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IN BRIEF/NEWS
IN BRIEF • ITT Industries Inc, in partnership with China’s State Environmental Protection Administration, will continue to sponsor the participation of Chinese students in the Stockholm Junior Water Prize competition. The partnership, which started in 2003, will now run until 2008. As well as sponsoring China, ITT Industries sponsors the participation of students in the USA, Canada, Sweden, France and the Netherlands. The company has also been a global sponsor of the Stockholm Junior Water Prize for nine years. ITT Industries says its sponsorship of China’s participation recognizes that the resolution to China’s water concerns is likely to come from the next generation of citizens. • Tarby Inc has added Prairieville, Louisianabased Gravco to its nationwide distribution team. Gravco is a newly formed company specializing in the sales and service of positive displacement pumps. The company is headed up by Walter Gravois Jr, who has more than 10 years of experience selling Tarby products and working in the markets Tarby serves. Gravco will be a stocking distributor for the complete line of Tarby progressing cavity pumps and parts including the newly released Titan C22 line. Gravco’s territory is the state of Louisiana. • Alfa Laval has signed a 535 million long-term credit facility. This facility gives increased flexibility, extended maturity and reduced cost and will be used to refinance the existing facility and the planned redemption of Alfa Laval Special Finance AB’s senior notes.
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ALLWEILER ADDS STATOR PRODUCTION CAPACITY Allweiler AG is now producing all of the stators for its progressing cavity pumps. The German pump company purchased the machines and technology from its longtime supplier New-York Hamburger Gummi-Waaren Compagnie in order to gain independence from external suppliers and also to facilitate delivery of less common elastomer types and sizes. Production started in midMarch 2005. All of the NewYork Hamburger employees working in this area are now employees of Allweiler Stator Production in Hamburg, Germany. “This development will bring several benefits for Allweiler customers and the operators of progressing cavity pumps,” said Allweiler board member Klaus Stahlmann. “The original quality will be guaranteed for all elastomers, delivery will be fast and economical, and we will be able to fulfill special needs on a short-term basis.” Allweiler also plans to increase its investment in the research and development of materials and processing methods. The German company, which is owned by Colfax Corp, produces about 10 000 progressing cavity pumps every year.
KSB OFFERS ALTERNATIVE TO BUYING PUMPS KSB AG is has launched an innovative “share-in-savings contracting” option as an alternative to buying and stocking their pumps. Under the scheme, KSB not only finances the equipment, but the company also ensures that the pump user’s installation is technically opti-
mized so that it becomes cheaper to run the pump. KSB believes that for many users the contracting rates will be covered by the savings achieved on the operating cost. KSB says that by using this system, industrial companies can enjoy all the advantages of modern, energy-efficient equipment without having to make costly investments. The cost incurred to run the pumps is covered by the fixed annual rates. Because the pumps are kept in perfect working order by KSB, the user can count on their availability and low operating cost.
DAVEY ACQUIRES NZ WATER TREATMENT BUSINESS Australia’s Davey Products Pty Ltd is buying the New Zealand-based Contamination Control, a manufacturer and supplier of water treatment products for domestic, rural, industrial and commercial applications in the New Zealand market. Contamination Control’s product range includes cartridge filtration and ultra-violet disinfection. The company also supplies mains pressure water purifiers and coolers to New Zealand households and commercial premises under the Microlene and Filterpure brands. Davey is currently the distributor for Contamination Control’s Steriflo range of ultra violet water treatment systems in the Australian market.
IFAT LAUNCH FOR NEW ABS ABS is planning to introduce the company’s new business focus - wastewater technology - at this month’s IFAT trade fair in Munich, Germany, where the compa-
ny will unveil its new profile, along with a large number of new products and services. ABS has broadened its scope into treatment applications and merged all brands and businesses into a complete offering of wastewater technology solutions. “Customers will benefit by obtaining process solutions and knowledge from one company,” said Peter Aru, president of ABS. “The new profile and logotype support our shift from supplying products to applying knowledge, and being a complete solution provider throughout the wastewater process. The new logo represents the values associated with our company and our new strategic focus.” The stand at IFAT will highlight the water cycle, presenting process solutions for lifting stations/pressurized systems; pumping stations; wastewater treatment; and effluent & stormwater pumping. New products such as the ABS submersible sewage pump, AFP-ME and smaller ABS sewage pumps up to 22 kW will be on display, as well as new submersible sewage pumps in stainless steel up to 125 kW.
US PUMP SHIPMENTS UP 3% IN 2003 The value of US pump shipments (excluding vacuum pumps but including parts), rose 3% from US$4862.7 million in 2002 to US$5016.2 million in 2003, according to the latest figures from the US Census Bureau. Shipments of vertical turbine pumps (except drivers) decreased by 5%, from US$253.7 million in 2002 to US$241.1 million in 2003. Domestic water systems, including drivers, showed a 2% increase in the value of shipments for 2003, from US$460.9 million to
IN BRIEF/NEWS
IN BRIEF • ITT Industries Inc, in partnership with China’s State Environmental Protection Administration, will continue to sponsor the participation of Chinese students in the Stockholm Junior Water Prize competition. The partnership, which started in 2003, will now run until 2008. As well as sponsoring China, ITT Industries sponsors the participation of students in the USA, Canada, Sweden, France and the Netherlands. The company has also been a global sponsor of the Stockholm Junior Water Prize for nine years. ITT Industries says its sponsorship of China’s participation recognizes that the resolution to China’s water concerns is likely to come from the next generation of citizens. • Tarby Inc has added Prairieville, Louisianabased Gravco to its nationwide distribution team. Gravco is a newly formed company specializing in the sales and service of positive displacement pumps. The company is headed up by Walter Gravois Jr, who has more than 10 years of experience selling Tarby products and working in the markets Tarby serves. Gravco will be a stocking distributor for the complete line of Tarby progressing cavity pumps and parts including the newly released Titan C22 line. Gravco’s territory is the state of Louisiana. • Alfa Laval has signed a 535 million long-term credit facility. This facility gives increased flexibility, extended maturity and reduced cost and will be used to refinance the existing facility and the planned redemption of Alfa Laval Special Finance AB’s senior notes.
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April 2005
ALLWEILER ADDS STATOR PRODUCTION CAPACITY Allweiler AG is now producing all of the stators for its progressing cavity pumps. The German pump company purchased the machines and technology from its longtime supplier New-York Hamburger Gummi-Waaren Compagnie in order to gain independence from external suppliers and also to facilitate delivery of less common elastomer types and sizes. Production started in midMarch 2005. All of the NewYork Hamburger employees working in this area are now employees of Allweiler Stator Production in Hamburg, Germany. “This development will bring several benefits for Allweiler customers and the operators of progressing cavity pumps,” said Allweiler board member Klaus Stahlmann. “The original quality will be guaranteed for all elastomers, delivery will be fast and economical, and we will be able to fulfill special needs on a short-term basis.” Allweiler also plans to increase its investment in the research and development of materials and processing methods. The German company, which is owned by Colfax Corp, produces about 10 000 progressing cavity pumps every year.
KSB OFFERS ALTERNATIVE TO BUYING PUMPS KSB AG is has launched an innovative “share-in-savings contracting” option as an alternative to buying and stocking their pumps. Under the scheme, KSB not only finances the equipment, but the company also ensures that the pump user’s installation is technically opti-
mized so that it becomes cheaper to run the pump. KSB believes that for many users the contracting rates will be covered by the savings achieved on the operating cost. KSB says that by using this system, industrial companies can enjoy all the advantages of modern, energy-efficient equipment without having to make costly investments. The cost incurred to run the pumps is covered by the fixed annual rates. Because the pumps are kept in perfect working order by KSB, the user can count on their availability and low operating cost.
DAVEY ACQUIRES NZ WATER TREATMENT BUSINESS Australia’s Davey Products Pty Ltd is buying the New Zealand-based Contamination Control, a manufacturer and supplier of water treatment products for domestic, rural, industrial and commercial applications in the New Zealand market. Contamination Control’s product range includes cartridge filtration and ultra-violet disinfection. The company also supplies mains pressure water purifiers and coolers to New Zealand households and commercial premises under the Microlene and Filterpure brands. Davey is currently the distributor for Contamination Control’s Steriflo range of ultra violet water treatment systems in the Australian market.
IFAT LAUNCH FOR NEW ABS ABS is planning to introduce the company’s new business focus - wastewater technology - at this month’s IFAT trade fair in Munich, Germany, where the compa-
ny will unveil its new profile, along with a large number of new products and services. ABS has broadened its scope into treatment applications and merged all brands and businesses into a complete offering of wastewater technology solutions. “Customers will benefit by obtaining process solutions and knowledge from one company,” said Peter Aru, president of ABS. “The new profile and logotype support our shift from supplying products to applying knowledge, and being a complete solution provider throughout the wastewater process. The new logo represents the values associated with our company and our new strategic focus.” The stand at IFAT will highlight the water cycle, presenting process solutions for lifting stations/pressurized systems; pumping stations; wastewater treatment; and effluent & stormwater pumping. New products such as the ABS submersible sewage pump, AFP-ME and smaller ABS sewage pumps up to 22 kW will be on display, as well as new submersible sewage pumps in stainless steel up to 125 kW.
US PUMP SHIPMENTS UP 3% IN 2003 The value of US pump shipments (excluding vacuum pumps but including parts), rose 3% from US$4862.7 million in 2002 to US$5016.2 million in 2003, according to the latest figures from the US Census Bureau. Shipments of vertical turbine pumps (except drivers) decreased by 5%, from US$253.7 million in 2002 to US$241.1 million in 2003. Domestic water systems, including drivers, showed a 2% increase in the value of shipments for 2003, from US$460.9 million to