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WASHINGTON (June 1, 2012) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is issuing common-sense standards informed by important input from stakeholders, including industry, for new flares and process heaters at petroleum refineries which maintain important public health benefits while dramatically reducing costs.
VLEUTEN, The Netherlands (June 1, 2012) – Verder Liquids division realizes its distribution plans for Northern Europe by opening a Denmark office per June 1. Located in the Copenhagen area, Verder A/S will both sell Verderair diaphragm pumps, Verderflex peristaltic pumps and a selection of other A-brands, and universal spare parts for progressing cavity pumps.
OLATHE, Kan. (May 31, 2012) – Ingram’s Magazine, Kansas City’s long-form business publication, selected Grundfos to top its list of “Best Companies to Work for in Kansas City.” Grundfos was chosen from among the metropolitan area’s mid-sized companies for its unique compensation, benefits and workplace cultures.
PARSIPPANY, N.J. (May 30, 2012) – Pump Systems Matter (PSM) announces upcoming management briefing on pump systems performance and the impact on bottomlines. The webinar is slated for June 20, 2012 at 1 p.m. EDT and it will last approximately 1 hour. The session will be taught by the industry’s leading energy efficiency expert, William Livoti of GIW Industries.
TARRYTOWN, N.Y. (May 24, 2012) – Hitachi America, Ltd., Industrial Components and Equipment Division, announced that it is relocating its Charlotte, N.C., facility to a larger facility. While remaining in Charlotte, the new facility is 38,400 sq. ft., increasing the company’s working space by 42 percent. The larger facility is needed to accommodate projected growth in sales. The company anticipates that the relocation will be completed by the end of June 2012.
WASHINGTON (May 24, 2012) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Department of Justice announced that BP North America Inc. has agreed to pay an $8 million penalty and invest more than $400 million to install state-of-the-art pollution controls and cut emissions from BP’s petroleum refinery in Whiting, Ind.
WASHINGTON (May 23, 2012) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program recently awarded $2 million to 25 companies in support of technology development toward sustainable solutions for the environment. The SBIR program is part of EPA’s Technology Innovation for Environmental and Economic Progress: An EPA Roadmap, which focuses on linking research and development, policy and finance.
SAN MARCOS, Texas (May 23, 2012) – In April, Thermon Group Holdings, Inc., opened a new manufacturing building at its primary production facility in San Marcos, Texas. The expansion was completed over the course of one year at an approximate cost of $5.5 million.
BURLINGTON, Canada (May 22, 2012) – ClydeUnion Pumps, an SPX Brand, has relocated its Canadian works to a new facility in Burlington, Ontario, almost doubling its manufacturing footprint. The new site provides increased regional production capacity, allowing larger between bearings style pumps to be manufactured on site. The operation’s new upgraded pump test facilities means pumps can be proven locally in what is now North America’s highest power test facility for ClydeUnion Pumps.