MANHEIM, Germany (Jan. 22, 2013) – Engineering and services group Bilfinger has signed an agreement to acquire filtration specialists Johnson Screens. Combining these activities with activities that already exist in the group leads to the creation of a global supplier of components and services in nearly all areas of water and wastewater technology. Johnson Screens was founded in 1904 in Minnesota.

PARSIPPANY, N.J. (Jan. 21, 2013) – Hydraulic Institute (HI) has introduced CD Version 3.1, its latest offering of ANSI/HI Standards presented in CD format. An update of an earlier CD offering, the new release is “state of the art” and contains a full set of all 31 current standards on one convenient-to-use and easily portable CD. The cost is $1,200 and represents significant savings over purchasing standards individually.

BALTIMORE (Jan. 21, 2013) – Danfoss has acquired full ownership of the joint venture company Danfoss Turbocor, in which Danfoss has had a 50 percent owner’s share since 2004. The company develops, produces and markets high-efficiency variable speed compressors in the capacity range of 75-200 ton per unit which are primarily used in very large commercial air-conditioning applications.

PARSIPPANY, N.J. (Jan. 18, 2013) – The Hydraulic Institute (HI) has published ANSI/HI 9.6.1–2012 Rotodynamic Pumps Guideline for NPSH Margin. The new guideline serves as a replacement for the 1998 edition, which was later withdrawn completely in 2003.

PARSIPPANY, N.J. (Jan. 17, 2013) – The Hydraulic Institute (HI) has updated the 1998 edition of the ANSI/HI standard on pump intake design and published ANSI/HI 9.8–2012 Rotodynamic Pumps for Pump Intake Design.

ABU DHABI, UAE (Jan. 16, 2013) – Xylem Inc. will expand its presence in the Middle East region with the opening of a new office in Saudi Arabia in the coming months, as well as up to three additional offices in other key regional markets later this year. The company already has a presence in the UAE and Lebanon.

ROTHERHAM, U.K. (Jan. 16, 2013) – The global AES Engineering Group, based in Rotherham, UK, has acquired AV Technology, of Manchester, UK, for an undisclosed sum.

AES’s high-tech seals are sold under the AESSEAL brand name. The group has 230 locations worldwide, serving customers in 100-plus countries. The combined group expects sales in excess of £150m ($239.8m) in 2013 and employs 1,555 people worldwide, with 650 based in the UK.

ABU DHABI, UAE (Jan. 15, 2013) – Xylem Inc. will expand its presence in the Middle East region with the opening of a new office in Saudi Arabia in the coming months, as well as up to three additional offices in other key regional markets later this year. The company already has a presence in the United Arab Emirates and Lebanon.

PARIS (Jan. 14, 2013)—GE’s Power Conversion business announced that it has won a contact of more than $10 million to supply eight pump drive trains, as well as process automation for the largest wastewater treatment plant in the world. It will be located just outside of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, and will provide water for local agricultural needs.

WASHINGTON (Jan. 13, 2013) –The National Association of Clean Water Agencies (NACWA), the Water Environment Research Foundation (WERF) and the Water Environment Federation (WEF) have jointly released a pioneering document that defines the evolving environmental, economic, and social roles that clean water utilities are playing in their communities.