Anglian Water awarded a framework worth £3.6 million including VAT to AVK UK and Cla-Val UK for control valves and spares. The initial term runs from 15 November 2026 to 14 November 2031 with extension options, covering four English regions.

Ampo Poyam Valves won a contract to supply cryogenic gate, globe and check valves for the Power, Capture and Compression project of Net Zero Teesside in north-east England, with first deliveries due September 2026.

Cerberus Capital Management has agreed to acquire a substantial portion of Goodwin plc's Mechanical Engineering Division, including Goodwin Steel Castings, Goodwin International, Noreva, Easat and the Pump Division, for up to about £1.1 billion in cash. Closing is expected in Q1 2027.

Kirloskar Brothers' UK subsidiary SPP Pumps Ltd received an order from Saipem Offshore Construction worth GBP 11,674,520 (about Rs 149.59 crore) for design, manufacture and supply of vertical pumps and spares for an offshore energy project, to be executed within 52 to 60 weeks.

ABB has agreed a recommended all-cash offer of 503 pence per share for all of Rotork plc, implying an enterprise value of about $5.5 billion. The deal is expected to add about 3% to ABB's revenues and expand its automation offering.

Aquatic Control Engineering Ltd has been awarded a UK public procurement contract to design, manufacture and supply suspended bowl pumps for the Mautby Water Level Management Improvements project for the Broads (2006) Internal Drainage Board. The published estimate was £1.3 million; the award value is not stated.

ACV has been awarded a three-year framework contract to supply valves above 2 bar, including ball and plug valves from its European partners, across Cadent Gas's UK gas distribution network. The announcement is dated 6 May 2026.

UK-based SPP Pumps has secured a contract to supply a fire water pump package, including a pump house with diesel and electric split-case pumps, for the NZT Power gas-fired plant with carbon capture, which is being delivered by a consortium led by Technip Energies.

SPP Pumps will supply diesel and electric fire water pumps and related systems for a pump house at the NZT Power gas-fired carbon capture power station in the UK. The award was announced on 21 April 2026.

Cashco, a portfolio company of May River Capital, has acquired 3B Controls, a UK manufacturer of pressure and vacuum relief valves and tank safety equipment, based in Widnes, England. The deal adds UK production and service capacity. No deal value was disclosed.

Momentum Group acquired Actuated Solutions Limited (ASL), a UK manufacturer of valve actuation systems. Valve World reports the deal values ASL at £15 million.

Swedish industrial group Dacke Industri has acquired Rotork Midland Ltd, renamed Midland Flow Ltd, and Italian business Rotork Instruments from Rotork Plc. Midland Flow makes solenoid valves, actuators and control systems, with about 44 employees and turnover of about £7.5 million.

A planned UK government tender covers spares, repairs, technical support and post-design services for submarine valves and actuators, with estimated value of £65 million excluding VAT. Contract dates are estimated from October 2027 to September 2029, with a possible extension to 2031.

Panam Valves will supply its instrumentation fittings products to R&G Fluid Power Group, a UK group of hydraulics and industrial businesses, under a new strategic partnership announced March 5, 2026.

Rubix has completed its acquisition of ERIKS UK & Ireland, an industrial distributor with a specialist flow technology offer including hoses, valves and sealing products.

Pioneer Pump and the wider Franklin Electric Group announced on Monday, February 9, 2026 that they had completed the acquisition of Geoquip Water Solutions and Hydrodif Products to expand their UK water market presence. The deal aligns product portfolios, operations and technical expertise.

Unibloc Hygienic Technologies has completed the acquisition of Metaltech Precision Engineers, a UK CNC machining specialist that already machines components for its hygienic pumps. The deal adds in-house machining capacity.

Rubix UK Ltd was awarded Lot 1 (valves and fittings) of the Centre for Process Innovation's engineering spares framework, worth GBP 500,000 excluding VAT, for contract dates from 22 December 2025 to 21 December 2029.

Pioneer Pump, a division of Franklin Electric, has acquired Ipswich water treatment firm Geoquip Water Solutions and fittings maker Hydrodif Products for an undisclosed sum. The deal was completed on December 17 and the 17 employees of the two firms joined the new owners.

AUMA Actuators Ltd was awarded Primary Supplier status on a new long-term framework agreement with Severn Trent for supply, maintenance and support of electric actuators for AMP8.

Domin has completed a 40% expansion of its Domin Technology Centre in Bristol to produce tens of thousands of servo valves per year. The announcement was dated 17 September 2025.

Genuit Group, the parent of Polypipe, has acquired UK pump maker Salamander Pumps, previously part of Davidson Holdings, following a September 2025 acquisition.

United Utilities Water awarded Waterfront Fluid Controls Ltd a direct contract worth £1,250,000 to supply and install eight cast iron penstocks at Great Sankey, UK.

Severn Trent Water awarded Atlas Copco Limited a contract worth £1,640,000 to supply diesel self-priming solids handling pumps and spares, for a period running to 2031. The tender notice was published on 11 August 2025, though the page lists an award date of 14 May 2026.

Torishima Service Solutions Europe acquired KRG Specialist Engineering Services, a Coatbridge, Scotland precision sub-contract machining company, to add machining capabilities for its parent Torishima Pump Mfg.

Newcastle-based BEL Valves has secured a £5 million order to supply 11 actuated and 19 manual slab gate valves for the Murlach oil field development in the North Sea. The order was reported on June 3, 2025, and the valves are rated for pressures up to 690 bar.

Swedish water-industry group WTR Group completed the acquisition of Oxford-based SI Pumps, a pump and pumping systems distributor founded in 1986, strengthening its UK presence.

Swedish industrial group Teqnion AB acquired Merridale Ltd, a Wolverhampton-based maker of fuel management systems, fuel pumps and tank management equipment, in a deal finalised in early March 2025.

Pioneer Pump relocated its UK operations from a 10,000 sq ft site near Stowmarket to a 66,000 sq ft facility in Hadleigh, Suffolk, with two warehouse units. The company plans further expansion over the next five years.

Northern Gas Networks published a modification notice for its axial control valves supply, moving to a UK alternative source, Goodwin, to secure shorter lead times and a second supplier. The contract value is not stated.

Dutypoint Ltd of Gloucester, UK, joined Stuart Turner, Mikrofill and AGM on 13 January 2025 to create a scale player in residential and commercial water pump and pressurisation.

Irish water pumping group EPS Group announced the acquisition of Robert Craig & Sons of Lisburn, a 140-year-old engineering firm specialising in niche industrial pumps and fuel pumping equipment.

bp Ventures and EIP co-led a $25 million (EUR 23 million) Series C funding round for Oxford Flow, a UK valve technology company without mechanical drive train, to scale up operations.

Italian pump manufacturer Udor has acquired 85% of the capital of Hughes Pumps Limited, which makes high and very high pressure pumps and water jetting equipment at a West Sussex facility.

BEL Valves has designed, manufactured and installed 55 high integrity valves on the central processing facility of the ETAP project in the Central North Sea for a subsea tieback to a world-leading energy supplier.

Northern Gas Networks awarded a contract to UK supplier Goodwin for axial control valves, replacing its historical single source for urgent replacement needs.

United Utilities Water awarded the PRO004595 framework contract for pressure management valves and associated spare parts to three suppliers, published 30 October 2024. The valves support new investment and replacement of existing pressure management valves.

UK water management provider Dutypoint has acquired Flowtech Water Solutions, a designer and manufacturer of water booster sets. The deal strengthens Dutypoint's water solutions offering in the UK market.

EPS Group has acquired Flowmech, a Leicester-based manufacturer and distributor of water, wastewater and pumping products including booster sets and pressurisation units. The purchase price was not disclosed.

Atlas Copco Group has acquired Kinder-Janes Engineers Ltd, an industrial pump distributor headquartered in St. Albans, UK, which has 20 employees and 2023 revenues of about GBP 12.5 million. The purchase price was not disclosed.

Tapflo UK, a process pump provider in Hampshire, announced the acquisition of TS Pumps, a UK company that supplies, services and repairs industrial pumps and systems. The deal expands Tapflo UK's application coverage and servicing.

UK Research and Innovation awarded Rotork UK Ltd a competitive contract for electric valve actuators for STFC RAL in Oxfordshire, with a stated value of 36,717.4 (currency not specified), work running from July to September 2024.

INDUS Holding AG closed its acquisition of COLSON X-Cel, a medium-sized maker of industrial valves based in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, on 5 June 2024. COLSON becomes wholly owned by the INDUS Group.

UDOR S.p.A. has become majority shareholder of British high-pressure pump maker Hughes Pumps Ltd. The deal adds Hughes products to UDOR's pump range covering 1 to 500 HP and 20 to 2800 bar.

Interpump Fluid Solutions UK acquired the entire share capital of Alltube Engineering Ltd for 2.3 million euro, as part of its 2024 UK expansion strategy.

Wilo UK acquired Arfon Rewinds Limited, trading as Arfon Engineering Services, to extend its pump installation, repair and maintenance capability in water management. The deal is listed in World Pumps' Q1 2024 M&A review.

INDUS Holding's HORNGROUP subsidiary Pneumatic Components agreed to buy 100% of COLSON X-Cel, a Rotherham, UK maker of industrial valves for measurement and control, which has about 40 employees.

INDUS Holding AG's portfolio company HORNGROUP, via Pneumatic Components Ltd, is buying 100% of COLSON X-Cel Ltd, a Rotherham-based maker of industrial measurement and control valves with about 40 employees and sales of around EUR 7 million.

Southern Water Services awarded Find a Tender project prj_2203 for valves and actuators to five winners, including AVK UK, Glenfield Invicta, HVL Solutions, Auma Actuators and Rotork UK. Total value was not stated and the contract runs 47 months.

PetrolValves and its subsidiary VSI Controls were awarded a contract to supply severe service control valves, including a turbine bypass system and pressure reducing and desuperheating system, for a new energy recovery waste-to-energy plant in North London.