PARSIPPANY, N.J. (March 20, 2017)—The Hydraulic Institute (HI) awarded the Pump Industry Excellence Awards at the 2017 Annual Conference & Centennial Celebration in Orlando, Florida, on March 10.

These inaugural awards recognized pump end-users, owner/operators, engineering consultants who have excelled in applying new pump technologies, and optimizing pumping systems when executing their mission, according to a statement from HI.

BJERRINGBRO, Denmark (March 20, 2017)—Fredrik Östbye is joining Grundfos to further strengthen the company’s ambitions of taking digitalization to the next level in its business offerings, according to a statement from Grundfos.

Östbye , 44, will be the new group vice president and head of digital transformation. He will join Grundfos on May 1, and will have his base at Grundfos headquarters in Bjerringbro.