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Lewa buys longtime German sales representative Schmedding
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In Brief UÊ The Weir Group plc has appointed Goldman Sachs International as joint corporate broker, alongside UBS. The Scottish engineering group announced in August that it had terminated its joint corporate broker engagement with Bank of America Merrill Lynch because of “an undisclosed conflict of interest arising from its engagement as broker by another company”, (see Pump Industry Analyst, August 2014). www.weir.co.uk UÊ â]ÊÕÃÌÀ>L>Ãi`ÊGebrüder Netzsch Maschinenfabrik GmbH is being renamed Netzsch Pumpen & Systeme Österreich GmbH. Netzsch says that the change of name reflects the company’s development over decades and gives a better representation of the company’s expanded product range. Over the years, the company has evolved from being a pump specialist for a single type of pump into a solution provider for NEMO progressing cavity pumps, TORNADO rotary lobe pumps, multi screw pumps, macerators/grinders, dosing technology and equipment for custom built and challenging solutions for many applications, with a production of more than 50 000 pumps per year. www.netzsch.com UÊ SPX Corp’s ClydeUnion Pumps (CUP) has received the “Long Distance Runner” Award from Eskom in South Africa for one of its boiler feed pumps. The Matimba power plant was commissioned in 1987 and the boiler feed pump in question has run for 124 671 running hours without requiring overhaul – the equivalent of 14 years and 2 months. Eighteen of these boiler feed pumps were manufactured and supplied from the now SPX CUP facility in Glasgow to the Matimba Power Station, which was the first drycooling, coal-fired power station in South Africa. www.spx.com UÊ -Üi`Ã Ê «Õ«Ê >Õv>VÌÕÀiÀÊ Tapflo Group has appointed Excellent Engineering Equipment Inc in San Juan, Puerto Rico as its authorised distributor for the East Caribbean region of Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic. www.tapflo.com
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Aker Solutions, Baker Hughes secure subsea alliance approval
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ker Solutions and Baker Hughes Inc have received the necessary regulatory approvals for their planned Subsea Production Alliance. Earlier this year, the two companies agreed to form an alliance to develop technology for production solutions designed to boost output, increase recovery rates and reduce costs for subsea fields (see Pump Industry Analyst, April 2014). The alliance brings together Aker Solutions’ strengths in subsea production and processing systems and Baker Hughes’ expertise in well completions and artificiallift technology. For further information, visit www.akersolutions.com and www.bakerhughes.com
Lewa buys longtime German sales representative Schmedding
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ewa GmbH is buying Ingenieurbüro Schmedding KG, a pump sales representative based in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. In addition to representing Lewa, Schmedding also offers a range of other products including Bungartz centrifugal pumps, Richter chemical technology and Witte gear pumps for chemical and polymer applications. Schmedding mainly serves the chemical, petrochemical, pharmaceutical, system and machine design sectors and the cosmetics and food industries. Schmedding has been family-managed since it was founded in 1930. Now with the retirement of its CEO Burkhard Schmedding, the company will become part of Lewa. “When we began our cooperation 60 years ago, Lewa was a ten-man shop. Since then, technology leadership and a good corporate culture have united us. Both have let us grow together,” said Burkhard Schmedding. One of the conditions of the Lewa acquisition is that Schmedding employees
will keep their jobs and existing representation partnerships will be retained. “Among other things, the good contacts and great respect for the staff at important industrial clients are good reasons for Lewa to strive to maintain continuity,” said Florian Kieninger, head of corporate development at Lewa. Lewa plans to continue existing agreements with the different pump manufacturers. The company will remain legally and financially independent after its acquisition by Lewa. Burkhard Schmedding will start to gradually reduce his involvement with the company between now and the end of the year. For further information, visit www.lewa.de and www. schmedding-online.de
Kirloskar Brothers signs MoU with Peru’s national water authority ANA
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ndia’s Kirloskar Brothers Ltd (KBL) is to partner with Peru’s National Water Authority (Autoridad Nacional del Agua – ANA) to help to manage the South American country’s water resources. Under a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed by KBL and Peru’s ANA, the two organisations will share information and experience in relation to the management, efficient use and best practices of water. KBL executive director Jayant Sapre said: “The MoU with ANA marks a new beginning in the India-Peru relationship. The world is keenly following LatAm’s mining companies and their performances. And the mining companies in turn are looking at technology providers to give solutions that will help them achieve sustainable development. We are confident that the partnership of India and Latin American countries will go a long way with KBL’s expertise and experience in fluid management systems.” The MoU was signed at the LatAm Mine Water Conference, held in Lima in August. KBL was the Premium Bronze Sponsor of the conference.
For further information, visit www.kirloskarpumps.com and www.ana.gob.pe
September 2014
In Brief UÊ The Weir Group plc has appointed Goldman Sachs International as joint corporate broker, alongside UBS. The Scottish engineering group announced in August that it had terminated its joint corporate broker engagement with Bank of America Merrill Lynch because of “an undisclosed conflict of interest arising from its engagement as broker by another company”, (see Pump Industry Analyst, August 2014). www.weir.co.uk UÊ â]ÊÕÃÌÀ>L>Ãi`ÊGebrüder Netzsch Maschinenfabrik GmbH is being renamed Netzsch Pumpen & Systeme Österreich GmbH. Netzsch says that the change of name reflects the company’s development over decades and gives a better representation of the company’s expanded product range. Over the years, the company has evolved from being a pump specialist for a single type of pump into a solution provider for NEMO progressing cavity pumps, TORNADO rotary lobe pumps, multi screw pumps, macerators/grinders, dosing technology and equipment for custom built and challenging solutions for many applications, with a production of more than 50 000 pumps per year. www.netzsch.com UÊ SPX Corp’s ClydeUnion Pumps (CUP) has received the “Long Distance Runner” Award from Eskom in South Africa for one of its boiler feed pumps. The Matimba power plant was commissioned in 1987 and the boiler feed pump in question has run for 124 671 running hours without requiring overhaul – the equivalent of 14 years and 2 months. Eighteen of these boiler feed pumps were manufactured and supplied from the now SPX CUP facility in Glasgow to the Matimba Power Station, which was the first drycooling, coal-fired power station in South Africa. www.spx.com UÊ -Üi`Ã Ê «Õ«Ê >Õv>VÌÕÀiÀÊ Tapflo Group has appointed Excellent Engineering Equipment Inc in San Juan, Puerto Rico as its authorised distributor for the East Caribbean region of Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic. www.tapflo.com
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Pump Industry Analyst
Aker Solutions, Baker Hughes secure subsea alliance approval
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ker Solutions and Baker Hughes Inc have received the necessary regulatory approvals for their planned Subsea Production Alliance. Earlier this year, the two companies agreed to form an alliance to develop technology for production solutions designed to boost output, increase recovery rates and reduce costs for subsea fields (see Pump Industry Analyst, April 2014). The alliance brings together Aker Solutions’ strengths in subsea production and processing systems and Baker Hughes’ expertise in well completions and artificiallift technology. For further information, visit www.akersolutions.com and www.bakerhughes.com
Lewa buys longtime German sales representative Schmedding
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ewa GmbH is buying Ingenieurbüro Schmedding KG, a pump sales representative based in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. In addition to representing Lewa, Schmedding also offers a range of other products including Bungartz centrifugal pumps, Richter chemical technology and Witte gear pumps for chemical and polymer applications. Schmedding mainly serves the chemical, petrochemical, pharmaceutical, system and machine design sectors and the cosmetics and food industries. Schmedding has been family-managed since it was founded in 1930. Now with the retirement of its CEO Burkhard Schmedding, the company will become part of Lewa. “When we began our cooperation 60 years ago, Lewa was a ten-man shop. Since then, technology leadership and a good corporate culture have united us. Both have let us grow together,” said Burkhard Schmedding. One of the conditions of the Lewa acquisition is that Schmedding employees
will keep their jobs and existing representation partnerships will be retained. “Among other things, the good contacts and great respect for the staff at important industrial clients are good reasons for Lewa to strive to maintain continuity,” said Florian Kieninger, head of corporate development at Lewa. Lewa plans to continue existing agreements with the different pump manufacturers. The company will remain legally and financially independent after its acquisition by Lewa. Burkhard Schmedding will start to gradually reduce his involvement with the company between now and the end of the year. For further information, visit www.lewa.de and www. schmedding-online.de
Kirloskar Brothers signs MoU with Peru’s national water authority ANA
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ndia’s Kirloskar Brothers Ltd (KBL) is to partner with Peru’s National Water Authority (Autoridad Nacional del Agua – ANA) to help to manage the South American country’s water resources. Under a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed by KBL and Peru’s ANA, the two organisations will share information and experience in relation to the management, efficient use and best practices of water. KBL executive director Jayant Sapre said: “The MoU with ANA marks a new beginning in the India-Peru relationship. The world is keenly following LatAm’s mining companies and their performances. And the mining companies in turn are looking at technology providers to give solutions that will help them achieve sustainable development. We are confident that the partnership of India and Latin American countries will go a long way with KBL’s expertise and experience in fluid management systems.” The MoU was signed at the LatAm Mine Water Conference, held in Lima in August. KBL was the Premium Bronze Sponsor of the conference.
For further information, visit www.kirloskarpumps.com and www.ana.gob.pe
September 2014