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.

A German trade register entry lists Akshar Patel and Andreas Schüpfer as managing directors of pump maker HALBERG Maschinenbau in Itzehoe, with Flowserve SIHI Holding as controlling shareholder. The entry also records a merger with APV and a change of headquarters.