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Xylem joins US trade mission to China
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Xylem joins US trade mission to China
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ylem Inc took part in a recent US Presidential Trade Mission to China. US Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker and Deputy Secretary of Energy Elizabeth Sherwood-Randall led the Smart Cities – Smart Growth Business Development Mission, accompanied by representatives from 24 companies, including Xylem. The trade mission was designed to help US companies launch or increase their business operations in China for sustainable products and services, such as clean air and water technologies, smart buildings, green data centres, energy efficient technologies, waste treatment technologies, smart grid and green transportation. Chris McIntire, Xylem senior vice president and president, Analytics and Treatment and Shuping Lu, president of Xylem China, represented Xylem on the mission.
For further information, visit www.xyleminc.com and www.energy.gov/ia/joint-trade-mission-china
ITT celebrates Pump Appreciation Day
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TT Corp’s Goulds Pumps, PRO Services and Bornemann brands observed the fourth annual Pump Appreciation Day on 14 April 2015. Pump Appreciation Day is a global event that honours pump industry professionals and promotes heart-healthy activities. In conjunction with Pump Appreciation Day, ITT presented 2015 Heart of Industry Awards to seven organizations, while eight
April 2015
people have been named to the Pulse of Industry Honor Roll. The event also focuses on another pump - the human heart. For the second year, ITT’s Goulds Pumps will host a heart walk at its manufacturing locations worldwide to promote heart-healthy behaviour and to raise money to support it. All the proceeds from this year’s PumpStrong Heart Walk will be donated to the international Emergency Cardiovascular Care (ECC) Program, which is supported by the American Heart Association and its global partners. The ECC Program promotes training and adoption of proper cardiopulmonary resuscitation methods. An online World of Pumps Quiz, which tests participants’ knowledge of the pump industry and its products, attracted more than 8800 unique visitors from 117 countries in the months leading up to Pump Appreciation Day. For further information, visit www. pumpappreciationday.com and www.itt.com
Chesterton invests in Massachusetts
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ealing specialist AW Chesterton Co has broken ground on a major expansion project at its Groveland facility in Massachusetts, USA. The expansion includes new corporate offices, a state of the art customer and employee training facility, and a large service centre covering the New England area. Once the project is completed, Chesterton’s Massachusetts employees will all be under the same roof for the first time in more than 115 years. “The resources and capabilities being incorporated in the new facility will add to our existing portfolio of knowledge backed training programs and global services and will help Chesterton continue to provide the high level support customers appreciate from Chesterton,” said Brian O’Donnell, president and CEO of Chesterton.
Dividends UÊ KSB’s board of management has proposed a reduced dividend for the business year 2014. A dividend of E8.50 per ordinary share and E8.76 per preference share will be subject to approval at KSB’s 2015 Annual General Meeting on 6 May 2015 in Frankenthal, Germany. Last year KSB paid E12.00 per ordinary share and E12.26 per preference share. www.ksb.com UÊ IDEX Corp’s board of directors has approved a 14% increase in the company’s regular quarterly cash dividend to US$0.32 per common share. The next dividend will be paid on 30 April 2015 to shareholders of record on 21 April 2015. This dividend represents the company’s 82nd consecutive regular quarterly cash dividend payment. www.idexcorp.com UÊ / iÊ Schlumberger Ltd board has declared a quarterly dividend of US$0.50 per share of outstanding common stock. The dividend is payable on 10 July 2015 to stockholders of record at the close of business on 3 June 2015. www.slb.com UÊ Gorman-Rupp Co’s quarterly cash dividend of US$0.10 per share on the common stock of the company will be payable on 10 June 2015, to shareholders of record on 15 May 2015. This marks the 261st consecutive quarterly dividend paid by Gorman-Rupp. www.gormanrupp.com UÊ Pentair plc will pay a regular quarterly cash dividend of US$0.32 per share on 8 May 2015 to shareholders of record on 24 April 2015. An annual cash dividend of US$1.28 per share will be paid in four equal quarterly instalments in 2015 (see Pump Industry Analyst, December 2014). Pentair paid dividends of US$1.10 per share in 2014. Pentair has increased its dividend for 39 consecutive years. www.pentair.com
For further information, visit www.chesterton.com
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Xylem joins US trade mission to China
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ylem Inc took part in a recent US Presidential Trade Mission to China. US Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker and Deputy Secretary of Energy Elizabeth Sherwood-Randall led the Smart Cities – Smart Growth Business Development Mission, accompanied by representatives from 24 companies, including Xylem. The trade mission was designed to help US companies launch or increase their business operations in China for sustainable products and services, such as clean air and water technologies, smart buildings, green data centres, energy efficient technologies, waste treatment technologies, smart grid and green transportation. Chris McIntire, Xylem senior vice president and president, Analytics and Treatment and Shuping Lu, president of Xylem China, represented Xylem on the mission.
For further information, visit www.xyleminc.com and www.energy.gov/ia/joint-trade-mission-china
ITT celebrates Pump Appreciation Day
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TT Corp’s Goulds Pumps, PRO Services and Bornemann brands observed the fourth annual Pump Appreciation Day on 14 April 2015. Pump Appreciation Day is a global event that honours pump industry professionals and promotes heart-healthy activities. In conjunction with Pump Appreciation Day, ITT presented 2015 Heart of Industry Awards to seven organizations, while eight
April 2015
people have been named to the Pulse of Industry Honor Roll. The event also focuses on another pump - the human heart. For the second year, ITT’s Goulds Pumps will host a heart walk at its manufacturing locations worldwide to promote heart-healthy behaviour and to raise money to support it. All the proceeds from this year’s PumpStrong Heart Walk will be donated to the international Emergency Cardiovascular Care (ECC) Program, which is supported by the American Heart Association and its global partners. The ECC Program promotes training and adoption of proper cardiopulmonary resuscitation methods. An online World of Pumps Quiz, which tests participants’ knowledge of the pump industry and its products, attracted more than 8800 unique visitors from 117 countries in the months leading up to Pump Appreciation Day. For further information, visit www. pumpappreciationday.com and www.itt.com
Chesterton invests in Massachusetts
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ealing specialist AW Chesterton Co has broken ground on a major expansion project at its Groveland facility in Massachusetts, USA. The expansion includes new corporate offices, a state of the art customer and employee training facility, and a large service centre covering the New England area. Once the project is completed, Chesterton’s Massachusetts employees will all be under the same roof for the first time in more than 115 years. “The resources and capabilities being incorporated in the new facility will add to our existing portfolio of knowledge backed training programs and global services and will help Chesterton continue to provide the high level support customers appreciate from Chesterton,” said Brian O’Donnell, president and CEO of Chesterton.
Dividends UÊ KSB’s board of management has proposed a reduced dividend for the business year 2014. A dividend of E8.50 per ordinary share and E8.76 per preference share will be subject to approval at KSB’s 2015 Annual General Meeting on 6 May 2015 in Frankenthal, Germany. Last year KSB paid E12.00 per ordinary share and E12.26 per preference share. www.ksb.com UÊ IDEX Corp’s board of directors has approved a 14% increase in the company’s regular quarterly cash dividend to US$0.32 per common share. The next dividend will be paid on 30 April 2015 to shareholders of record on 21 April 2015. This dividend represents the company’s 82nd consecutive regular quarterly cash dividend payment. www.idexcorp.com UÊ / iÊ Schlumberger Ltd board has declared a quarterly dividend of US$0.50 per share of outstanding common stock. The dividend is payable on 10 July 2015 to stockholders of record at the close of business on 3 June 2015. www.slb.com UÊ Gorman-Rupp Co’s quarterly cash dividend of US$0.10 per share on the common stock of the company will be payable on 10 June 2015, to shareholders of record on 15 May 2015. This marks the 261st consecutive quarterly dividend paid by Gorman-Rupp. www.gormanrupp.com UÊ Pentair plc will pay a regular quarterly cash dividend of US$0.32 per share on 8 May 2015 to shareholders of record on 24 April 2015. An annual cash dividend of US$1.28 per share will be paid in four equal quarterly instalments in 2015 (see Pump Industry Analyst, December 2014). Pentair paid dividends of US$1.10 per share in 2014. Pentair has increased its dividend for 39 consecutive years. www.pentair.com
For further information, visit www.chesterton.com
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