MILWAUKEE, Wis. - Caleffi North America, Inc. announced the hiring of Ben Freeman to the position of regional sales manager for the southern United States. In this new position, Freeman is responsible for growing Caleffi’s sales in the south by working with manufacturer representatives, designers, contractors and wholesalers.

ESSEX, U.K. - Gibbons Engineering Group has cause for celebration this year, with 2019 marking its 50th anniversary.

Half a century ago, friends Wilfred Gibbons and Roy Templeman, with the help of Wilfred’s son Martin, formed T.G. Consultancy – a company specializing in electric motor rewinds and repairs.

PORT ORANGE, Fla. – Thompson Pump & Mfg. Co. has sold its rental assets and related operations to the Fluid Solutions Group of United Rentals. Thompson Pump plans to invest in and grow its pump manufacturing operations.

CHICAGO - May River Capital, together with Longview Asset Management and Knox Capital Holdings LLC, completed a merger that brings together Stancor, L.P. with BJM Pumps LLC. The merged businesses will be a part of Industrial Flow Solutions, a portfolio company of May River Capital, which specializes in the design, manufacturing, sales and service of pumping and fluid management solutions for harsh, rugged environments.

GRAY, La. – Danos is announced that it has reached a tentative agreement to acquire the assets and business of Shamrock Energy Solutions, a privately held 22-year-old oilfield service company, based out of Houma, Louisiana. The deal is expected to be effective in March, 2019, and will increase the number of Danos employees by nearly 50 percent, from 2,200 to 3,200. The closing is subject to certain remaining contingencies.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Motion Industries, Inc., a distributor of maintenance, repair, and operation replacement parts and a wholly owned subsidiary of Genuine Parts Company (GPC), announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Axis New England and Axis New York ("Axis"), an automation and robotics company based in Danvers, Massachusetts. Execution of the transaction will occur on March 1, 2019, subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions.