BANGKOK, Thailand (Sept. 20, 2016)—EBARA CORPORATION held seminars on flood control pumps from Aug. 24-31 in Bangkok, Thailand, according to a statement from the company.

This was the 26th time EBARA held seminars in cooperation with Asian Institute of Technology (AIT). A total of 56 participants attended from Thailand, Sri Lanka, Vietnam, Philippines, India, Cambodia and Laos.

LOS ANGELES (Sept. 20, 2016) — PumpMan, a provider of pump system maintenance, repair and new system installation, announced that private equity firm Soundcore Capital Partners LLC has acquired the company. As part of the transaction, Don Devine has been named new CEO of PumpMan. Devine brings more than 25 years of leadership experience at multi-million dollar global corporations including American Standard, as well as expertise integrating strategic acquisitions to drive growth.