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STERLINGTOSELL HAYWARDTYLER lnamovewhhwiuallow 3te~FhddsysteInsto :oncentrate on its standard pumpbslaines$itbrabeen 1meunced that Hayward Qkr is for sale. Hayward Tyler specialises in glandless motor pumps for boiler circulation duties, multi-stage electro-submersible bore hole pumps and API610 pumps for hydrocarbon processing. ln the UK, Hayward Tyler has one manufacturing site located at Luton and a service facility at Erith, Kent. Hayward Tyler Inc is located in Burlington, Vermont, USA. All three sites are up for sale. A manufacturing site at East Kilbrlde, Scotland was closed approximately 18 months ago. Turnover for the Luton site is expected to be in the region of E25 million for 1996, while 1996 sales for the combined operations should be in excess of f30 million. A number of major intemational pump companies are believed to be interested in the purchase, in addition to companies from outside the industry.

An announcement about the new ownership of the company is expected within the next two months. Sterling Fluid Systems is part of the Thyssen-Bornemisza Group. In addition to Hayward Tyler, Sterling also owns Peerless Pump, SPP, Mokveld and Melotte. Sterling also has a 50 per cent interest in the SIHI Group.

JOHNCRANEANDUNION PUMPCOMPANYFORM ALLIANCE John Crane and Union Pump Company have announced the formation ofanalllrneeinwhich John Crane se& have become the seal of choice for uniou John Crane seals will be installed in all Union pumps, subject to end user preference. The deal is estimated to be worth f3 million amnlally. The move will increase John Crane’s presence in the hydrocarbon processing industry and will allow Union Pump Company to expand its technical expertise. As part of the alliance, John Crane will locate engineering resources at Union Pump Company’s headquarters in Battle Creek, Michigan. Union Pump Company manufactures fluid pumps. The company’s major market is the US hydrocarbon processing industry. John Crane, with headquarters in Chicago, USA, is a division of the TI Group plc. The alliance is part of John Crane’s strategy to form

closer relationships with customers and suppliers.

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Pump Industry Analyst

June 1996

SMITH & LOVELESS

GENERALNEWS

CELEBRATES 21oooTHPUMP STATION in&h t hekss lnc, the A!nesa, Kausau-based lump company, has re:ently cekbrated the com)anY’S21000th pump

Beeston linked up with Biml, the Switzerland-based pump company, in May 1994. Beeston manufactures a broad range of bolIers and heating equipment. BROOK HANSEN

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departure ceremony :elebration dates back to 959 when Smith & Loveess celebrated its 1000th jump station.

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3eeston Heating bps in;talled 8 uew production md aseembky line at the :ompany’s Belper, Derbyhire, UK plant. he new line will manufacure the Biral EBZ range of n-line mechanically sealed mmps and will be operaional this summer.

AWARD FOR ENVIRONMENTAL ACHIEVEMENT Brodr Hansen, the Huddershld-based motor company, has been awarded The Queen’s Award for Environmental Achievement for tbe development ofa&mdardrangeofMgb efficiency electric motors. The motors reduce the energy demand on the power distribution system and there fore reduce the discharge of carbon dioxide. Brook Hansen is part of BTR plc.

CONTRACTS Thirteen PCM Moineau pumping units have been installed on the world’s biggest oil barge. Elf s floating barge is cited off the Congo coast and was designed by the Technip Geoproduction engineering company. Three Stork CombiPrime H pumps have been installed in a Scottish paper plant. Tullis Russell & Co Ltd. based in Glenrothes, Fife, is one of the largest independent paper manufacturing companies in Europe. The CombiPrime H is a horizontal centrifugal self priming pump with a built-in liquid ring vacuum pump.

Ingersoll-Dresser Pump Company (IDP) has supplied Worthington Simpson LNN water pumps worth E230 000 for use on a drought prevention contract for Yorkshire Water plc. The order was supplied by IDP to Birse Construction, which is working on eight separate locations constructing new pumping stations or refurbishing existing sites for Yorkshire Water. . Stork Pumps is to supply three different types of pump to RhGnePoulenc Chemicals of Clayton, Manchester. The order covers the Combi, the Fre-Flow and the SRT pumps from the Stork range.

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MONO PUMPS LAUNCHESNEW PAYMENT SCHEME MonoPumps has hmched Lnew credk card payment icheme for spare parts. visa company credit cards :an be used for direct teleshone ordering, thus reducng administration time and :osts and improving the deivery schedule. WEB WATCH ProMinentFhdd Controls :UK) Ltd has established a web site at llttphww.inpress.co.uk/prominent/ . I%e site includes details on ProMinent’s products and worldwide network. Users of :he site can also e-mail ProMinent’s marketing department. GRUNDFOS EXPANDS UK PRODUCTION CAPACITY Grundfos has opened a new automated production line at its Sunderland, UK factory. The new line will manufacture pump rotar/stator assemblies for CH horizontal multistage pumps. Gnmdfos has invested over three quarters of a million pounds in the installation. The rotor/stator assemblies will be used in the company’s production operations in the UK and throughout Europe. A t2.2 million distribution centre is also planned for the site. The centre will be the principal point of despatch for Gnmdfos products throughout the UK.

KARLSRUIIEPUMP CONGRESS tie sixth international Bump conference, pump Zongress Karkruhe 1996, @illtakephcefkom3osep;uaber to 2 Cktoher 19% n-Germany. 3rganizedby the VDMA, in :o-operation with the Instiutes of Turbo and Recipro:ating Machines of the Xversity of Karlsruhe, tith the support of ?UROPUMP and a number >fGerman associations, the nain theme of the confer:nce will be pumps and their ipplications. I’he programme will include .echnical papers, section neetings, workshops, poster lisplays and tours of the [nstitutes. Ihere will also be an exhibiion of pump-orientated technologies, running simultaneously with the :ongress. [n total, 66 technical papers mind22 section meetings are phmd. In addition, 17 technical papers wilI be presented in poster display form. Section meetings will cover a diverse range of subjects including energy savings, supervision and maintenance, pumplequipment combinations, pressure pulsation, environmental technology, mechanical seals, magnetic coupling pumps, noise and vibration and hydrodynamics. Workshop participants are asked to bring along topic proposals. Conference registration should be made before 31 July 1996. Registration details and programme brochures are available from Fachgemeinschaft Pumpen im VDMA, Lyoner Str I& D-60528 Frankfurt am Main, Germany Tel: +49 69 6603 1282; Fax: +49 69 6603 1690.

Pump Industry Analyst

June 1996

GENERi L NEWS

ECONOMIC REVIEW A solid increase in first

quarter economic growth has put the United States’ gross domestic product at 1.7 per cent on a quarteron-quarter basis. This is far higher than many forecasts. This strong growth has come despite bad weather and a government shutdown in early 1996. Much of the growth has been attributed to an increase in consumer spending and an unexpected surge in business investment. Business investment increased at a 12.1 per cent annual rate. This compares with a 3.1 per cent pace in the last quarter of 1995. Despite the good news, the US government will hold to its prediction of a 2.2 per cent growth rate for the year. Economists believe that the US economy will experience only a modest expansion dur ing the year. It is thought that the first quarter results represent a rebound from a particularly poor final quarter in 1995. This is reflected in employment growth data, which has slowed markedly when compared with the first few months of 1996. US factory orders have ended the first quarter on a strong note. March orders rose 1.5 per cent to US$309 billion from a revised US$304 billion in February. This is the first increase since December 1995. Focusing on Canada, it is thought that the strikes which occurred during March, will have little effect on the near term economic outlook. GDP for the year has been revised upward to 1.9 per cent. Although the Canadian economy is slug-

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gish. it is believed that the economy will pick up towards the end of the year. Growth is projected to reach 2.8 per cent next year. The factory report for February indicated an increase in unfilled orders and inventories, while shipments and new orders declined.

EXCHANGE RATES AGAINST THE US DOLLAR Date: 31 May 1996 COUNTRY

RATE

Australia

AS1.25

Austria

SchlO.74

Belgium

BFr31.45

Canada

C$1.37

China Denmark

Yn6.33 DKr5.90

Finland

FM4.72

France

FFr5.16

Germany

DM1.53

India

Rs35.03

Italy

L1547.95

Japan Malaysia Netherlands Norway Philippines Singapore South Africa

M106.10 Rt2.50 F11.71 NKr6.53 Peso26.19 S$1.41 R4.36

South KoreaWon767.95 Spain

Pta126.93

Sweden

SK1673

Switzerland

SFrl.25

Taiwan

T$27.67

Thailand UK

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Bt25.32 f0.65

USA

US$l .oo

ECU

ECUO.60

Calpeda Pumps has opened a direct technical sales, service and distribution centre in Belfast. The new company, Calpeda Pumps Limited, will cover both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland, operating through its own locallybased technical sales staff and an approved distributor network. The company can be contacted at: Unit 7, Carryduff Business Park, Comber Road, Carryduff, Co Down BT8 8AN, UK Tel: +44 1232 812341; Fax: +44 1232 814892. TYCO REPORTS STRONG THIRD QUARTER New Hampshire-based Tyco International Ltd reported record third quarter net income of US$79.5 million. This compares with US$65.0 million for the third quarter ended 31 March 1995. Third quarter earnings at Tyco’s Flow Control unit were US$28.4 million on sales of US$276.2 million. All operations, including Grinnell, Mueller and Allied, reported higher earnings due to the international expansion of Tyco’s process/industrial valve markets and recent acquisitions. MIXING COURSE Better Miring for the Chemical and Process Indukes is a course de-

signed for practising engineers concerned with fluid mixing processes in the chemical, biochemical and pharmaceutical industries.

The course is organized by the BHR Group and will be held at BHR’s conference centre in Cranfield 9- 10 July 1996. For further information, please contact Mn Gillian Nelson, Courses & Seminars, BHR Group Limited, Cranfield, Bedfordshire MK43 OAJ, UK Tel: +44 1234 750422; Fax: +44 1234 750074; E-mail: [email protected]. Is0

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MEXICAN AND ARGENTINEAN OPERATIONS BWflP’s operations in Mexico and Argentina have received I!30 9001 certification from the certifying board of the lnternationai Organisatiou for Standardization. The certification of Byron Jackson Co SA de CV based in Santa Clara, Mexico, and Byron Jackson Argentina ICSA based in Mendoza, Argentina, covers the design, manufacture and servicing of centrifugal pumps, associated equipment and parts. The Argentinean plant’s certification also covers mechanical seals. FIRST QUARTER RESULTS FOR THOMAS INDUSTRIES ‘l%omaslndustrieslnchas reported first quarter net income of US$2.6 million on sales of US$123.5 miliion. The company’s Compressor and Vacuum Pump Group saw increased sales but slightly lower operating income than a year ago.

Pump Industry Analyst

June 1996

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INCREASES Atlas Copco’s invoiced sales for the fiit quarter of 1996 were SK16034 million, an increase of 7 Per cent on invoiced sales a year ago. profit after financial items Forthe Group rose 24 per cent to SKr803 million. ANKO PRODUCTS APPOINTS UK REPRESENTATIVE Williamson Pumps of the UK has been appointed exclusive UK representative 1orAnico products Inc, the Florida-based manufacturer of fractional horsepower gearmotors and peristaltic pumps. Williamson supplies chemi:al dispensing systems to the zhemical, graphic arts, photographic, beverage and water treatment industries. The company will use Anko’s pumps and motors in their products and pursue OEM opportunities. DOWCO ACQUIRES BRANCH HYDRAULIC SYSTEMS Dowco Investments Inc of Gloucester, UK has acquired Branch Hydraulic Systems Ltd with facilities in DudIey and Brighton. Dowco is a distributor of hydraulic and pneumatic components while Branch designs and manufactures hydraulic power units. Dowco’s main trading division is Hydraulic Equipment Supermarkets.

ABS Engineering, the Rotherham, UK-based mechanicai seai manufacturer, is to buiid a second manufacturing piant. The f2 million state of the art global technology centre is expected to be operational next year. AES plans to double in size within the next three years with a 25 per cent growth forecast for fiscal 1996. STRONG 1% RESULTS FOR AHLSTROM PUMPS Ahistrom Pumps Corporation has reported operating income of FM63 miNion on net sales of FM742 million for &al 1995. Orders received were recorded at FM827 million. Ahlstrom, which is a leading supplier of pumps to the pulp and paper industry, was incorporated in January 1996 and is one of four independent sectors in the AhlStrom Group. INGERSOLL-RAND AND BROOK HANSEN IN NEW MOTOR ALLIANCE Ingersoll-land Company and its 51 per cent-owned joint venture IngersoiiDresser pump Company (IDP) have formed an aiiiante with Brook Hansen, the electric motor manufacturer. Already a major supplier to Ingersoll-Rand and IDP, Brook Hansen was chosen from a short list of five potential suppliers. The sourcing initiative by Ingersoll-Rand and IDP is

aimed at reducing overall

costs and promoting long term partnership agreements. LIQUID MOVERS JOINS BPMA Liquid Movers Ltd has become a member of the British Pump Manufacturers’ At?SOChtiOn.

Manchester-based company manufactures and stocks a range of progressive cavity pumps and spare parts. In June 1995, Liquid Movers acquired exclusive rights to manufacture the full range of pumps and spare parts manufactured by Orbit Pumps (Pty) of South Africa. The

HYDRAULIC INSTITUTE PUBLISHES 1995 ANNUAL REPORT I’he Hydrauiic Institute has published its 1995 annual report. The report outlines the HI’s activities and lists the highlights of 1995. Copies of the report are available from Robert K Asdal, Executive Director, Hydraulic Institute, 9 Sylvan Way, Parsippany, NJ 070% 3802, USA Tel: +l 201 267 9700; Fax: +1201 267 9055. 1997 EUROPUMP SET FOR BERLIN The 1997 EUROPUMP General Assembly wiii take place 5-7 June 1997 in Beriin, Germany. The three-day meeting will be organized by the Pump Sector of the VDMA. For further information, please contact Fachgemeinschaft Pumpen im VDMA, Lyoner Str 18, D-60528 Frankfurt am Main, Germany Tel: +49 69 6603 1282; Fax: +49 69 6603 1690.

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