Wilo gets its grips on EMU submersible pumps group

Wilo gets its grips on EMU submersible pumps group

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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.

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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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and work has started

construction

building,

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assembled.

trade concerned.

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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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