Wayne Rose, CEO of the British Pump Manufacturers Association (BPMA) shares some thoughts on the shifting legislative landscape impacting the pump sector in the aftermath of Brexit, highlighting some of the efforts undertaken by his organisation (and others) in ensuring a fair and equitable approach is adopted across the board.

For many years, Europump, the Association of European Pump Manufacturers has been at the forefront of the health & safety, environmental and sustainability agenda, advising and lobbying Governments as they look to update and improve the legislative landscape for industry.

Nicolaus Krämer is the new Chairman of the VDMA Pumps + Systems Association. The members elected the Chief Executive and Chief Operating Officer of HERMETIC-Pumpen GmbH to his post at the general meeting at the end of April.

Europump (the European Pump Association) is pleased to announce that for the second year running it is partnering with CEIR (the European Valve Association) and Pneurop (the European Compressed Air Association) to stage their respective Annual Meetings.

Following the postponed and eagerly awaited awards ceremony last year, the 2022 Pump Industry Awards returned to its usual dateline and was staged to great applause on the evening of 31st March at the Chesford Grange Hotel in Warwickshire.

Scheduled for the afternoon of Tuesday 25th May, from 14.00-16.30 CEST, this free to attend online gathering replaces the ‘live’ Annual Meetings and Joint Conference, which, CEIR, Europump and PNEUROP were scheduled to hold this May in Brussels.

Europump members represent more than 450 pump companies with a collective production value of more than €10 Billion and an employee base of some 100,000 people across Europe.

Last year, the European Commission announced its commitment to delivering on its energy efficiency and carbon reduction objectives through its new Green Deal proposition. This Europe-wide undertaking is of course excellent news and sets out a ‘road map’ for the suggested improvements.

Various countries around the world have taken different approaches towards energy usage and possible energy reduction.

Striving to be the first carbon neutral continent by 2050 is undoubtedly the greatest challenge and opportunity of our times.