RMT Valvomeccanica officially acquired PIBIVIESSE, a ball and control valve producer, as part of the GIVA Group, with the transaction finalized on December 13, 2023. The companies will keep separate organisational and production structures.

AMPO Poyam Valves reorganised its Idiazabal, Spain valve plant using a LEAN layout, bought seven new test benches capable of high-pressure testing and a new logistics warehouse, and invested in an oxygen-service clean room and an upstream valve test bench. The changes followed a 2019 expansion of machining and weld overlay operations.

AMPO Poyam Valves is supplying up to 56-inch, 900 lb gate valves with Inconel weld overlay for the Berri development project, where Saudi Aramco is adding processing units at Abu Ali gas-oil separation facilities. The EPC contract was awarded to Saipem/Snamprogetti Saudi Arabia, announced 13 December 2023.

AMPO Poyam Valves signed an exclusive worldwide licensing agreement with Clarke Valve to manufacture, distribute and service zero-emission dilating disk valves, announced 13 December 2023. The agreement was signed and closed on 1 October 2023 at AMPO's headquarters in Idiazabal, Spain.

Hubei Xiangdewo Valve Co. is carrying out a renovation and expansion project in Laohekou, Xiangyang, Hubei, to produce 150,000 electric and pneumatic valves a year, with an investment of 96.59 million yuan. The project was listed on 13 December 2023 with a construction period from Q4 2023 to Q4 2024.

Protectoseal has invested more than $5 million in manufacturing capacity at its US, UK and Indian sites, halving lead times. The Indian unit moved to larger facilities in Mumbai adding 50,000 sq. ft. of space.

AMETEK Dynamic Fluid Solutions and the former Bison Gear and Engineering Corp. have merged to form Bison, a business of AMETEK, Inc., making fluid-moving and motor drive products such as motors, blowers, pumps and gear motors. Manufacturing is in the US and Mexico with China facilities.

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.

Connector Subsea Distribution is investing over NOK 20 million in new production equipment to increase capacity for ball valves and associated subsea equipment amid a surge in orders.

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.

Hunan Pump & Valve Manufacturing won the tender to supply multifunctional pump control valves for the circulating water system of phase one of the Jingyuan Coal and Electricity clean gasification project in Gansu, for a bid price of 1.288 million yuan with 55-day delivery.

Atlas Copco completed its acquisition of Sykes Group Pty Ltd from Seven Group Holdings, a Newcastle, New South Wales maker of mining and wastewater dewatering pumps with 123 employees and about 65 MAUD in annual revenue. The purchase price was not disclosed.

Winsupply Inc. of Dayton, Ohio acquired Milford Companies, a distributor of pipe, valve and fitting and waterworks supplies with five locations in Texas, Oklahoma and New Mexico. Chase Brown will remain president.

ACI-Somagep, part of Parlym Group, acquired Jiangsu Colves Fluid Control, an industrial valve maker in Nantong, China, and its Italian distributor Colves Fluid Control to secure valve manufacturing quality.

Pnosan Group opened a new 8,500 square metre factory in Çorlu, Tekirdağ, to expand domestic production of steam valves and flow control products during its 30th year in the sector.

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.

Swiss pump manufacturer Rütschi joined the newcleo Group in December 2023, bringing nuclear pump expertise with 5,000 pumps in service in 150 reactors. The article was published in October 2025.

Harrington Process Solutions, a US industrial products distributor, acquired PumpMan, a US pump, motor and valve maintenance provider with 11 locations. Financial terms were not disclosed.

CPC Pumps International, owned by Atlas Copco, completed its first pump assembly in Pune, India, and plans to expand local manufacturing of centrifugal process pumps.

Score Group won a new valve management contract from INEOS FPS covering the Forties pipeline system and related assets, including the Unity Riser platform and onshore facilities, with work managed from Cruden Bay, Scotland.

Aker BP awarded IKM Flux AS a contract for valve management services on its Alvheim asset in Norway, with operations run from IKM Flux's Stavanger workshop. The award was made on November 30, 2023.

Tecnik Fluid Controls and ITT have formed a joint venture, with an initial investment from ITT, to manufacture valves for the pharmaceutical industry in India.

Rheinmetall won an order from a major international automaker for nearly two million WUP3 electric coolant pumps, worth a mid-two-digit million-euro figure, with production running from 2024 through December 2031.

ACI-Somagep, part of Parlym Group, acquired Jiangsu Colves Fluid Control, an industrial valve manufacturer in Nantong, China, and its Italian distributor Colves Fluid Control. The deal strengthens ACI-Somagep's supply chain and gives it a manufacturing base in Asia.

Score Group was awarded a valve management contract by INEOS FPS covering the Forties Pipeline System and associated assets, including valve supply, repair, offshore and on-site services. The work is managed from Score's Cowdenbeath facility in Scotland.

KSB Limited has acquired the technology of Bharat Pumps & Compressors Ltd, becoming its sole owner, and will use its SupremeServ unit to handle spare parts and service for about 5,000 BP&CL products in India.

Coffin Turbo Pump Inc. acquired JR Engineering and Machining Corporation of Hillsdale, New Jersey, combining pump design, manufacturing and repair services. JRE operations will be consolidated into Englewood, NJ facilities.

Avingtrans subsidiary Hayward Tyler Fluid Handling acquired certain assets of Slack & Parr from administration, plus its US and Asian subsidiaries, for a total consideration of GBP 4.9 million.

Duoning Biotechnology signed an agreement to acquire Changzhou PreFluid Technology, a Chinese peristaltic pump manufacturer with a 10,000 sq m factory in Changzhou. PreFluid's pumps serve medical, pharmaceutical, chemical and environmental industries.

Celeros Flow Technology has committed to expand its Burlington, Ontario facility to become the first Ontario-based maker of nuclear-qualified pumps, in response to Ontario Power Generation's plans for four small modular reactors at Darlington.

Graham Corporation has acquired P3 Technologies LLC of Jupiter, Florida, a custom turbomachinery engineering and manufacturing business for space, new energy and medical markets. P3 develops pumps, compressors, turbines, high-speed rotors and cryogenic pumps.

Concentric AB won a contract worth 14 MSEK to supply EMP-branded electric water pumps to a major OEM in the North American electric school bus segment. The award is part of the company's electric bus growth strategy.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers awarded Unico Mechanical a contract worth more than $9.1 million to refurbish two 216-inch butterfly valves at Fort Peck Dam in Montana, with completion estimated for May 28, 2025.

Concentric AB secured an order from a global bus OEM for its 600W electric water pump, used to cool a fuel cell range extender in a battery electric bus; order value is 2.1 million SEK.

Avingtrans subsidiary Hayward Tyler Inc. was awarded a multi-phase contract by TerraPower to design and develop sodium pumps for the Natrium reactor demonstration project in Wyoming, starting at about $10 million.

Oliver Twinsafe is supplying 14-inch reduced bore double block and bleed pipeline valves, in Class 900 LF2 carbon steel, for Qatar's North Field Production Sustainability project. The valves are currently on final test.

Casappa SpA completed the acquisition of 100% of the share capital of Benvenuti Srl, a precision machinery company headquartered in Sant'Ippolito, Pesaro Urbino, Italy. The press release is dated 9 November 2023.

Ambienta has acquired Italian centrifugal pump maker Caprari, which will be rebranded as Wateralia, with the Caprari family keeping a minority stake. Ambienta plans to use the business as a platform for consolidation in water pumps.

Investindustrial acquired Italian pump and valve maker CEME Group from Investcorp for €280 million, taking a 97% stake with management keeping the rest. The deal was backed by a €130 million senior debt package.

Celeros Flow Technology will expand its existing Burlington, Ontario facility to become the first Ontario-based maker of nuclear-qualified pumps, serving Ontario Power Generation's SMR and refurbishment work. The company has also committed to finalizing a business case for a new nuclear valve plant in Ontario.

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.

Japan's Torishima Pump Mfg formed a joint venture with UK sealing company AES Engineering to create AESSEAL-Torishima Japan Co Ltd, which will supply and service AES seals in Japan from Torishima's Osaka headquarters.

Concentric AB won a nomination worth 70 MSEK over five years to supply its seal-less electric coolant pump for a new battery electric bus platform of a leading Indian commercial vehicle OEM, with production starting in 2025.

ITT Inc. has signed an agreement to acquire Svanehøj Group A/S, a marine pump specialist, for about $395 million. Svanehøj will become part of ITT's Industrial Process segment, focused on pumps, valves and aftermarket services.

Ringo Válvulas is investing EUR 11 million to expand its Zaragoza factory with 8,000 m2 of plant and 3,000 m2 of offices, doubling production capacity and adding 15 jobs. The new space is expected to be operational in mid-2024.

NETZSCH Southern Africa opened a 1,200 square metre positive displacement pump assembly centre in Durban in November 2023 to serve South Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa. The older Johannesburg plant will be repurposed as a sales and service centre.

PT Katup Industri Indonesia opened its first plant in Cikarang, West Java, producing oil and gas and mining valves with a stated value of USD 12 million. The plant targets 19,200 units in two shifts and aims to reduce valve imports.

Andritz signed an agreement to acquire the NAF AB control valve business from Flowserve Corporation. NAF, headquartered in Linköping, Sweden, makes process control valves for pulp and paper and other industries. No price was disclosed.

Atlas Copco agreed to acquire Presys Co., Ltd., a privately owned vacuum valve maker with 134 employees in Suwon, South Korea. The purchase price was not disclosed and closing is expected in Q1 2024, subject to regulatory approval.

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.