FORT SMITH, Ark. (Oct. 24, 2016)—At a recent industry affairs conference in Zurich, Switzerland, Baldor Electric Company’s senior director of industry affairs, John Malinowski, was recognized with the MS’16 Award “for his personal engagement to make IE3 premium efficiency motors the global market standard,” according to a statement from the company.

MUMBAI, India (Oct. 24, 2016)—Xylem has secured a $1 million order to supply advanced wastewater treatment technology to a sewage treatment plant in the state of Madhya Pradesh in central India, according to a statement from the company.

HOUSTON (Oct. 23, 2016) – Hoover Container Solutions, Ferguson Group, and CHEP Catalyst & Chemical Containers (CCC), three global providers of container solutions products in the energy, petrochemical and general industrial markets, have finalized their merger to form the independent joint venture company, Hoover Ferguson Group.

BRIDGEPORT, N.J. (Oct. 21, 2016)—Xylem Inc., a leading global water technology company focused on addressing the world's most challenging water issues, activated emergency preparedness and response initiatives in anticipation of Hurricane Matthew.

Tom Miller

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (Oct. 21, 2016) — Franklin Electric has appointed Tom Miller as the newest addition to its Pioneer Pump and Artificial Lift group as regional manager for the Northeast USA and Eastern Canada.

NEW YORK (Oct. 20, 2016) — The global pumps market is expected to exhibit a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 4.2 percent in terms of sales volume and 4.6 percent in terms of revenue during the forecast period 2016-2024, according to a recent report from Persistence Market Research.

DENVER, Colo. (Oct. 20, 2016) – The Water Research Foundation (WRF), a leading sponsor of potable reuse research, has released interim results from the project “Blending Requirements for Water from Direct Potable Reuse Treatment Facilities” (#4536). The objective of this project is to provide guidance for the appropriate use of blending as part of a direct potable reuse (DPR) project.

BADEN, Penn, (Oct. 19, 2016) – Xylem has secured a contract to supply filtration technology to the new Beaver County water treatment plant in Baden, Pennsylvania. Once operational, the plant will increase the volume of drinking water produced for the West View Water Authority, treating up to 15 million gallons of water per day (mgd) from the Ohio River. The plant will help meet growing demand from communities in Beaver County, Butler County and Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.