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David Kaminski, Vice President of QED Environmental Systems Inc., has received the Distinguished Individual Achievement Award from the Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA) Landfill Gas and Biogas Technical Division in recognition of his transformative contribution to the industry. As one of the industry’s most prestigious accolades, SWANA’s annual awards honor innovation, dedication and leadership in the water and resource management sector.

During the construction of a new 250-metre-long bypass road to secure a tunnel in the Gorges du Verdon, 180.000 cubic metres of water had to be drained in a controlled manner – under geologically challenging conditions in one of the steepest and deepest limestone gorges in Europe.

Statkraft Energi AS has selected international technology group ANDRITZ to refurbish key components of the Svartisen hydropower plant in Norway. This renewable energy project, with an order value in the lower double-digit million-euro range, is included in ANDRITZ’s order intake for the third quarter of 2025.

The Management team of the KSB Group will continue to manage the company together until the end of 2027. The Administrative Board of KSB Management SE has extended the contract of Dr Stephan Timmermann (64) as per his request until 31 December 2027. Ralf Kannefass and Dr Matthias Schmitz have also agreed to extend their term of office by a further three years.

Busch Vacuum Solutions USA proudly celebrated a major milestone – 50 years of business in the United States – with a Grand Reopening and VIP Open House at its Virginia Beach headquarters. The event brought together employees, customers, community partners, and dignitaries to commemorate a half-century of innovation, growth, and partnership.

NWPX Park, a division of NWPX Infrastructure, is proud to highlight its OilTrooper Oil-Water Separator, a cutting-edge system engineered for advanced contaminant removal in wastewater treatment.

Amarinth has secured £8M in orders over the last 12 months for its proven API 685 magnetic drive pump range, engineered for zero-leakage performance in the world’s most demanding applications, underscoring the industry’s confidence in its products operational safety and environmental integrity.

Leading valve associations from Europe, the US, and Japan are committed to closer cooperation in order to jointly master future challenges facing the valve industry.

Europump, the European Pump Manufacturers Association, is pleased to announce that its 2026 Annual Meeting and General Assembly will be held in Frankfurt, Germany, from 27–29 May 2026. This flagship gathering of Europe’s pump industry will be hosted by VDMA Fachverband Pumpen + Systeme, one of Europump’s long-standing and highly respected member associations.

Some of the most spectacular discoveries of what the universe is composed of – including antimatter and the Higgs boson – have been made by particle accelerators at CERN. The pumps that circulate gas mixtures through these particle detectors must be extremely reliable and keep the gases contamination-free.