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ITT supplies Oman wastewater facility ITT has been awarded a wastewater treatment plant contract in A'Seeb, Oman for the city of A’Seeb. This contract was awarded to ITT through the project’s general contractor, Hyundai Rotem. ITT will provide a secondary wastewater treatment solution that includes a sewage treatment plant based on continuous flow sequencing batch reactor technology, three main pump stations, two treated effluent pump station facilities, and an integrated control automation system. The plant is scheduled to open in March 2011.
In other company news, ITT has announced a strategic partnership with Mercy Corps, a global relief and development agency, as part of its corporate philanthropy program, ITT Watermark. The partnership includes a three-year, US$1 million commitment to help provide safe water during emergencies created by natural catastrophes. ITT's support includes the provision of dewatering and water purification equipment. www.itt.com www.ittwatermark.com
New Trane president Robert Zafari has joined Trane Commercial Systems Europe, Middle East, Africa and India Region (EMAIR) as president. Zafari replaces Gerard Lavery, who was recently appointed to the role of vice president-TCS global operations and
product management. Mr Zafari will have full accountability for the profit and loss of all TCS products, business streams and country operations across the region. www.trane.com
Amarinth appoints Al Ansari as new agent Amarinth has named Al Ansari Trading Enterprise LLC as its agent in Oman. Chris Ryan, export manager, Amarinth, explained: “Appointing Al Ansari as our agent for Oman will greatly increase our share of the considerable API 610 oil & gas pump market in the Sultanate. It also adds to our growing presence and reputation in the
Middle East as our agency network across the region continues to expand." Continued Ryan: "Next year we are looking to secure agents in Saudi Arabia and Kuwait and are already in discussions with potential partners for these strategically important countries.”
KSB wins major order for German plastics plant KSB has received orders worth several million Euros for pumping equipment for a new plastics producing plant situated at the industrial park of Höchst near Frankfurt, Germany. The order is for 102 standardized chemical pumps, 18 non-clogging impeller pumps and six process
Designer of slurry pumps, GIW Industries, has partnered with polyethylene piping products distributor and manufacturer, ISCO Industries. ISCO will become GIW’s principal distributor in the US for slurry pump sales into the sand and gravel business. In March 2007 ISCO acquired Fraser Mining in Mansfield, Texas, USA, enabling ISCO to expand into a sales model that offered better solutions for the aggregate market. Using this same model, ISCO and GIW aim to provide solutions to customers’ aggregate challenges.
Edwards has increased its industrial service centre located in Strongsville, Ohio, USA. The facility now has the capacity to service the full range of Stokes and Edwards vacuum pumps. Edwards has invested in new tooling, equipment and facilities occupying 25,000 ft2 that will increase production rates and reduce turn-around time.
Godwin western regional manager Ron Askin commented: “We chose the Carson location to provide more immediate rental, sales and service support to our refinery business in the Long Beach area, and to support our ongoing business in the western portion of the Los Angeles basin with municipal, industrial and construction
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ISCO will inventory GIW products in multiple locations throughout the USA, specifically chosen to minimize freight costs and maximize customer service. Additionally, GIW will continue consulting and training ISCO’s sales personnel on the slurry operational issues that GIW and ISCO’s customers often experience. In other company news, GIW has introduced two new technical courses: 'Mineral processing using centrifugal Pumps' and 'Maintenance of Centrifugal Slurry Pumps'. www.giwindustries.com www.isco-pipe.com
Godwin Pumps opens new US facilities
Edwards expands vacuum pump centre In other company news, the latest Sunday Times HSBC Top Track 250 league table, published recently, has ranked Edwards as the 23rd biggest mid-market private company in Britain. The table, now in its fourth year, ranks Britain’s mid-market private companies by sales in their latest audited accounts.
pumps for high-temperature applications. The order also includes 46 sealless pumps and seven axially split cooling water pumps. These will have drive ratings of up to 780 kW. The equipment will be supplied during summer 2009.
GIW Industries names US sales partner
Godwin Pumps recently opened its 25th branch location in Long Beach, California, USA. Located in Carson, the facility is near major refineries such as Conoco Wilmington, Conoco Carson, Exxon Mobile Torrance, BP Arco Carson, and Tesoro Wilmington.
www.amarinth.com
December 2008
clients. This location complements our existing Mira Loma facility, in the eastern portion of the Los Angeles basin.” The California facility offers 2,400 ft2 of office space, 12,000 ft2 of building space and another 75,000 ft2 of yard space. In addition to the Long Beach facility, Godwin announces the opening of a depot in Albany, New York, USA. Headed by operations manager Chris Batt, the Albany facility will provide Godwin with 1,500 ft2 of office space; 6,000 ft2 of shop space and an acre of yard space. www.godwinpumps.com
Business news
WORLD PUMPS
ITT supplies Oman wastewater facility ITT has been awarded a wastewater treatment plant contract in A'Seeb, Oman for the city of A’Seeb. This contract was awarded to ITT through the project’s general contractor, Hyundai Rotem. ITT will provide a secondary wastewater treatment solution that includes a sewage treatment plant based on continuous flow sequencing batch reactor technology, three main pump stations, two treated effluent pump station facilities, and an integrated control automation system. The plant is scheduled to open in March 2011.
In other company news, ITT has announced a strategic partnership with Mercy Corps, a global relief and development agency, as part of its corporate philanthropy program, ITT Watermark. The partnership includes a three-year, US$1 million commitment to help provide safe water during emergencies created by natural catastrophes. ITT's support includes the provision of dewatering and water purification equipment. www.itt.com www.ittwatermark.com
New Trane president Robert Zafari has joined Trane Commercial Systems Europe, Middle East, Africa and India Region (EMAIR) as president. Zafari replaces Gerard Lavery, who was recently appointed to the role of vice president-TCS global operations and
product management. Mr Zafari will have full accountability for the profit and loss of all TCS products, business streams and country operations across the region. www.trane.com
Amarinth appoints Al Ansari as new agent Amarinth has named Al Ansari Trading Enterprise LLC as its agent in Oman. Chris Ryan, export manager, Amarinth, explained: “Appointing Al Ansari as our agent for Oman will greatly increase our share of the considerable API 610 oil & gas pump market in the Sultanate. It also adds to our growing presence and reputation in the
Middle East as our agency network across the region continues to expand." Continued Ryan: "Next year we are looking to secure agents in Saudi Arabia and Kuwait and are already in discussions with potential partners for these strategically important countries.”
KSB wins major order for German plastics plant KSB has received orders worth several million Euros for pumping equipment for a new plastics producing plant situated at the industrial park of Höchst near Frankfurt, Germany. The order is for 102 standardized chemical pumps, 18 non-clogging impeller pumps and six process
Designer of slurry pumps, GIW Industries, has partnered with polyethylene piping products distributor and manufacturer, ISCO Industries. ISCO will become GIW’s principal distributor in the US for slurry pump sales into the sand and gravel business. In March 2007 ISCO acquired Fraser Mining in Mansfield, Texas, USA, enabling ISCO to expand into a sales model that offered better solutions for the aggregate market. Using this same model, ISCO and GIW aim to provide solutions to customers’ aggregate challenges.
Edwards has increased its industrial service centre located in Strongsville, Ohio, USA. The facility now has the capacity to service the full range of Stokes and Edwards vacuum pumps. Edwards has invested in new tooling, equipment and facilities occupying 25,000 ft2 that will increase production rates and reduce turn-around time.
Godwin western regional manager Ron Askin commented: “We chose the Carson location to provide more immediate rental, sales and service support to our refinery business in the Long Beach area, and to support our ongoing business in the western portion of the Los Angeles basin with municipal, industrial and construction
www.worldpumps.com
www.edwardsvacuum.com
www.ksb.com
ISCO will inventory GIW products in multiple locations throughout the USA, specifically chosen to minimize freight costs and maximize customer service. Additionally, GIW will continue consulting and training ISCO’s sales personnel on the slurry operational issues that GIW and ISCO’s customers often experience. In other company news, GIW has introduced two new technical courses: 'Mineral processing using centrifugal Pumps' and 'Maintenance of Centrifugal Slurry Pumps'. www.giwindustries.com www.isco-pipe.com
Godwin Pumps opens new US facilities
Edwards expands vacuum pump centre In other company news, the latest Sunday Times HSBC Top Track 250 league table, published recently, has ranked Edwards as the 23rd biggest mid-market private company in Britain. The table, now in its fourth year, ranks Britain’s mid-market private companies by sales in their latest audited accounts.
pumps for high-temperature applications. The order also includes 46 sealless pumps and seven axially split cooling water pumps. These will have drive ratings of up to 780 kW. The equipment will be supplied during summer 2009.
GIW Industries names US sales partner
Godwin Pumps recently opened its 25th branch location in Long Beach, California, USA. Located in Carson, the facility is near major refineries such as Conoco Wilmington, Conoco Carson, Exxon Mobile Torrance, BP Arco Carson, and Tesoro Wilmington.
www.amarinth.com
December 2008
clients. This location complements our existing Mira Loma facility, in the eastern portion of the Los Angeles basin.” The California facility offers 2,400 ft2 of office space, 12,000 ft2 of building space and another 75,000 ft2 of yard space. In addition to the Long Beach facility, Godwin announces the opening of a depot in Albany, New York, USA. Headed by operations manager Chris Batt, the Albany facility will provide Godwin with 1,500 ft2 of office space; 6,000 ft2 of shop space and an acre of yard space. www.godwinpumps.com