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Franklin Electric makes Brazilian acquisition
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Business news
WORLD PUMPS
July/August 2014
Franklin Electric makes Brazilian acquisition
Grundfos partners with Singapore’s PUB
Franklin Electric Co Inc has bought Brazilian submersible groundwater pumping equipment manufacturer Bombas Leão SA.
and municipal applications. Bombas Leão has manufacturing facilities in Monte Azul Paulista and Teresina and a distribution facility in Recife. In 2013 the company had net revenues of approximately US$30 million.
Grundfos and Singapore’s national water agency PUB have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to jointly collaborate on the development of water technologies and solutions.
www.franklin-electric.com www.leao.com.br
The collaboration will focus on water innovation, including the development and application of highly efficient pump solutions in water treatment, R&D in wastewater treatment solutions and disinfection technologies, and applications for in-pipe energy recovery technologies.
Established in 1964, and owned by the Plaza family, Bombas Leão supplies groundwater pumps that are used mainly in agriculture, industrial
Gorman-Rupp buys Bayou City Pump The Gorman-Rupp Co’s whollyowned subsidiary National Pump Co (NPC) has acquired Houston, Texas-headquartered Bayou City Pump Inc (BCP). Founded in 1973, BCP manufactures and services vertical turbine pumping systems mainly for the inland and coastal marine liquid petroleum and chemical transportation market. BCP also developed and manufactures a specialty sludge pumping system for use in a range of industrial applications. The company, which has a service facility in Baton Rouge, Louisiana,
generated approximately US$16 million in revenue during 2013 from sales of its products and services. Gorman-Rupp president and CEO Jeffrey Gorman said: “BCP’s strong customer relationships and long history will help expand sales in targeted niche markets complementary to National Pump Company’s significant and growing vertical turbine products leadership position.” www.gormanrupp.com www.nationalpumpcompany.com www.bayoucitypumps.com
Apollo Goessnitz wins German power order HMS Group’s Apollo Goessnitz GmbH has signed a contract with Alstom Power to manufacture and deliver pumping equipment for the Koeln Niel 3 power plant construction project in Cologne, Germany.
boiler feed water pumps as well as four heating circulation and forwarding pumps. All of the pumping units will be produced according to API 610 and equipped with automation and control systems.
The delivery includes two VS6 condensate pumps and two OH2
www.apollo-goessnitz.de www.hms.ru
www.worldpumps.com
“The research collaboration with Grundfos will allow us to tap on Grundfos’s strength in the development of pump solutions for water treatment, and at the same time explore collaborations in new areas where Grundfos is venturing to, such as used water treatment to further boost the growing vibrancy of the R&D
landscape in Singapore,” said PUB chief technology officer Harry Seah. “Through this strategic agreement, Grundfos will support Singapore’s endeavours in addressing challenging water issues. These span from the management of scarce water resources to water efficiency management systems for heavy industrial users. Grundfos’s Water Innovation Centre in Singapore will enable multi-agency collaboration and information sharing on water and wastewater management and technology, so as to address the impact of climate change and the growing economy on global water challenges,” said Poul Due Jensen, group senior vice president and regional managing director for Grundfos Asia Pacific. www.grundfos.com www.pub.gov.sg
French wastewater plant selects Flygt technology Xylem Inc’s Flygt brand submersible pumps and monitoring and control technology will be used to upgrade Europe’s largest wastewater treatment plant located near Paris, France. Xylem will supply the pumps and related accessories to recirculate water and sludge through basins and feed the facility’s biological tanks with wastewater. The Achères Seine Aval wastewater treatment plant treats about 1.5 million cubic metres of wastewater in the Paris region every day. Service Public de L’assainissement
Francilien (SIAAP) is undertaking a development program to expand the existing biofiltration units and build a new membrane treatment line in the plant. The system upgrade is necessary to meet European Water Directives and the project is due to be completed by 2021. The first deliveries of Flygt pumps and controls will begin in March 2015 and the upgrade works are due to be completed by July 2018. www.xyleminc.com
Business news
WORLD PUMPS
July/August 2014
Franklin Electric makes Brazilian acquisition
Grundfos partners with Singapore’s PUB
Franklin Electric Co Inc has bought Brazilian submersible groundwater pumping equipment manufacturer Bombas Leão SA.
and municipal applications. Bombas Leão has manufacturing facilities in Monte Azul Paulista and Teresina and a distribution facility in Recife. In 2013 the company had net revenues of approximately US$30 million.
Grundfos and Singapore’s national water agency PUB have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to jointly collaborate on the development of water technologies and solutions.
www.franklin-electric.com www.leao.com.br
The collaboration will focus on water innovation, including the development and application of highly efficient pump solutions in water treatment, R&D in wastewater treatment solutions and disinfection technologies, and applications for in-pipe energy recovery technologies.
Established in 1964, and owned by the Plaza family, Bombas Leão supplies groundwater pumps that are used mainly in agriculture, industrial
Gorman-Rupp buys Bayou City Pump The Gorman-Rupp Co’s whollyowned subsidiary National Pump Co (NPC) has acquired Houston, Texas-headquartered Bayou City Pump Inc (BCP). Founded in 1973, BCP manufactures and services vertical turbine pumping systems mainly for the inland and coastal marine liquid petroleum and chemical transportation market. BCP also developed and manufactures a specialty sludge pumping system for use in a range of industrial applications. The company, which has a service facility in Baton Rouge, Louisiana,
generated approximately US$16 million in revenue during 2013 from sales of its products and services. Gorman-Rupp president and CEO Jeffrey Gorman said: “BCP’s strong customer relationships and long history will help expand sales in targeted niche markets complementary to National Pump Company’s significant and growing vertical turbine products leadership position.” www.gormanrupp.com www.nationalpumpcompany.com www.bayoucitypumps.com
Apollo Goessnitz wins German power order HMS Group’s Apollo Goessnitz GmbH has signed a contract with Alstom Power to manufacture and deliver pumping equipment for the Koeln Niel 3 power plant construction project in Cologne, Germany.
boiler feed water pumps as well as four heating circulation and forwarding pumps. All of the pumping units will be produced according to API 610 and equipped with automation and control systems.
The delivery includes two VS6 condensate pumps and two OH2
www.apollo-goessnitz.de www.hms.ru
www.worldpumps.com
“The research collaboration with Grundfos will allow us to tap on Grundfos’s strength in the development of pump solutions for water treatment, and at the same time explore collaborations in new areas where Grundfos is venturing to, such as used water treatment to further boost the growing vibrancy of the R&D
landscape in Singapore,” said PUB chief technology officer Harry Seah. “Through this strategic agreement, Grundfos will support Singapore’s endeavours in addressing challenging water issues. These span from the management of scarce water resources to water efficiency management systems for heavy industrial users. Grundfos’s Water Innovation Centre in Singapore will enable multi-agency collaboration and information sharing on water and wastewater management and technology, so as to address the impact of climate change and the growing economy on global water challenges,” said Poul Due Jensen, group senior vice president and regional managing director for Grundfos Asia Pacific. www.grundfos.com www.pub.gov.sg
French wastewater plant selects Flygt technology Xylem Inc’s Flygt brand submersible pumps and monitoring and control technology will be used to upgrade Europe’s largest wastewater treatment plant located near Paris, France. Xylem will supply the pumps and related accessories to recirculate water and sludge through basins and feed the facility’s biological tanks with wastewater. The Achères Seine Aval wastewater treatment plant treats about 1.5 million cubic metres of wastewater in the Paris region every day. Service Public de L’assainissement
Francilien (SIAAP) is undertaking a development program to expand the existing biofiltration units and build a new membrane treatment line in the plant. The system upgrade is necessary to meet European Water Directives and the project is due to be completed by 2021. The first deliveries of Flygt pumps and controls will begin in March 2015 and the upgrade works are due to be completed by July 2018. www.xyleminc.com