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Swagelok acquires Kenmac Swagelok Company has completed the acquisition of Kenmac Limited, a privately held manufacturer of high-quality instrumentation valves and manifolds, pressure regulators, process interface valves, and piping products. Kenmac is located on the Isle of Man in the British Isles and employs about 130 skilled associates. The acquisition broadens Swagelok's portfolio of products
Kop-Flex goes global Kop-Flex, manufacturer of high performance couplings, has opened a new facility in Nove Mesto, Slovakia, Eastern Europe. The centre will supply flexible disc, diaphragm and gear couplings used in the petro-chemical, power generation, refinery, pipeline and other critical industries. Facility capabilities will include inspections, non-destructive testing, reworks and refurbishments, as well as the latest in high speed balancing. According the Gray Koch, KopFlex president, "The facility will provide service to our customers in Europe, the Middle East and most of Asia."
Tyco moves to Washington Tyco Thermal Controls is to relocate its operations to the recently opened purpose-built UK headquarters at Washington, Tyne and Wear. The company, which manufactures heat-tracing systems for manufacturing industry and commercial construction under its Raychem, T2, Isopad, Pyrotenax and Tracer Brands, says that the move is part of a major expansion programme. This commenced last year with the opening of its newly built European HQ and distribution centre at Lubbeek, Belgium.
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for the oil and gas, chemical, and other process industries and makes use of the company's global distributor network. Kenmac products such as regulators, high-pressure needle valves, distribution manifolds, root valves, block and bleed valves, and monoflanges will complement Swagelok's product range and will be available through Swagelok's network of
independent sales and service centres worldwide. However, no move was anticipated for the production facilities as Robert A. Hastings, who will retain his position as managing director of Kenmac, notes, "This acquisition opens up Swagelok's industrial distribution network to our products so we can continue growing employment and our manufacturing base on the Isle of Man."
New pump manufacturer A new pump manufacturer, Logos Pumps LLC, has been formed to manufacture positive displacement and kinetic pump products.
bronze, and stainless steel as options. Their foundry is an ISO 9002 certified foundry with hydraulic pump testing capabilities.
The company's product lines include external gear pumps, internal gear pumps, sliding vane pumps, ANSI centrifugal, group I, II, & III, recessed vortex type centrifugal, and spur gear pumps.
Logos Pumps is seeking distribution throughout the United States, and will promote these new products through the Internet. Many pumps offered are equivalent to other name brands of the same type. The company reports that pricing will be very competitive, with delivery times being fewer than four weeks after the order is placed.
Logos Pumps offers an 18 month warranty and material selections include ductile iron as standard with carbon steel,
New company in metering business A new and specialist metering pumps division, known as Signal, has been established by Gee & Company of Birmingham UK. Gee's core business for 25 years has been supplying metering pump technology to water, effluent treatment and other industrial markets. However, the supply and support of pumps on a standalone basis has also grown. Signal gives the new pumps division a clear identity and purpose of its own. Signal will operate from Gee's headquarters building in north Birmingham, from where the division claims that it will be very much user-driven. Where solutions begin to grow into a need for systems rather than
pumps alone, Signal can still offer a single-source solution through our relationship with Gee & Company. As part of its launch programme, Signal has rationalised and re-branded its wide range of pumps into three groups or families of pumps the compact S100 solenoiddriven pumps, medium capacity S200 diaphragm pumps and the larger S300 process pumps. Signal is also offering a wide range of ancillary equipment including not just servo motors and a wide selection of valves but extends to explosion-proof motors, electronic controllers and the supply of complete pump and tank sets.
Holden Brooke and Pullen become one Howard Anderson has consolidated its two building service brands, Pullen and Holden Brooke into Holden Brooke Pullen. Howard Anderson has stated that this is part of its strategic programme to expand its offering of international fluid handling solutions. Baric Pumps will continue to be promoted in the light commercial sector of the building services market and remains a key element of Howard Anderson's growth strategy for that sector. In September, Pullen Pumps, previously based in Croydon, South London, moved to a new dedicated Holden Brooke Pullen sales, engineering and service operation based in Redhill. Located in the South East of the UK, and close to main road, rail and air operations, Howard Anderson plans that this facility will form the hub of the company's planned growth in after sales service.
New MD AT AxFlow AxFlow A/S in Allerød, Denmark has appointed Mr Hans Kragh as Managing Director from September 1, 2003. He succeeds Mr Hans Ekman who has decided to leave the company to meet other challenges outside the Axel Johnson Group. Mr Kragh is 40 years old and comes from Johnson Pumps of America, Inc., where he has been President since November 2000. Prior to that Mr Kragh was Managing Director of Johnson Pump Denmark and has acquired a solid knowledge of the pump business after finishing his education as shipbuilder at Burmeister & Wain shipyard in Copenhagen.
WORLD PUMPS
October 2003
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Swagelok acquires Kenmac Swagelok Company has completed the acquisition of Kenmac Limited, a privately held manufacturer of high-quality instrumentation valves and manifolds, pressure regulators, process interface valves, and piping products. Kenmac is located on the Isle of Man in the British Isles and employs about 130 skilled associates. The acquisition broadens Swagelok's portfolio of products
Kop-Flex goes global Kop-Flex, manufacturer of high performance couplings, has opened a new facility in Nove Mesto, Slovakia, Eastern Europe. The centre will supply flexible disc, diaphragm and gear couplings used in the petro-chemical, power generation, refinery, pipeline and other critical industries. Facility capabilities will include inspections, non-destructive testing, reworks and refurbishments, as well as the latest in high speed balancing. According the Gray Koch, KopFlex president, "The facility will provide service to our customers in Europe, the Middle East and most of Asia."
Tyco moves to Washington Tyco Thermal Controls is to relocate its operations to the recently opened purpose-built UK headquarters at Washington, Tyne and Wear. The company, which manufactures heat-tracing systems for manufacturing industry and commercial construction under its Raychem, T2, Isopad, Pyrotenax and Tracer Brands, says that the move is part of a major expansion programme. This commenced last year with the opening of its newly built European HQ and distribution centre at Lubbeek, Belgium.
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for the oil and gas, chemical, and other process industries and makes use of the company's global distributor network. Kenmac products such as regulators, high-pressure needle valves, distribution manifolds, root valves, block and bleed valves, and monoflanges will complement Swagelok's product range and will be available through Swagelok's network of
independent sales and service centres worldwide. However, no move was anticipated for the production facilities as Robert A. Hastings, who will retain his position as managing director of Kenmac, notes, "This acquisition opens up Swagelok's industrial distribution network to our products so we can continue growing employment and our manufacturing base on the Isle of Man."
New pump manufacturer A new pump manufacturer, Logos Pumps LLC, has been formed to manufacture positive displacement and kinetic pump products.
bronze, and stainless steel as options. Their foundry is an ISO 9002 certified foundry with hydraulic pump testing capabilities.
The company's product lines include external gear pumps, internal gear pumps, sliding vane pumps, ANSI centrifugal, group I, II, & III, recessed vortex type centrifugal, and spur gear pumps.
Logos Pumps is seeking distribution throughout the United States, and will promote these new products through the Internet. Many pumps offered are equivalent to other name brands of the same type. The company reports that pricing will be very competitive, with delivery times being fewer than four weeks after the order is placed.
Logos Pumps offers an 18 month warranty and material selections include ductile iron as standard with carbon steel,
New company in metering business A new and specialist metering pumps division, known as Signal, has been established by Gee & Company of Birmingham UK. Gee's core business for 25 years has been supplying metering pump technology to water, effluent treatment and other industrial markets. However, the supply and support of pumps on a standalone basis has also grown. Signal gives the new pumps division a clear identity and purpose of its own. Signal will operate from Gee's headquarters building in north Birmingham, from where the division claims that it will be very much user-driven. Where solutions begin to grow into a need for systems rather than
pumps alone, Signal can still offer a single-source solution through our relationship with Gee & Company. As part of its launch programme, Signal has rationalised and re-branded its wide range of pumps into three groups or families of pumps the compact S100 solenoiddriven pumps, medium capacity S200 diaphragm pumps and the larger S300 process pumps. Signal is also offering a wide range of ancillary equipment including not just servo motors and a wide selection of valves but extends to explosion-proof motors, electronic controllers and the supply of complete pump and tank sets.
Holden Brooke and Pullen become one Howard Anderson has consolidated its two building service brands, Pullen and Holden Brooke into Holden Brooke Pullen. Howard Anderson has stated that this is part of its strategic programme to expand its offering of international fluid handling solutions. Baric Pumps will continue to be promoted in the light commercial sector of the building services market and remains a key element of Howard Anderson's growth strategy for that sector. In September, Pullen Pumps, previously based in Croydon, South London, moved to a new dedicated Holden Brooke Pullen sales, engineering and service operation based in Redhill. Located in the South East of the UK, and close to main road, rail and air operations, Howard Anderson plans that this facility will form the hub of the company's planned growth in after sales service.
New MD AT AxFlow AxFlow A/S in Allerød, Denmark has appointed Mr Hans Kragh as Managing Director from September 1, 2003. He succeeds Mr Hans Ekman who has decided to leave the company to meet other challenges outside the Axel Johnson Group. Mr Kragh is 40 years old and comes from Johnson Pumps of America, Inc., where he has been President since November 2000. Prior to that Mr Kragh was Managing Director of Johnson Pump Denmark and has acquired a solid knowledge of the pump business after finishing his education as shipbuilder at Burmeister & Wain shipyard in Copenhagen.
WORLD PUMPS
October 2003