LONDON (April 14, 2015) – POWER-GEN Europe and its co-located event Renewable Energy World Europe, the leading conference and exhibition for the international power and renewable industries, has announced the launch of the POWER-GEN Confidence Index—a pan European study of the region’s power market which will allow power generation industry practitioners from across Europe to have their say on the industry.
WILMINGTON, Mass. (April 13, 2015) – Koch Membrane Systems, Inc. (KMS), developer and manufacturer of innovative membranes and membrane filtration systems, announced that is has been selected to provide its PURON High Flow (HF) reinforced hollow fiber ultrafiltration system for the expansion of the Alto da Boa Vista (ABV) drinking water plant in São Paulo, Brazil.
CHICAGO (April 13, 2015) – The Power Transmission Distributors Association (PTDA), the preeminent association for the industrial power transmission/motion control (PT/MC) distribution channel, welcomed three new distributor member companies.
BK Industrial Solutions, LLC (Beaumont, Texas) is a distributor of motors, material handling/conveyor systems and components, bearings and mechanical power transmission products.
RYE BROOK, N.Y. (April 13, 2015) – Xylem Inc. announced that it has been selected to participate in the U.S. Presidential Trade Mission to the People’s Republic of China, taking place April 12-17. U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker and Deputy Secretary of Energy Elizabeth Sherwood-Randall will lead this Smart Cities – Smart Growth Business Development Mission, accompanied by representatives from 25 companies.
SAN FRANCISCO (April 10, 2015) – The San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) together with San Mateo Board of Supervisors Dave Pine and Peninsula water agencies stood on top of a new 11 million gallon treated water reservoir to celebrate the completion of a $278 million project improving the seismic and operational reliability of the Harry Tracy Water Treatment Plant located in San Bruno.
THE HAGUE, The Netherlands (8 April 2015) – The Boards of Shell and BG announced that they have reached agreement on the terms of a recommended cash and share offer to be made by Shell for the entire issued and to be issued share capital of BG. The Combination will result in BG Shareholders owning approximately 19 percent of the combined group. Shell expects the Combination to accelerate its growth strategy in global LNG and deep water.
PITTSBURGH (April 9, 2015) – Lewis-Goetz is pleased to announce it has acquired Action Industrial Group, a South Carolina-based fabricator and distributor specializing in fasteners, gaskets, hose products and industrial construction tools and supplies. The acquisition will add seven Southeast locations to the Lewis-Goetz footprint, as well as considerable gasket fabrication technologies. Action Industrial Group has 78 employees and had $21.5 million in net sales last year.