Bürkert laid the foundation stone on 4 November 2024 for a three-phase modernisation and expansion of its Gerabronn plant, covering assembly, solenoid valve production and storage. Work is scheduled to take about two and a half years.

FLSmidth signed an agreement to acquire TIPCO Tudeshki Industrial Process Control GmbH of Aachen, Germany, adding particle-size sensor technology to its mining PCV solutions. Terms were not disclosed.

Hellmann Worldwide Logistics has doubled warehouse capacity leased from Garbe Industrial Real Estate for pump maker Wilo's central distribution center in Werne, now 40,000 square meters.

BEL Valves delivered six API 6DSS subsea gate valves to engineering firm SubseaDesign for the Wilhelmshaven gas import terminal in Germany. The valves were built at BEL's Newcastle upon Tyne facility.

Nikkiso Clean Energy & Industrial Gases broke ground on an expansion of its Wurzen, Saxony facility on August 29, 2024, nearly doubling its European manufacturing capacity. The site will make cryogenic pumps, heat exchangers and hydrogen fueling skids.

JS Proputec A/S has finished and commissioned Phase 1 of a raw material reception facility for fishmeal producer Bioceval in Cuxhaven, Germany, supplying pumps, feed augers, tanks and piping. Phase 2 installation is planned for the coming months.

Wateralia, an Ambienta platform company, has completed its acquisition of Calpeda Pumpen, an established German pump distributor for the water sector. It is Wateralia's fourth buy-and-build deal and strengthens its German distribution network.

BEL Valves has delivered six API 6DSS subsea gate valves to SubseaDesign for the pipeline end manifold of the Wilhelmshaven LNG terminal, which aims to import 8.5% of Germany's gas demand. The valves were manufactured at BEL Valves' Newcastle upon Tyne facility.

Bürkert Fluid Control Systems officially commissioned a new 6,000 square metre building with an automated small-parts warehouse in Öhringen, part of a 20 million euro investment. The buildings have been ready for use since June 2024.

KSB will invest €60 million over five years to modernise and expand its Eta pump production facility at its Frankenthal headquarters, with the work to be completed by 2029. The investment will proceed without requested government subsidies.

Nidec GPM Merbelsrod is investing 14 million euros in a new plant in Merbelsrod, southern Thuringia, and is hiring new staff. The plant is being built in record time.

Bürkert broke ground on a new production and warehouse hall at its Öhringen, Germany plant, adding 5,800 square metres of floor space. The expansion includes an automated small-parts warehouse and increases production capacity.

GEA Group will invest about €5.5 million by 2026 to modernize production at its GEA AWP valve plant in Prenzlau, Germany, replacing seven older machines and adding about 20 production jobs.

GEA is investing around €5.5 million to modernise industrial refrigeration valve production at its AWP site in Prenzlau, Germany, replacing older machining centres with new CNC machines. The investment will add 20 production jobs by 2026.

LESER is expanding its production building in Hohenwestedt, Germany, which is described as the world's largest facility of its kind for safety valves. The construction project runs until 2032.

Rheinmetall received a new order for several hundred thousand CWA 2000 high-voltage electric coolant pumps for 800V applications from an unnamed automaker, worth a mid-double-digit million euro figure. Production starts in 2025 and runs to 2030.

Atlas Copco agreed to acquire KRACHT GmbH, a German maker of external gear pumps, fluid measurement, valves and hydraulic drives, with about 440 employees and 2022 revenues of about 72 million euros; closing is expected in Q1 2024.

Ebara Pumps Europe agreed to acquire Spandau Pumpen, SKF Lubrication Systems Germany's maker of screw-type and seal-less coolant pumps for machine tools, with production to move to Italy; the deal was expected to close at the end of September 2023.

Busch Vacuum Solutions has acquired centrotherm clean solutions, a maker of industrial gas abatement systems for the semiconductor and high-tech industries. The Blaubeuren headquarters and all jobs will be retained, and the deal is aligned with Pfeiffer Vacuum.

LESER plans to expand its Hohenwestedt, Schleswig-Holstein plant by 14,300 square meters for €41.2 million, with construction starting in February 2024. The expansion adds automated long-goods storage and new sawing machines.

SAMSON AG received final approval for its new factory at the Offenbach Innovation Campus, with construction started in August 2023 and completion scheduled by 2026. Production of electronic positioners is planned from October 2024.

Rheinmetall's Hydrogen Products and Technology unit won an order worth a figure in the lower two-digit million-euro range from a European fuel cell specialist for heavy transport. Series production at its Berlin plant is set to run from 2026 to 2030.

KSB, a pumps and valves manufacturer, has concluded new credit lines totalling EUR 550 million with a consortium of six banks, including a EUR 300 million revolving facility and a EUR 250 million guarantee facility. The term is five years with options to extend by up to two years. Hengeler Mueller advised on the financing.

Allweiler plans extensive investments in the coming years at its Radolfzell site to modernise production and improve sustainability. The company is currently recruiting ten production workers to expand capacity.

Allweiler received a multi-year order from Damen, the Dutch shipyard that won the Bundeswehr tender, for complete pump packages for the Bundeswehr's new frigates.

SKF signed an agreement to sell Spandau Pumpen, its coolant pump business, to EBARA Pumps Europe S.p.A., a group company of EBARA Corporation. The divestment is expected to close at the end of September 2023 and is not material to SKF's financials.

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HANSA-FLEX AG has acquired Knapheide, a hydraulic systems supplier to German machinery makers with about 400 employees and revenue in the high double-digit millions of euros, as a strategic investment in mid-April 2023. Knapheide keeps its name and sites.

Berlin pump maker InLine Hydraulik bought a 13,000 sqm site in Stahnsdorf in December 2022 for a second production plant, starting with 200 jobs and possibly up to 400 later. Production is expected to start in about a year.

Funds managed by PINOVA, together with NRW.BANK, have acquired VTI Ventil Technik GmbH, a Menden-based maker of high-pressure valves and regulators, from Aalberts N.V. The management team under Lutz Lohmann is investing alongside them.

NETZSCH Pumps & Systems assembled its first progressing cavity pump at the new NETZSCH Campus in Waldkraiburg, Germany, on 9 January 2023. The campus unites three local sites and is planned to run without fossil fuels.

Maag Group acquired Witte at the beginning of 2023, and the two companies have since merged to develop a new generation of gear pumps.

Swiss firm Maag Pump Systems has acquired Witte Pumps & Technology, a Tornesch, Germany gear pump maker, forming a new integrated Gear Pumps business unit led by Witte's former owner Dr. Sven Wieczorek. The deal was announced on 21 December 2022.

Atlas Copco has agreed to acquire CVS Engineering GmbH, a Rheinfelden, Germany maker of industrial vacuum pumps and blowers for mobile use, which has 76 employees and about €20 million annual revenue. The purchase price was not disclosed and closing is expected in Q1 2023.

Dover completed the acquisition of Witte Pumps & Technology GmbH, a Germany-based manufacturer of precision gear pumps, which will join its Maag business unit; the price was not disclosed.

Valmet signed an agreement to supply 800 Neles NDX valve controllers and 500 Neles B1 actuators to modernize valves at Mercer Stendal's pulp mill in Arneburg, Germany, with delivery finishing by end of 2023.

Triumph Group's Actuation Products and Services business has won a ten-year contract from Diehl Aviation to manufacture fluid flow controls for passenger aircraft such as the Airbus A320 and A330, produced at its Heiligenhaus, Germany facility.

AURELIUS Growth Investments has acquired a majority stake in MLS Lanny GmbH, a full-service provider of high-precision control and high-pressure valves based in Bad Wildbad, Germany. The company employs about 70 people.

SAMSON AG will relocate its Frankfurt headquarters and production to a 15 ha site in Offenbach am Main, investing several hundred million euro in the MainChange project. The move is planned to secure future capacity and jobs.

Atlas Copco has completed its acquisition of Kracht GmbH, a maker of external gear pumps, fluid measurement, valves, hydraulic drives and dosing systems, on 3 January 2024.

PSG, a Dover company, has completed its acquisition of ipp Pump Products GmbH, a maker of rotary lobe pumps for hygienic applications in Bersenbrück, Germany. The exact completion date is not stated on the page.

Germany's Duker acquired Strate of Sarstedt, a manufacturer of sewage pumping stations, non-return valves and aeration valves for municipal and industrial use, in July 2022.

Pump maker Allweiler announced investments of around €30 million at its Radolfzell site in Germany, aiming to secure the location amid ongoing restructuring.

Linde Hydraulics is investing EUR 50 million in 50 projects across its German sites, including its Aschaffenburg main plant, the Ballenstedt valve factory and the AB-GUSStech foundry. The programme is to be completed by 2025.

Fidelium portfolio company Evamo acquired the steering and transmission pump business of Bosch Automotive Steering through a carve-out, with NETWORK advising on the external financing. Evamo has about 900 employees across six sites.

Stiebel Eltron Group acquired PAW GmbH & Co. KG, a family-owned maker of heating, freshwater and flat-station distribution systems employing about 150 people in Hameln, Germany. Terms were undisclosed and Livingstone Partners advised on the sale.

Atlas Copco agreed on 2022-03-21 to acquire Lewa GmbH and Geveke B.V. and their subsidiaries for a combined enterprise value of EUR 670 million. The deal is all-cash and subject to regulatory approvals, with completion expected in Q2 2022.

SPIR STAR AG has taken over all business activities of the sole proprietorship Skarke Ventilsysteme through its new subsidiary Skarke GmbH in Rimbach, Germany, at the start of fiscal year 2022. The company makes oil drain valves, breather valves, filters and dipsticks.

Munich-based Liberta Partners acquired a majority stake in CWFC Phönix Group GmbH, a valve maker in Volkmarsen, Germany, as a carve-out from Curtiss-Wright. The company has a capacity of 30,000 valves per year.

ARCA Regler was named again as one of two global key suppliers of automated control valves to BASF under the MVV4 framework for 2021 to 2026. The framework agreement was to be finalised and signed shortly.