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A refurbishment project with German participation in Jordan is aiming at modernizing and thus securing the water supply for the city of Madaba. One-third of the project financing was provided by the GIZ (German Society for International Cooperation) with two-thirds coming from future cost savings. This is made possible by the deployment of efficient pumps from the Dortmund company, Wilo, at the Wala and Libb pump stations.

Atlas Copco has appointed Andrew Walker to be President of the Construction Technique business area and member of Group management, effective September 15, 2014. Andrew Walker is currently President of the Service division in the Compressor Technique business area.

Xylem Inc. congratulates Hayley Todesco of Canada, the winner of the 2014 Stockholm Junior Water Prize (SJWP), the most prestigious international student competition for water-related research.

Flowserve Corporation announced plans to debut its new Bearing Gard bearing isolator at the 2014 Turbomachinery and Pump Symposia in Houston on Tuesday, September 23, during a press conference at 3:30 p.m. in booth 1213.

Armstrong Fluid Technology’s 6800 IVS range of packaged variable speed booster sets has been approved by the Water Regulations Advisory Service (WRAS).

The Hydraulic Institute, the nation’s largest pump manufacturing trade associated, announced two significant personnel changes.

The power industry will buy 20 percent of the water treatment chemicals purchased by industries around the world in 2015. This is the conclusion of the McIlvaine Company in its Water and Wastewater Treatment Chemicals: World Market.

Ebara Corporation, whose presence in Southeast Asia continues to grow, organized seminars on Flood Control Pumps in Thailand. This was the 24th time Ebara held seminars in cooperation with Asian Institute of Technology (AIT). This seminar attracted 48 participants: civil engineers and university personnel from Thailand, Sri Lanka, Philippines, Vietnam and other Southeast Asian countries.

Voith was awarded a contract by the utility Endesa Chile to equip the Los Cóndores Hydropower Plant, located in Chile’s Maule Region.

Blackmer is pleased to announce the availability of the XLW4A Model Sliding Vane Pump. This 4-inch pump is an extension of Blackmer’s XLW Series Sliding Vane Pump line, which was introduced in 1978.