LONDON (April 10, 2014) – Manufacturers of building automation systems (BAS) across Europe are taking their solutions to the next level by using supporting infrastructures such as wireless control devices, cloud services, building analytics software, smart grids and vertical farming systems. Among these supporting infrastructures, building analytics, the cloud and smart grids are likely to play the most important role in strengthening the BAS market over the next four years.

PORT ORANGE, Fla. (April 10, 2014) – Thompson Pump and Manufacturing Company, Inc. recognized James Copeland as their 2013 Branch Manager of the Year.

PARSIPPANY, N.J. (April 8, 2014) – The Hydraulic Institute (HI) has entered a training partner agreement with ABB and Baldor Electric Company, a member of the ABB Group.

SENECA FALLS, N.Y. (April 8, 2014) – ITT Corporation’s Goulds Pumps, PRO Services and Bornemann brands observed the third-annual Pump Appreciation Day on Tuesday, April 8, 2014. It is a global event held the second Tuesday of April to raise awareness of the value of pumps and honor the people and organizations that design, apply, install and service them.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (April 7, 2014) – Pumps & Systems, the leading magazine for pump users worldwide, is proud to announce the “Measure Reliability” webinar, a presentation made in partnership with WIKA Instrument, LP, a global manufacturer of pressure and temperature measurement instrumentation.

JAZAN, Saudi Arabia (April 8, 2014) – Siemens will supply the key components for a major combined-cycle power plant in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The power station is designed to deliver electricity to the Jazan Industrial city area in the southwest of the country and to the refinery of Jazan, which will additionally be supplied with process steam. The plant will be fueled with gasified refinery residues, which contributes greatly to the preservation of the country’s energy resources.

ERLANGEN, Germany (April 7, 2014) – The Andong combined cycle power plant (CCPP) in South Korea was erected in a record time of only 24 months. This liquefied natural gas (LNG) fired plant has an electrical capacity of 417 megawatts, making it the second Siemens operating H-class-based combined-cycle power plant in Asia with an efficiency level of more than 60 percent. The owner and operator is Korea Southern Power Co. Ltd. (KOSPO), a power supply utility.

RYE BROOK, N.Y. (April 7, 2014) – Xylem Inc. has been chosen to receive the 2014 Corporate Excellence Award from Charities@Work, an alliance of four nonprofit federations that serves as the cooperative voice for more than 2,000 international, national and local charities. Xylem received the Corporate Excellence Award in recognition of their employee engagement activities, including a matching gifts program, volunteer opportunities, and senior leadership and executive participation.