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UK Water Industry Research (UKWIR), the independent research organisation for the UK and Irish water sector, has announced a comprehensive restructuring of its governance model.

The groundbreaking ceremony for the expansion of the Eta production facility took place on June 9 at KSB’s headquarters. In the presence of the State Secretary in the Ministry of Economic Affairs of Rhineland-Palatinate, Simone Schneider, the Lord Mayor of Frankenthal, Nicolas Meyer, Mayor Bernd Knöppel, and around 400 employees from the Eta production facility and the departments involved, Stephan Timmermann, CEO, opened the ceremony and welcomed the attendees.

Parker Hannifin announced the launch of its new portable GLFTrolley, engineered to remove free water and contaminants from hydraulic fluids used in gas, marine, mining, forestry, and in-plant applications.

Wateralia and Hypercube have entered into a ten-year strategic partnership to develop advanced industrial models for sustainable water resource management, based on Water Credits and the integration of water footprint measurement and offsetting tools across industrial value chains.

The mining industry has entered a decisive decade – with 2030 looming as a critical interim milestone for reaching vital carbon and water reduction targets.

Voith is modernizing two additional pump-turbines at the Torrejón hydroelectric power plant in Spain. The contract from Iberdrola Generación S.A. builds on an ongoing modernization project and continues the collaboration on the phased modernization of the plant.

In the first months of 2026, the Australian, internationally active water and wastewater treatment company De.mem was able to position itself well in the market. This was due in part to the strong performance of Core Chemicals, a new subsidiary of De.mem, which the company acquired last autumn.

Siemens has appointed Markus Grabmeier as the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of its Electrical Products (EP) Business Unit at Smart Infrastructure, effective June 1, 2026. He succeeds Andreas Matthé, who will remain available in an advisory capacity until his transition into retirement at the end of September 2026.

Technology company Ovarro is expanding its global channel partner network as utilities worldwide galvanise their efforts to tackle water loss and strengthen digital capability. The company is actively seeking new channel partners specialising in leakage detection and process control.

Mitsubishi Electric Automation announced that its FR-D800 Variable Frequency Drive (VFD) has been named the Gold winner in the Drives, Motion & Motor Control category in Control Engineering’s 2026 Product of the Year awards program.