# CompareNetworks acquires Empowering Pumps & Equipment, launches Flow Systems

CompareNetworks, owner of Gulf Energy Information and GlobalSpec, has purchased Empowering Pumps & Equipment and is launching Flow Systems, a new industrial media community focused on pumps, valves, seals, motors, drives and instrumentation.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2026-11-03
- Where: United States
- Status: completed
- Products: pumps, valves, seals, motors, drives, instrumentation
- Sectors: [Pumps and Valves](https://endata.com/sectors/pumps-valves.md)

## Companies

- [CompareNetworks](https://endata.com/companies/15928.md) (acquirer)
- [Empowering Pumps & Equipment](https://endata.com/companies/15929.md) (target)

## Sources

- [indexbox.io](https://www.indexbox.io/blog/comparenetworks-acquires-empowering-pumps-equipment-launches-flow-systems/), 2026-11-03: "The acquisition is about uniting complementary strengths rather than merely adding another publication."

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