REINACH, Switzerland - For the fifth consecutive year, Endress+Hauser Conducta has received the European Business Award. The Endress+Hauser Group’s center of competence for liquid analysis took the “National Winner” award in the “Business of the Year” category for 2018. The company also received the TOP JOB seal of quality once again as one of Germany’s best medium-sized employers.

PARSIPPANY, N.J. – The Hydraulic Institute (HI) announced new leadership during the 2018 HI Annual Conference at the Wigwam Resort in Phoenix, Arizona.

Paul Behnke was appointed to the position of vice-president, certification and technical programs while three new members have joined the Board of Directors for three-year terms:

• Scott King – vice-president, Gorman-Rupp, Mansfield Division

• Brian Sweeney – president, Crane Pumps & Systems, Inc.

BOSTON - Boston-based biofuel producer World Energy, LLC announced that it has closed on the purchase from Delek US Holdings, Inc. of its interests in renewable jet and diesel producer AltAir Paramount, LLC , its Paramount Petroleum, LLC refinery assets, both collocated in Paramount, California, as well an adjacent tank farm and most of Delek’s California pipeline assets.

WOLCOTT, Conn. — Process controls manufacturer Gizmo Engineering named pump and process equipment distributor Reliable Equipment Sales to represent the manufacturer in the United States.

Based in Wolcott, Connecticut, Reliable offers the entire Gizmo product line of process controls and accessories including digital timers, chemical tank and drum alarms, temperature alarms, flowmeters and other products for the chemical process industries.