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ERIE, Pa. (Feb. 25, 2014) – High Pressure Equipment Company (HiP) acquired Staffordshire Hydraulic Services Ltd. (SHS). SHS has been a key distribution partner for HiP for over 40 years. Additionally, SHS markets its own line of standard and customized high pressure equipment with application in the oil and gas, power generation and other industrial markets.

ABERDEENSHIRE, Scotland (Feb. 24, 2014) – The project, led by Shell, with strategic support from SSE, owners of the Peterhead gas power station in Aberdeenshire, aims to capture 10 million tons of CO2 over 10 years. This will generate enough clean electricity to power the equivalent of 500,000 homes per year. If successful, the project will represent the first industrial-scale application of CCS technology at a gas power station anywhere in the world.

ALLENDALE and SOMERVILLE, N.J. (Feb. 24, 2014) – Leistritz announced the reorganization of its pumps, machine tools, turbine components and extrusion business units under the name Leistritz Advanced Technologies Corp. effective immediately. The change reflects Leistritz’ commitment to further strengthen its North American operations.

NEWNAN, Ga. (Feb. 21, 2014) – Yokogawa Electric Corporation announced that it has received the Frost & Sullivan 2014 Global Enabling Technology Leadership Award in the wireless solutions category. The Enabling Technology Leadership Award is presented to companies around the world that are best-in-class in a specific category.

MANCHESTER, Conn. (Feb. 20, 2014) – Lydall, Inc. announced that it has acquired the industrial filtration businesses (Andrew Filtration) of Andrew Industries Limited, an Altham, UK-based corporation, for $83 million in cash. The transaction strengthens Lydall's capacity as a provider of filtration and engineered materials products and diversifies its end markets and geographic revenue base.