The British Pump Manufacturers Association (BPMA) was delighted to return to the famous St George’s Park in Staffordshire on 14th March for the staging of its 2024 Pump Industry Awards presentation evening. With a record number of submissions across the eight categories, this year’s awards programme again produced some truly exceptional entries from right across the pump manufacturing and distribution arena.
EA has won the MMK Award of Excellence in the “Sustainability” category for the introduction of the Add Better ecolabel. This designates innovative GEA solutions that are significantly more resource-efficient than their predecessors.
In an environment marked by geopolitical uncertainty, rising interest rates and negative exchange rate developments, GEA’s business has continued to perform well, with a further improvement in its key financial figures and another dividend increase proposed.
IFAT Munich, taking place in the Munich exhibition halls from May 13 to 17, 2024, will feature top-class speakers, more international exhibitors, and a varied and exciting event program.
Grundfos delivered healthy sales growth in 2023 while reducing its own water and energy footprint as well as supporting customers in lowering their water and energy consumption.
Preventing contamination is a crucial element in the design of hygienic processing lines. Yet manufacturers often face uncertainty when cleaning ducts, tanks and other confined spaces with hard-to-reach shadow areas. The new Alfa Laval Free Rotating Retractor, a high-efficiency retractable cleaning device, provides complete cleaning assurance, enhancing product safety while boosting uptime and productivity.
GEA ranks among the leading employers in Europe in 2024. The Top Employers Institute has certified the machinery and plant manufacturer as a Top Employer in five countries. Belgium and Portugal were recognized for the first time, while Germany, Poland and Spain were re-certified. GEA aims to receive Top Employer certification also for other countries in 2025.
Global engineering firm Sulzer is celebrating a successful two years of its Youth Engagement Programme, run by ESG partner Ahead Partnership. The Sulzer Youth Engagement Programme will now run for a third year after Sulzer has committed to continuing the programme.
GEA Group Aktiengesellschaft will be included in the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index (DJSI World) for the first time. As of December 18, 2023, GEA is the only German company to be newly added to the DJSI World. GEA will also remain a member of the DJSI Europe for the second consecutive year.
Xylem water technology solutions enable Manchester City to improve water usage and efficiency by saving up to 1,000 cubic meters of drinking water every day.
