NEWS

SENECA FALLS, N.Y. (March 06, 2013) - ITT Corporation announced that its flagship Goulds Pumps brand is continuing its partnership with the international Emergency Cardiovascular Care (ECC) Program, supported by the American Heart Association (AHA) and its global partners, by making a $25,000 donation to provide hands-only CPR training around the world.

PARIS (March 6, 2013) – Sustainable development of Alberta’s vast oil sands is a key priority, and in early 2013 construction began on the world’s first refinery specifically designed to reduce environmental impacts as it turns tarry bitumen crude into clean-burning diesel fuel.

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. (March 5, 2013) – North America is a mature market for submersible pumps, a scenario that challenges suppliers to sharpen their strategic thinking and expand their toolbox of tactics to grow beyond today's market averages, according to Frost & Sullivan. With 2012 growth estimated at approximately 3 percent, pump manufacturers must find the dynamic seams in the market that can provide growth that is more in line with their corporate objectives.

EXTON, Pa. (March 5, 2013) – Netzsch Pumps North America, LLC, has expanded its sales force by hiring Jan Torrellas as the Regional Sales Manager for the Southwest Region of the U.S. He is responsible for supporting our Industrial and Municipal distributors in Arkansas, Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Western Tennessee as well as the many OEM’s and Engineering/Contractors located in the region. Torrellas is based in Houston, Texas.

MANSFIELD, Ohio (March 1, 2013) – The Gorman-Rupp Company has added Mike Retter to the position of Southeast District Manager - Engineered Systems for the Gorman Rupp Company, Mansfield Division. Also, the company adds Joe Price to the position of Western District Manager - Engineered Systems for the Gorman Rupp Company, Mansfield Division.

NORDBORG, Denmark, and AMES, Iowa (March 1, 2013) – Danfoss A/S and Sauer-Danfoss Inc. today announced a definitive merger agreement for Danfoss to acquire the 24.4 percent of Sauer-Danfoss common shares not already owned by Danfoss and its affiliates for $58.50 per share in cash. The $58.50 per share price represents a 48.6 percent premium to the closing price of Sauer-Danfoss shares on Nov.

MANSFIELD, Ohio (March 1, 2013) – The Gorman-Rupp Company announces its 80th anniversary.

Eighty years ago today, Gorman-Rupp was founded by J.C. Gorman and Herb Rupp, two entrepreneurs who had a chance encounter on the streets of Mansfield, Ohio. That meeting in March 1933 was the formation of what would eventually become one of the premier pump manufacturing organizations in America - and one that would have worldwide impact.

GLENDALE, Ariz. (Feb. 28, 2013) – National Pump Company (NPC) announced the appointment of Allen Hobratschk to President of National Pump and recently acquired American Turbine Pump. Hobratschk joined National Pump in 1980, working alongside Roger Jeschke, in developing the company. Roger Jeschke, former President, has assumed the role of Vice President of Business Development.

LEONBERG, Germany (Feb. 27, 2013) – Since Feb. 1 of this year, the Pump and System Division of the Lewa-Nikkiso Group has been led by a triumvirate. The former CEO of Lewa GmbH, Bernd Stütz, already left the company at the end of 2012. On Jan. 1, Naota Shikano took over as his successor. Shikano is now sharing responsibility for the pump and systems business of the entire group with Stefan Glasmeyer, who is responsible for sales, and with Dr.

PLYMOUTH, Mich. (Feb. 22, 2013) – Freudenberg Sealing Technologies’ laser welding process, which eliminates up to 73 percent of the engineered waste produced during traditional stamping operations, has won a coveted Manufacturing Leadership 100 Sustainability Award from Frost & Sullivan’s Manufacturing Leadership Council.