FRANKFURT, Germant - ACHEMA, the Process Industry show in Frankfurt was the venue for the signing of a major distribution agreement between the SPX FLOW Inc. Industrial and Energy (I&E) division and the Tapflo Group for Central and Eastern Europe including Austria and South Africa. The agreement starts with immediate effect and covers the Johnson Pump, Bran+Luebbe, Plenty, Lightnin, Airpel and GD Engineering brands. Upon signing, Tapflo placed an initial stock order for 200 Johnson pumps. “We are delighted to sign this agreement with the Tapflo Group who we consider to be a very strong partner in Central and Eastern Europe. I am confident that SPX FLOW I&E will increase its customer base and market share in these important regions”, said Gerard Santema, SPX FLOW, EMEA sales director industrial pumps & mixers. “Tapflo has been in the business for over 30 years serving the general process industries. We have the experience, domain knowledge, languages and local presence to provide a level of service commensurate with that of SPX FLOW I&E. I am confident that having so many well-known and respected brands in our range we will be able to expand our business and the services providing the highest levels of support to our customer base”, said Krzysztof Doroszkiewicz, distribution lead, Tapflo Group. SPX FLOW was exhibiting at ACHEMA.