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Xylem said it will expand its pump rental operation in Brazil during the next three years. This year it is strengthening its rental operations in São Paulo, Minas Gerais and Rio de Janeiro and it will open new locations in 2013 and 2014.
IRN brings two pages of pump news, including application stories, new pump launches and developments in pump rental operations worldwide.
Pioneer Pump will open a new pump assembly plant in the Middle East as it continues its international expansion. The new 1000 m2 facility – likely to be in Sharjah, UAE – will help the company meet growing demand for its pumps in the region.
Pump manufacturer Xylem is to make significant investments in its French rental fleet in the coming five years to expand its product range and open new facilities.
Pump equipment producer breaks ground on Godwin factory extension in New Jersey, US
Hertz Equipment Rental Corporation (HERC) has acquired DW Pumps, a pump rental company in Northern California with annual revenues of around US$6 million.
Xylem – the pump and water technology company recently spun off from ITT Corp – has launched a new range of Godwin portable pumps incorporating ‘non-clog’ technology first used on Xylem’s Flygt submersible pumps.
A round-up of new product information and applications stories from the pump rental sector.
Xylem, the new name for the ITT Water & Wastewater business recently spun off from ITT Corp, said it will offer a turnkey dewatering service for contractors through its worldwide sales and distribution network.
Swiss industrial group Sulzer has completed the acquisition of Cardo Flow Solutions, the Swedish group that owns the ABS, Pumpex and Scanpump brands.
ITT Water & Wastewater, the ITT division that includes the Flygt, Godwin and Grindex pump brands, is to be renamed Xylem as part of the previously announced spin-off of the company before the end of this year.
Godwin Pumps, part of the ITT Water & Wastewater business, will use IRE to show a new sludge series of its flagship Flygt 2600 drainage pump range.
Godwin Pumps, exhibiting at ConExpo, said impeller designs and remote pump monitoring systems from ITT are to be integrated into Godwin’s dri-prime pumps – the first technical synergies between the two since ITT acquired Godwin last year.
Pioneer Pump opened a pump assembly facility in Johannesburg, South Africa, at the end of 2010. The plant will assemble portable pumps for the rental and mining markets in southern Africa.
National Hire buys Sykes GroupNational Hire Group, part-owner of Coates Hire, is to acquire the Australian pump manufacturer Sykes Group for A$50 million (€36 million).
UK pump manufacturer Selwood is redesigning its H series high head pumps and thinks more rental companies should be renting them. Murray Pollok reports from the company’s head office near Southampton. Plus, on other pages we report on the latest rental pumps.
Godwin Pumps is known worldwide for its Dri-Prime pumps manufactured in the UK, but the company also runs a massive pump rental business in the US. Murray Pollok spoke to John Paz, Godwin’s president.
German tunnelling contractor Baresel Gmbh is using a mix of owned and rented ABS pumps on a tunnel dewatering application as part of a major project to build a 1400 MW hydroelectric power station in the Black Forest, close to the border with Switzerland.
Godwin Pumps has made several senior appointments following its sale to ITT.
Thompson Pump has supplied as many as 100 pumps and associated equipment for the Gulf of Mexico oil spill.
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