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HOUSTON–National-Oilwell, Inc. today announced that it has acquired the Wheatley Gaso and Omega pump product lines from Halliburton Company for approximately $13 million cash. In 1999, the acquired business had revenues of almost $20 million.

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa, IDEX Corporation (NYSE: IEX), a leading manufacturer of proprietary engineered industrial products, today announced the appointment of Glen C. Springer as president of its Viking Pump subsidiary in Cedar Falls, Iowa. Springer succeeds John L. McMurray, who was appointed vice president of operational excellence for IDEX.

According to a Harris Interactive study Goulds Pumps leads its competitors in reliability, delivery, local service support, product offering and company reputation

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.