PARSIPPANY, NJ – The Hydraulic Institute (HI), the largest association of pump manufacturers and suppliers to the pump industry in North America, and a global authority on pumps and pumping systems, installed new leadership during the 2025 Annual Conference in Rancho Mirage, California.
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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Motion Industries, Inc. has signed a definitive purchase agreement to acquire the net operating assets of Maguire Bearing Company, Ltd., an industrial distributor based in Hawaii. The transaction is expected to close at the end of February 2025, subject to customary closing conditions.
DOWNERS GROVE, Ill. — PSG, an operating company of Dover Corpora
ALISO VIEJO, Calif. – IHI Power Services Corp. (IPSC) has announced the appointment of Tony Dabbene as chief executive officer for both IHI Power Generation Corp. (IPGC) and IPSC. With a career spanning over 35 years, Dabbene brings extensive power industry expertise and a proven track record of transformative leadership.
MORTON GROVE, Ill. – John Crane has announced Ruben Alvarez as its new President, effective February 1, 2025.
GREENSBORO, N.C. – Tencarva Machinery Company (“Tencarva” or “the Company”), has announced that it has acquired Detroit Pump & Mfg. Co. (“Detroit Pump”). Tencarva is backed by Bessemer Investors, LLC (“Bessemer”), a New York-based investment firm. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
NACKA, Sweden – Atlas Copco has appointed Marco Gravina as president of portable power and flow division in the power technique business area.
He has held the position of VP marketing at Atlas Copco specialty rental division since 2021. In this role, he has been responsible for the divisional marketing and communication team. He has held various roles in operations, sales and marketing within Atlas Copco since he started working with the company in 2011.
COVINGTON, Ky. – DeanHouston, a business-first marketing firm that excels at creating meaningful communication strategies for technical products and services companies, has appointed Jeff Blease as its new director of hygienic markets.