StocExpo has unveiled a jam-packed conference programme exploring the future of liquid storage. The largest and longest running international bulk liquid storage event returns on 8-10 March at the Rotterdam Ahoy. The conference will take place over all three days of the event, and will feature some of the bulk liquid storage sector’s best and brightest exploring the... [Read More]

The Petrochemical and Refining Congress: Europe 2022 that takes place on May 30 to June 1 will explore a range of subjects including digital transformation and sustainability goals on the downstream market. Other topics include enhancing plants efficiency to increase asset utilisation, technology adaptation to the present market requirements, and predictions to minimise... [Read More]

Armstrong Fluid Technology was presented with the Queen's Award for Enterprise for Sustainable Development. The presentation ceremony took place at Armstrong's state-of-the-art facility in Manchester and involved a tour of the premises followed by a presentation on its award winning sustainability initiatives. The Queen’s Awards for Enterprise is the most prestigious... [Read More]

The next Pump Industry Awards Ceremony will take place on March 31. Having finally staged the postponed 2020/21 awards in late September, the event achieved its goal of recognising and rewarding business and professional excellence right across the pump industry. The event is now seeking nominations for the 2022 Pump Industry Awards to be held at the Chesford Grange... [Read More]

General Electric (GE) has announced a five-year, $3.5 million (€3 million) investment in the UK as part of its global Next Engineers programme, to increase the diversity of young people entering engineering. The programme will be based in Staffordshire, where GE operates three sites that design, develop, and service products used throughout the power and renewable... [Read More]

Industrial pump maker Weir Group suffered a sophisticated cyber-attack in September that forced it to isolate and shut down its core IT systems. This resulted in temporary disruptions in engineering, manufacturing and shipment. Jon Stanton, Weir’s CEO, said: “We responded quickly and comprehensively to what was a sophisticated external attack on our business. ... [Read More]

Swagelok’s new global headquarters and innovation centre has been officially opened. Swagelok’s new, state-of-the-art, 124,000 sq ft facility includes an innovation laboratory and the Edward A. Lozick Customer Collaboration Centre and is directly connected to the company’s main plant. The building also includes areas that honour the company’s nearly 75 years... [Read More]

NETZSCH has invested €6 million in a new logistics centre. The Grinding and Dispersing Business Unit aims to meet the tough international competition with innovations and new processes. With more efficient processes and project-specific digitalisation of the machines, the Business Unit will ensure its customers have the right component in the right place at the right... [Read More]

Hallite Seals has announced the opening of its new state-of-the-art product and material test house after breaking ground in January. The new UK-based facility combines laboratory and product testing space previously housed in separate buildings. Constructed and equipped for a wide range of material and product characterisation, the reimagined facility drives forward... [Read More]

The Pump Industry Awards ceremony will finally take place later in September after the event was postponed due to the pandemic. The 20th anniversary of the event will take place on 23r September as the nine category winners will be announced and honoured. Throughout the pandemic, and especially through lockdown, the pump sector played a key role in ensuring utilities,... [Read More]

Vanni Vignoli was elected as the 30th president of Europump - the European pump industry association. The election was undertaken digitally as part of the association’s Virtual General Assembly. An engineer in the pump sector for over 20 years, Vignoli has held various positions with Italian pump manufacturer, Caprari, best known for its centrifugal pumps, submersible... [Read More]

The Supreme Court has ruled in favour of small refineries seeking relief from the Renewable Fuel Standard, delivering a major blow to biofuel groups in a long-running legal battle over the governance of the nation’s ethanol and biodiesel policy. In a 6-3 ruling, the court ruled Small Refinery Exemptions from the nation’s biofuel blending requirements need not be extended... [Read More]

PSG, an operating company of Dover Corporation, announced that it has completed the acquisition of Quantex Arc - a leader in single-use precision pumping technology. Following the close of the transaction, Quantex will become part of the PSG business unit within Dover’s Pumps & Process Solutions segment. Quantex is headquartered in London, England, and has developed... [Read More]

Professor Bernd Stoffel, a scientist and researcher on essential pump design, passed away on 8 June. As a student and then post-graduate at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology in Germany, he was actively involved in pre-competitive research as a project worker during the founding phase of the VDMA’s Pumps Research Fund. In 1977 he switched from science to industry,... [Read More]

Mueller Water Products has announced it has acquired i2O Water a provider of pressure management solutions for about $20 million (€16.5 million). i2O Water delivers intelligent water networks to more than 100 water companies in over 45 countries to reduce water loss by providing solutions that enable clients to instrument, analyse and control water networks to reduce... [Read More]

The Abu Dhabi National Energy Company PJSC announced that it will be the official host of the World Utilities Congress - a new global exhibition and conference addressing the future of low carbon power and water supplies. The event will take place in Abu Dhabi in May 2022 and will be supported by the UAE’s Ministry of Energy & Infrastructure, Abu Dhabi Department of... [Read More]