SADDLE BROOK, N.j. — PumpMan has announced the acquisition of Ransom Pump & Supply based in Ramona, CA. Ransom Pump & Supply will join PumpMan’s Baldwin Park-based PumpMan SoCal and PumpMan San Diego in serving the commercial, industrial, municipal, agriculture and multi-unit residential pump systems in Los Angeles, Orange, San Bernardino, Riverside, San Diego and Imperial counties.

MINNEAPOLIS — Daikin Industries, Ltd., has announced that Jeff Drees has been selected as the new chief executive officer and president of Daikin Applied Americas. Drees currently serves as executive vice president of sales, marketing and aftermarket at Daikin Applied and will replace Mike Schwartz who is retiring at the end of August after 11 years leading the organization.