HILLSBORO, Ore. (Feb, 5, 2014) – Franklin Control Systems (FCS), a wholly owned subsidiary of Franklin Electric, Inc., announced that it has moved into a new 60,000 square-foot engineering and production facility in Hillsboro, Ore., doubling the company’s leased space under a single roof.
BRIDGEPORT, N.J. (Feb. 10, 2014) – Xylem announced the opening of its newest dewatering solutions branch in Pompano Beach, Fla.
Managed by current Florida branch manager, Mike Sturgill, the branch is located at 1201 NW 18th Street, Pompano Beach, FL 33069.
WILMINGTON, N.C. (Feb. 7, 2014) – HAWK Manufacturing, Inc. terminated its agreement to purchase a majority interest in Trump Equipment Company, Inc., of New Braunfels, Texas ("Trump"). HAWK, a CNC machining company based in Charleston, S. C., had entered into an agreement with the majority shareholders of Trump to purchase the company on Sept. 27, 2013.
BURNABY, British Columbia (Feb. 7, 2014) – Effective Jan. 31, 2014, Motion Canada, a division of Birmingham, Ala. based Motion Industries completed the acquisition of all of the issued and outstanding common shares of Commercial Solutions, Inc. (“CSI”). The acquisition agreement was previously announced on Dec. 2, 2013.
OAKBROOK TERRACE, Ill. (Feb. 6, 2014) – Pump Solutions Group announced that Carrie Halle has been appointed Director of Marketing, Americas. In this position, Halle will report directly to Walter Bonnett, Vice President of Global Marketing for PSG.
SENECA FALLS, N.Y. (Feb. 6, 2014) – ITT Corporation announced that Goulds Pumps’ third annual World of Pumps Quiz has reached more than 141 countries. It has attracted more than 6,200 participants to an online, biweekly set of questions, each designed to educate players about the vital role pumps play in various industries around the world.
In celebration of Heart Month, the quiz featured a pair of heart-related questions focused on the most important pump of all—the human heart.
ERLANGEN, Germany (Feb. 5, 2014) – Siemens Energy and the U.S.-based company Zolo Technologies have expanded their previous collaboration to a worldwide license agreement for fossil-fueled steam generation boiler applications. Under the terms of the agreement, Siemens and Zolo will more closely integrate their combustion optimization products and actively extend their market activities beyond Europe into the U.S., China and other fossil markets in Asia.
(Feb. 4, 2014) – Jordan, Knauff & Company announced that the Global M&A Network has named Mr. G. Cook Jordan Jr. to both the Top 50: Americas M&A Dealmakers and the Top 50: North America M&A Investment Bankers lists for 2013.
SANTIAGO, Chile (Feb. 4, 2014) – To meet the transportation needs of Santiago’s expanding population, the city’s underground metro system is in the midst of a significant expansion. The Consorcio Echeverria Izquierdo-Obras Subterráneas S.A. is responsible for tunneling and construction of part of one of the new metro lines. It turned to Atlas Copco for a Predictable Power solution.
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (Feb. 3, 2014) – The Water Environment Federation (WEF) formally announced that Dr. Eileen O’Neill has been named the new Executive Director. O’Neill replaces former executive director Jeff Eger who resigned in July 2013. Dr. O’Neill has been serving WEF as the Interim Executive Director since Mr. Eger’s departure. Prior to that position, she was Deputy Executive Director.