H. (Chuck) Norris, Jr., has been named president of Marley Pump following the resignation of Robert Moore on Tuesday. Norris begins his new position immediately and reports to Jamie Gibbs, president of Marley Cooling Tower.

The Summer Olympics is the world’s greatest sporting event, and more than 15,000 athletes and officials are gathered at the Olympic Games 2000 in Sydney. The Olympics puts high demands on the water supply and water treatment in the area, and a lot of investments have been made in modern technology.

PARSIPPANY, NJ, August 16, 2000 – As part of the Hydraulic Institute’s (HI) Allied Partner Agreement with the Department of Energy (DOE), a newly developed Pumping System Assessment Tool (PSAT) has been designed and introduced to HI members. The PSAT, a collaborative effort by Oak Ridge National Laboratory and the DOE’s Motor Challenge Program, will assist engineers and facility operators in preliminary assessments of how efficiently pumping systems are operating. The PSAT is also well suited for performing plant energy surveys by consultants or plant engineers, and like other valuable energy saving resources, can be downloaded from the HI web site at www.pumps.org.

United Dominion Industries Ltd. today expressed its disappointment at the decision of the United States Federal District Court in Wisconsin to block a proposed joint venture with Franklin Electric Company.

Gast Manufacturing Inc., a Unit of IDEX Corporation, announces the release of the 15D Next Generation Miniature Diaphragm Series.

Few tasks are more critical for a water pump than those used for life support equipment in hospitals.

ABS has launched the first issue of its new international magazine ABS

Partners.

The magazine presents cost-effective solutions from all over the world for water and wastewater treatment, within the building and construction area and for process industry applications. ABS Partners can be downloaded from the ABS web site ww.abspumps.com

The new search engine for centrifugal pumps spaix.net combines the advantages of an Internet directory with the technical selection of pumps featuring different search methods depending on the user profile and the type of application. The integrated B2B functions enable fast and direct contacts between pump manufacturers and customers and the automation of business processes to a great extend. With spaix.net VSX-VOGEL SOFTWARE – one of the world’s leading manufacturers of pump selection software – goes ahead with the expansion of its Internet products and services.

For the first time ever Grundfos awarded a prize to the student project of the year at an informal event at Grundfos headquarters in Bjerringbro on Sep. 18, 2000.