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On 16th October 2014 Armstrong Fluid Technology celebrated a landmark in its history with the official opening of its new UK HQ in Manchester. The Past Present Future event was organised to mark two important anniversaries, the move to a new factory, and the announcement of key drivers for the company’s future.

Mouvex is pleased to announce that its Product Recovery initiative continues to gain momentum in the hygienic markets, including the food and beverages, pharmaceuticals and personal care products. Mouvex highlighted the benefits of its Eccentric Disc Pump Technologies in Product Recovery applications at the 2014 Pack Expo, which took place on November 2-5 in Chicago, IL, USA.

Concentric, a company focusing on the development and manufacture of oil, water and fuel pumps used in diesel engines for heavy vehicles and off-road plant, has invested in three Mafac Elba aqueous cleaning machines from Turbex.

The Weir Group PLC announces that Lord Robertson of Port Ellen, Non-Executive Director and Senior Independent Director, is to retire from the Board with effect from 31 January 2015.

The Fluid Sealing Association (FSA) has received approval from its Board of Directors to adopt a new membership category, called Standards Partner, specifically designed to engage engineers and engineering companies who actively practice in design and consulting services relating to sealing devices and piping systems.

Wilden previewed new models of its sanitary Saniflo FDA Air-operated Double-diaphragm pumps powered by the just-released stainless steel version of the energy-efficient Pro-Flo SHIFT Air Distribution System (ADS).

The recent plunge in oil prices has caused some subsea projects to be canceled or delayed but there are more than 100 projects moving forward. The subsea vessel industry is currently expanding at 7%/yr. Over 54 percent of the active fleet has been delivered over the past eight years. There are also an additional 115 vessels under construction. The status of projects is continually reported in Oil, Gas, Shale and Refining Markets and Projects published by the McIlvaine Company.

Statistics tell us that every German citizen eats around 9.5 kg of chocolate a year, in the form of bars, hollow figures, pralines and such like. There is a particularly steep rise in consumption at Easter and Christmas. The sweet may be very popular, but it is extremely complicated to make.

National Oilwell Varco, Inc. reported that for its third quarter ended September 30, 2014, it earned net income of $699 million, or $1.62 per fully diluted share, compared to second quarter ended June 30, 2014 net income of $619 million, or $1.44 per fully diluted share.

Ron Aceto joined Cornell Pump in March 2013, as the North Atlantic regional manager, with responsibilities for municipal, industrial, food, refrigeration, mining, and water transfer markets in the Canadian Maritimes and the US Eastern Seaboard to down to Virginia.