Bürkert Fluid Control Systems completed the modernization and expansion of its Gerabronn, Germany manufacturing site, enlarging its floor area from about 9,000 m² to 13,000 m² with the largest gain in coil manufacturing. The total investment was €36 million, and the main construction phases were inaugurated in October 2026.

Bürkert Fluid Control Systems has modernized and expanded its Gerabronn site over about two years, investing €36 million in production capacity, working conditions and energy measures. The expansion was officially inaugurated on 21 October 2026.

Members of the VDMA Valves Association elected Lubert Winnecken, CEO of KEUCO GmbH & Co. KG, as chairman at a general meeting in Cologne, succeeding Axel Weidner of Mankenberg GmbH.

Nikkiso's Clean Energy and Industrial Gases group won a contract from EPC lead CS Gas North to supply 16 submerged motor pumps for the German LNG Terminal at Brunsbuettel, due to start operating in 2027. It follows an earlier order of about 30 pumps for the Hanseatic Energy Hub in Stade.

Nikkiso CE&IG won a contract from EPC contractor CS Gas North to supply 16 submerged motor pumps for the German LNG Terminal in Brunsbüttel, which is scheduled to be operational in 2027.

Nikkiso CE&IG won a contract to supply 16 submerged motor pumps for the German LNG Terminal in Brunsbüttel, awarded by EPC contractor CS Gas North SL. The terminal is scheduled to become operational in 2027.

BUTTING is building a new housing and component manufacturing complex at its Knesebeck site, with about 10,000 square meters of production space for large series of pump and valve housings and welded assemblies. No investment value was stated.

KSB held the groundbreaking for a new Eta pump production facility at its Frankenthal headquarters, an investment of more than EUR 70 million. The modernisation is planned to be completed by 2030.

ORPU Pumpenfabrik GmbH celebrated the topping-out of its new company facility, including a production hall and office building, on May 6, 2026. The plant will make pump systems for the chemical, environmental and process engineering industries.

Nikkiso Clean Energy & Industrial Gases was awarded a contract by EPC contractor Tecnicas Reunidas to supply 29 submerged motor pumps, 20 low-pressure and 9 high-pressure, for Hanseatic Energy Hub's LNG terminal in Stade. Delivery is scheduled for 2026 and operation is expected in 2029.

KSB secured its largest order ever, worth more than €150 million, to supply eight main reactor coolant pumps for a nuclear power plant project in Eastern Europe. Production will take place at its Frankenthal plant in Germany over the coming years.

KSB received its largest single order ever, worth more than 150 million euros, to supply eight main reactor coolant pumps for a nuclear power plant in Eastern Europe, to be manufactured at its Frankenthal plant. The client's name was not disclosed.

Swedish WTR Group entered a strategic partnership with Lotzer & Mühlenbruch GmbH (L&M Pumps), a Delmenhorst-based German manufacturer of pumps, spare parts and seals, to strengthen its German platform. The deal was advised by Livingstone.

Söndgerath Pumpen GmbH is doubling its storage capacity at its Essen site with a new warehouse to improve efficiency and shorten distances. The company also reports signed contracts for pump deliveries in Germany and abroad to be commissioned in 2026.

The Hamburg-based LINDAL Group acquired a new manufacturing facility in Wismar, Germany, equipped for polymer processing, with 9,000 sqm of production space. Noerr advised LINDAL on the deal.

Lewa GmbH signed a purchase contract with the city of Leonberg for part of Ulmer Strasse, creating a contiguous plant site of about 50,000 square metres; construction is planned to take one year.

GF has completed its acquisition of VAG-Group of Mannheim, Germany, a global manufacturer of metal valves for water and infrastructure applications. VAG was integrated into GF's Industry & Infrastructure Flow Solutions division as of 1 October 2025.

ITT's Svanehøj business acquired Köhler & Hörter GmbH (KOHO), a family-owned compressor manufacturer in Hagen, Germany, expanding its portfolio beyond cryogenic pumps into compressors for gas applications.

Atlas Copco has acquired Heide-Pumpen GmbH, a Gelsenkirchen-based maker of mobile pumps, expanding its mobile pump systems business. 42 employees transferred with the deal. The announcement was made on 30 September 2025.

GF (Georg Fischer) has closed its acquisition of VAG-Group, a Mannheim-based maker of metal valves for water utility networks, for approximately CHF 200 million. VAG-Group joins GF's Flow Solutions division from 1 October 2025.

Pump maker Homa has invested EUR 7 million since 2024 in its Neunkirchen-Seelscheid site, including a DMG Mori machining centre that cuts machining time by 30%. The investment modernises motor and pump housing production.

DEUTZ signed an agreement to acquire all shares of SOBEK Group GmbH, a German maker of high-performance electric drives and pumps with three sites in Baden-Württemberg and Hessen. The deal supports DEUTZ's push into defense and drones.

Dover Corp's PSG has acquired IPP Pump Products GmbH, a Bersenbrück-based maker of hygienic lobe and progressive cavity pumps for food, pharma and biotech.

Pump maker Homa invested EUR 7 million at its Neunkirchen-Seelscheid site, adding automated milling, machining and winding equipment and training for about 300 staff.

Atlas Copco Group purchased Heide Pumpen GmbH, a German distributor and service provider of portable pumps.

Bürkert Fluid Control Systems completed and inaugurated an expansion of its Öhringen plant, a new roughly 6,000 m² building combining production, assembly and an automated small parts warehouse. The company invested about 20 million euros, and the site is now a lead factory for process valves.

Braunschweig-based pump maker Albrecht Maschinenbau, known as Albrecht Pumpen, joined the Pumpenallianz Nord network, adding pump and compressor repair, maintenance and plant-engineering services.

PSG has acquired ipp Pump Products GmbH, a German manufacturer of sanitary lobe and progressive cavity pumps for hygienic processing in food, pharmaceutical and biotech sectors.

Leser GmbH & Co. KG is investing EUR 45 million in a new 15,000 m2 production building at its Hohenwestedt, Schleswig-Holstein plant, which is to become one of the world's largest safety valve production sites, with completion planned for early 2026.

LESER has begun construction of a 15,000 m² production hall in Hohenwestedt, Germany, investing 41.3 million euros to increase safety valve capacity. Completion is slated for early 2026.

Ampo Poyam Valves was selected to supply more than 1,300 cryogenic valves for the Hanseatic Energy Hub LNG import terminal in Stade, Germany. Deliveries are scheduled for late 2025 and throughout 2026.

Ampo Poyam Valves has been selected to supply more than 1,300 cryogenic valves for the Hanseatic Energy Hub LNG terminal under development in Stade, Germany, with delivery in late 2025 and throughout 2026.

Bürkert Fluid Control Systems is expanding its Gerabronn plant in Germany, having completed the shell of three new halls, expanding assembly and storage capacity, and modernizing solenoid valve production.

Foundry Alliance GmbH took over the operations of specialty machinery maker Herold & Co. GmbH, including its pump and foundry divisions in Gefrees, effective 1 May 2025, with 40 of about 60 employees retained. Concentro Management AG advised on the investor process.

KSB Group's SISTO Armaturen S.A. received an order for about 2000 valves from a global pharmaceutical company for a new large-scale active pharmaceutical ingredient plant in Germany, with completion expected in 2025.

Georg Fischer (GF) signed an agreement to acquire VAG-Group, a Mannheim-based maker of water utility valves owned by Aurelius. VAG has about 1,000 employees and annual sales of roughly EUR 200 million. The deal value was not disclosed in this announcement.

Lutz-Jesco GmbH, a metering technology supplier, has acquired the FXM range of peristaltic pumps from Valmet, including technologies, designs and IP. The announcement is dated May 6, 2025.

Pump manufacturer Strobl Pumpen broke ground on April 14, 2025 for new company buildings in Hilpoltstein, Bavaria, including a three-storey office building and a roughly 1,500 sqm hall. The planned investment totals about EUR 8 million, with the move expected to be completed by mid-2027.

Strobl Pumpen broke ground on April 14, 2025 for a new site in Hilpoltstein, Germany, with about EUR 8 million invested in an office building and a 1,500 sq m hall. The move is due to finish by mid-2027 and provides space for up to 80 employees.

Atlas Copco Group has acquired Heide Pumpen GmbH, a portable pump distributor and service provider headquartered in Gelsenkirchen, Germany, adding 42 employees to its Power Technique business area.

Rheinmetall secured an order worth €26 million from a new Asian engine maker for CWA2000 high-voltage coolant pumps used in fuel cell vehicles and stationary power plants. Production will start in 2027 at the Hartha plant and run until 2031.

Weber-Hydraulik has moved into a new owned building in Konstanz-Reichenau, investing around EUR 5 million in a valve technology site with 1,730 sqm of production space and 180 sqm of development space. The building uses photovoltaics, a heat pump and concrete core activation.

SAMSON AG is investing 400 million euros in its MainChange project, which builds new headquarters in Offenbach am Main, Germany. Chancellor Olaf Scholz visited the site on 20 January 2025 and the company has guaranteed jobs until the end of 2028.

Safety valve maker Leser is investing 41.3 million euros in a new 15,000 square meter production building in Hohenwestedt, Schleswig-Holstein. Construction began on November 22, 2024, with completion planned for March 2026.

SAMSON received official approval to build and operate an electroplating unit at its new site in Offenbach, Germany, adding over 30% capacity for valve surface treatment. The unit is part of the MainChange headquarters relocation from Frankfurt, a project with about EUR 400M total investment.

Bürkert Fluid Control Systems is expanding and modernizing its Gerabronn, Germany plant over about two and a half years. Work includes a new assembly hall for customer-specific systems, modernized solenoid valve production and more storage, with the second phase starting in March 2025.

The Darmstadt regional president handed SAMSON AG the approval notice under federal emissions law for its new electroplating plant at the Offenbach innovation campus. The plant supports valve production and raises throughput by about 30%.

Homburger Maschinenbau GmbH of Markdorf announced it is taking over the production of Richter Pumpen, a maker of membrane compressors and vacuum pumps based in Sauldorf-Rast, Germany, announced on 5 December 2024.

LESER GmbH & Co. KG began construction of a 15,000 square metre production building in Hohenwestedt, Schleswig-Holstein, investing €41.3 million to expand its safety valve factory. Completion is planned for early 2026.

Leser Factory of Safety Valves began construction of a 15,000 square meter production hall in Hohenwestedt, Germany, investing 41.3 million euros. Completion is planned for March 2026, and the hall will consolidate production steps now spread across rented buildings.