Con tract
UK pump fluctuation A recent
report
pumps
market
severe
major
sees the as
UK
subject
annual
to
fluctua-
current year
year. For 2002
data
increase
partial
??
The demand for parts is fore-
cast to experience
a strong
in demand
for centri-
in
the
taking sales to a level of 5209.8
and
believes that growth of 14% will
million
take the value of the market to
anticipated
(MBD)
group
believes
that
MBD
and
fugal
Development
and
2005
tions. The report by the Market Business
demand for pumps will decline
5229.1
by 7%
lights of the report include:
in nominal
terms
to
million.
Other
again
and
in
2007,
representing
an
??
27% of total sales.
Demand for centrifugal
pumps is
said to have increased
by 18%
terms between
1998
Over
years
The level of imports of pumps
2003-2007,
pate
pumps
2003 and 2004, although growth
sales of centrifugal
are
a moderate
downturn
anticipated
to increase, with the
is expected
exception
of
the forecast period. Overall,
and 2002, although much of this
MBD
growth is anticipated
of 9%.
during the
the
2003
expect
Overall,
nominal
growth
MBD
signed
BP
to
land.
The
meet
the
ABB
Investment
further 51.97 WILO
pumps has taken over the
EMU
Submersible
Pumps Group
in Hof, Germany. The acquisition will strengthen sewage
the
technical
of
pumps
machinery
and
for
industrial
as well
water
as sewage
posal and treatment. which
sewage
includes
The
dis-
group,
EMU
Unter-
wasserpumpen
GmhH
and EMU
Anlagenbau
GmbH
together
with
other
eleven
companies, sales the wide
associated
earned
provisional
of +?50 million
Ambitious
in
2002.
growth is planned with
utilisation sales
(UK)
existing
gas
equipment
at its plant
to upgrade turbine
the
driven
test bed to be capable
of running
units
up to 30 MW
ATEX
Directive.
ABB
has
agreed
to
of Wile’s
organisation
worldfor the
This
is another
company’s major
move
in
aim to be seen
player
the as a
in packaging
testing of large centrifulgal
pumps claims
compressors.
that
the
ability
manufacturer turbine own
Sulzer for
a
pump
to test 30 MW gas
driven
pumps
premises
and
on
their
under
their
own control will be totally unique and will meet the growing need for larger, higher to be
full
trical,
tested
before
shipment. The
team
existing
EMU
has heen
Otto
Northe
The
transaction
approval
management
expanded
and Frank still
from the ofttces
with Kaiser.
requires of fair
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on
I4
30MW
PUMPS
has
of
which and
turbine
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new
W-M of
Alitea,
division, will
called
handle
sales
range
pumps
for
of
biotech-
nology, food, chemical,
print and
packaging
alongside
Alitea’s
processes
range of pumps for the Market Norway
will continue Christian
share
in
and Finland
to be handled
by
Berner.
been
Finalists
for
Industry
the
BPMA
Awards
Panel meeting,
Pump
Dinner
at the dedicated
were Judging
held in London in
January.
gradually
the
latest
hazardous
substituting area
motors
as
older ones reach the end of their lives. The
Dangerous
Explosive tions,
Substances
Atmospheres
due to come
and
Regula-
into force in
July 2003,
lays down strict
guidelines
governing
explosive
atmospheres
throughout
new
potentially in plants
the UK.
Lawless,
used
procurement
lead
for BP Grangemouth,
throughout
the
against
ignition
of
carbon areas
the
to
threat
of
hydro-
gas. The majority there
of plant
as hazardous,
is a chance
explosive
are
facility
oil-based
are classified
where an
that
atmosphere
could
occur.” The
final winners
the
will be those
the most website.
companies
votes
on
To vote for
who
you
think
The
site
motors IOMW. for
winners’
wardsonthenet.net.
1OMW
gas
stage,
awards ceremony
visit
www.piaThe
gala
will be held on
ment ing
in Coventry.
rating
some
in
all
sizes
areas,
supplied
under
are energy class
Effl
4,500
fans and other
As well as being
hazardous
motors
the night of the 20th March 2003 [See page opposite]
operates
on pumps,
equipment
deserve to take their place on the
two be
to
vice,
guard
new
to
planned
said: “Hazardous area motors
Waiting for your votes
chosen
is
ser-
Jack
A wards
the
sets
This
ensure a speedy replacement
specialist
allow
will
one
driven
operation
Watson-Marlow’s
peristaltic
Pumps
to Stockholm.
sales
Elec-
a quarter of
the
the
ABB meet-
European
system.
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Alternatively
February 2003
to
the agree-
efficient, in
up
suitable
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from Gothenburg The
who receive
dismantled
Bredel
has moved its Swedish
the special
sale of EMU’s products. The
complex. Watson-Marlow
Midland
located within
a mile of the BP Grangemouth
pressure pumps
string
a
Watson-Marlow moves sales division
and
and
store
stock of high effici-
ency hazardous area motors at the
laboratory.
at full load.
UK
of the European
Re-location
Denmark,
a supplier
municipal supply
in
.
is
and
and
pumps
technology EMU
Wile’s position
million
in Leeds
the and
Regu-
(DSEAR),
site of distributor
Wilo gets its Sulzer Pumps grips on EMU expands UK submersible test facility pumps group Sulzer pumps is to invest a
will of
Substances
implementation
4% between 2003 and 2007.
motors
Atmospheres
lations
real growth of
to the in Scot-
requirements
Explosive
the
hazardous
motors
complex
consignment Acquisition
an agreement
supply
new Dangerous
in
towards the end of
anticipate
has
with
Grangemouth
has reached maturity and antici??
ABB
area low voltage
high-
573 1.6 million.
in nominal
a 3% growth
indicates
pumps,
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