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De.mem, the international provider of decentralized water treatment systems and membrane technology, is coming up with the next acquisition. Following the recent transaction in which De.mem acquired the pump manufacturer Border Pumpworks, the Australian-headquartered company has now secured another acquisition candidate in the highly fragmented Australian market: Auswater Systems.

The British Pump Manufacturers Association is once again calling for your Pump Industry Awards nominations! This annual awards programme has been recognising and rewarding the achievements of pump businesses, large and small for well over two decades. Throughout that time, it has established itself as one of the leading events to serve the industrial arena.

Pfeiffer Vacuum’s Yreka facility participated in the prestigious Blue Sky Business Partner Program. It awards companies that cover 100% of their electric usage with renewable energies. In honor of the award presentation, an event was held on the premises of Pfeiffer Vacuum Valves & Engineering.

The Wilo Group was honoured three times with the German Brand Award at a ceremony yesterday in Berlin. Gold in the category “Excellence in Brand Strategy and Creation: Brand Communication – Storytelling & Content Marketing” went to the “Scoring for Sustainability” campaign, which Wilo launched together with Borussia Dortmund. Together, the sports club and technology company want to place the importance of sustainability even more firmly at the centre of public attention.

While some regions are only just discovering cider as a trend beverage, in other countries this fermented, alcoholic apple juice looks back on a long tradition. In Great Britain and Ireland especially, this specialty has been extremely popular since the time of Julius Caesar.

By 2030, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) predicts that 62 percent of fish and seafood intended for global consumption will come from farms.

When water collects on flat roofs, terraces, tennis courts or in construction pits, pools and basements, it is often only a few centimetres of water that needs to be removed. The new flat suction pumps Simer 6 from Jung Pumpen were designed precisely for this area of application.

Carrying out routine maintenance can be a chore, but failing to complete regular checks on important pieces of machinery can result in unexpected downtime and lost productivity. Sulzer’s service center in Colton, CA, USA, recently completed an urgent repair on a 700 HP (522 kW) motor, caused by a failed bearing, that could have been easily avoided.

The fourth batch of the HIGH-TECH.NRW accelerator programme culminated in a Demo Day at Wilopark. After twelve weeks of mentoring and coaching, the founders of ten hardware-based high-tech and deep-tech start-ups from all over North Rhine-Westphalia presented their ideas to a large audience and took part in the competition.

Technology companies Microsoft and Apple have been recognised alongside Martens Brewery and utilities Thames Water and Severn Trent Water as recipients of the Lighthouse Awards 2024, presented to organisations leveraging innovation to protect and enhance water supplies globally. Launched in 2020 by the Brave Blue World Foundation, a non-profit dedicated to scientific and educational storytelling, the Lighthouse Awards identify pioneers who have shone a path to water resilience and security for others to follow. They have developed new ways of using technology in collaboration to reduce their impact in water stressed regions or build resilience in local water systems.