Bürkert Fluid Control Systems inaugurated a 50,000 square foot manufacturing facility in Talegaon MIDC, Pune, its third production unit outside Europe. The plant can produce over 30,000 valves and 500 systems annually and is expected to employ up to 32 people by year end.

Canadian valve maker Velan signed a main services agreement with GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy as supplier for Ontario Power Generation's Darlington New Nuclear Project. GEH placed an initial purchase order for engineering support and critical valves for the first BWRX-300 SMR, with three more units planned by 2034.

Unico Mechanical Corp won a USD 28 million contract from the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation to replace two 156-inch butterfly valves and refurbish gates at the Blue Mesa Hydro Electric Powerplant in Colorado. Work is slated to start in December 2024 and finish in September 2028, with Adams Valves as design and fabrication partner.

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.

Flowserve has completed its acquisition of MOGAS Industries, adding severe service valves and aftermarket services to its Flow Control Division. The purchase price was approximately $305 million including the potential earnout.

Gryaab AB awarded a framework agreement for pumps and related products and services to nine suppliers on 11 October 2024, with a total value of SEK 7,000,000 and a term to 31 October 2028. Xylem Water Solutions Sweden is listed first among the winners.

GE Vernova's Nuclear business selected Montreal-based Velan Inc. to provide engineering support and manufacture valves for the first BWRX-300 small modular reactor at OPG's Darlington site in Ontario.

General Pump Company, a Southern California pump and water well services provider, is merging with Water Well Solutions of Wisconsin and Illinois. The deal was led by Sylmar Group, and both companies will keep their brands and locations.

WTR Group has bought Pumpteknik AB, a Gothenburg-based supplier of pumps, blowers, vacuum units, compressors and LPS pump stations. All staff, including the owner and CEO Stefan Ström, will stay on.

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.

The Weir Group has won a £25 million contract to supply Warman slurry pumps and separation solutions for the next phase of OCP Group's Louta and Benguerir phosphate projects in Morocco.

Morocco's OCP Group signed a £25 million (about $33 million) contract with Weir Group for slurry pumps and hydrocyclones at its Benguerir and Louta phosphate projects. Weir will also provide aftermarket service from its Moroccan service centre.

Ingersoll Rand completed its acquisition of UT Pumps & Systems Pvt. Ltd on October 1, 2024, for $11.7 million. UT Pumps joins the Precision and Science Technologies segment; the company also bought Blutek and APSCO in a combined deal of about $135 million.

The Weir Group was awarded a £25 million contract to supply WARMAN slurry pumps and CAVEX hydrocyclones for the next phase of OCP Group's Benguerir and Louta phosphate projects in Morocco. The order will be recognised in the order book during Q3 2024.

Turkish company Dalgakiran Kompresor opened a production and maintenance facility in Bilohorodka, Kyiv region, after investing UAH 400 million (about $10 million). The plant makes generator and compressor equipment, cooling systems and industrial pumps and created 50 jobs.

Vestum has agreed to sell 100% of Flowa Technology AB to private equity investor Nordic Capital for SEK 6.5 billion cash on a cash- and debt-free basis. Completion is expected in the second half of 2026, subject to approvals.

Verder Liquids BV, part of Verder Group, has acquired Sauermann's pump technologies and monitoring instruments, including HVAC-R condensate removal pumps and air quality instruments.

Ireland-based Schivo has acquired ParMed, a fluid handling firm in Berlin, Connecticut, that makes intelligent electronic rotary valves, layered manifolds and pumps. ParMed will operate within Schivo's Life and Analytical Sciences segment. The announcement was made on September 24, 2024.

Höörs kommun awarded VA Gruppen Entreprenad AB a contract for service and repair of LPS pumps on 23 September 2024, valued at 2,500,000 SEK, running until 31 October 2027.

SAIHEAT Limited signed two memorandums of understanding for its HEATNUC business: one with Jiangsu Shentong Nuclear Equipment on export of nuclear valves and instrumentation, and one with Shanghai Kaiquan Pump on joint production of nuclear and SMR pumps and components in the Middle East.

Xinghuo Special Steel began construction on a project to produce 1 billion high-end solenoid valves and pump valve soft magnetic cores per year in Dainan, Xinghua, Jiangsu, on a 100-mu site with planned investment of RMB 1 billion.

PALLAS awarded Flowserve B.V. a EUR 1,788,000 contract to design, manufacture and deliver pump systems for the primary cooling system of the PALLAS project in Petten, Netherlands.

Verder announced the acquisition of Sauermann, a HVACR market provider of condensate pumps and air quality measurement instruments. Sauermann's CEO Serge Bohyn commented on the deal; no value was stated.

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.

Verder announced the acquisition of Sauermann, a supplier of HVAC-R technologies including condensate removal pumps, to expand its pump and equipment portfolio.

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.

Dalian Roy Pump won the contract for the EO product tank farm and loading facilities of North Huajin United Petrochemical's 590,000-tonne/year ethylene oxide/ethylene glycol unit in China. The article gives no contract value.

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.

SH-NOMEN Pharmaceutical Equipment (Shanghai) held a groundbreaking in Ruian, Zhejiang for a new 43,500 square meter factory with a total investment of 100 million yuan and annual output of 500,000 intelligent control systems and OEB5 aseptic valves.

Tianjin Offshore Engineering's special equipment branch published the bid result for valves for the new compressor project at the Gaolan terminal. The winning valve supplier is not named in the notice.

Houston-based DXP Enterprises has acquired Hartwell Environmental Corporation, a manufacturer's representative of pumps, controls and process equipment for the water and wastewater industry, adding three locations in Texas and Oklahoma. Hartwell had sales of $18.4 million over the 12 months to July 31, 2024.

KSB USA/North America, a subsidiary of Germany-based KSB Group, will invest $25 million to expand its Henrico County, Virginia pump and valve facility, more than doubling its square footage and creating 32 new jobs.

Valmet will supply a new recovery boiler, an ash crystallization plant, an odorous gas handling system and automation and valve packages to Klabin's Monte Alegre pulp mill in Brazil, as part of a BRL 1.7 billion modernization project. The equipment is expected to start operation by the end of 2026; the order value was not disclosed.

Sanhua Vietnam, a subsidiary of Sanhua Holding Group, inaugurated the second phase of its air conditioning valve factory at An Duong Industrial Park in Hai Phong on September 4, 2024. The second phase received US$60 million of investment in 2023.

KSB USA/North America will invest $25 million to expand its Henrico County, Virginia facility, more than doubling its square footage with a new loading dock office and upgraded shipping and common areas. The expansion will create 32 new jobs, and the groundbreaking was announced by Governor Glenn Youngkin.

Valve maker Broen is setting up a highly automated factory in Assens to produce Ballomax medium-sized valves for district heating and natural gas, with production moving back from Poland and starting from November.

Ferndale, Michigan-based ROSS Controls has acquired Master Pneumatic, maker of filter, regulator and lubricator pneumatic air preparation products in Sterling Heights, Michigan. The announcement is dated September 3, 2024.

ESPA Group, based in Banyoles, Spain, bought pump and pressure-set distributor Baico Pumps SL to expand its international reach and product range. Baico had annual sales of about EUR 4 million and exports to 18 countries.

Izomax signed a non-exclusive three-year frame agreement with Shell, running to August 2027, for its add-on gate valve (AOGV) isolations. Twelve isolations worth about US$5 million are in planning at locations worldwide.

SCF Partners acquired severe-service valve makers DeltaValve and TapcoEnpro from CIRCOR International, announced August 30, 2024. DeltaValve is based in Salt Lake City and TapcoEnpro's primary location is in Houston, Texas.

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.

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.

A.P. Moller Holding's subsidiary Circle Bidco ApS announced a recommended public cash offer of SEK 230 per share to acquire Concentric AB, a Nasdaq Stockholm-listed maker of pump, fan and fluid power solutions for commercial vehicles.

Hawk Infinity AS acquired 100% of the shares in Nordic Flow AS, a Norwegian turnkey pump systems specialist serving offshore and high-end industries. Nordic Flow founders sold the company, and EY advised on the sale.

BST Group has acquired Ramco Pumpesystemer, an Oslo-based Norwegian provider of premium sprinkler and fire pump systems, as part of its Nordic expansion. No financial terms were disclosed.

Kuwait's Petroleum Services Company said it secured a three-year contract worth KWD 4.9 million (USD 15.9 million) with KNPC to supply control valves for the Mina Abdullah and Mina Al Ahmadi refineries. The timing is not specified beyond the interview date of 26 August 2024.

ARI-Armaturen Albert Richter acquired Warren Controls, a control valve company based in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, to expand its US presence.

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.

Quang Ninh Thermal Power Joint Stock Company published a tender for valves and accessories worth about 23.1 billion VND, with an approval dated 21 August 2024 and a winning contractor selected. The winner's name is not shown in the text.