AxFlow Group's Brown Brothers Engineers/Kelair Pumps acquired GT Water Technologies, a family-owned maker of fire water tanks in the Melbourne area, in Q1 2019.

United Rentals announced on February 15, 2019 its acquisition of the rental division of Thompson Pump. MWI Pumps' CEO commented on the deal, which involves specialty pump rental locations and their employees.

Knoll Maschinenbau is selling its eccentric screw pump (MX) business, which it has run for about 15 years, to Pumpenfabrik Wangen effective 1 April 2019. Knoll will focus on its core metalworking chip and coolant management business.

Atlas Copco acquired Industrie Pumpen Vertriebs GmbH (IPV), a Dresden-based distributor of industrial pumps for the Varisco brand with about 20 employees and revenues of roughly EUR 5 million in 2017. The purchase price was not disclosed.

Key valves for large-diameter natural gas pressure regulating devices and compressor anti-surge valves passed a national new product appraisal in Tianjin, filling a domestic gap for pipeline projects in China and Russia.

Fluid Control (Suzhou) Co. announced commissioning dates for a new valve accessory production project in Suzhou Industrial Park, with total investment of 103.3 million CNY and annual output of 76,400 sets of valve actuators.

Korean Apollo group opened a valve manufacturing plant in Tatarstan, Russia, with an investment of $50 million. The 2,200 square meter facility produces pneumatic actuators and control and shut-off valves, with capacity of up to 7,000 units per year rising to 15,000 by 2021.

Baker Hughes was selected as key supplier of Masoneilan control valves and Consolidated safety relief valves for Venture Global's LNG liquefaction facility in Louisiana, USA. The order includes nearly 1,000 valves and is the first phase of three plants.

OneSubsea, a Schlumberger company, was awarded an EPC contract by Equinor for an all-electric actuated subsea boosting system for the Vigdis Field in the Norwegian North Sea. Work begins in Bergen in December 2018, with first delivery scheduled for Q1 2020.

Leslie Controls, a CIRCOR International brand, was awarded a $5.65 million contract by the US Navy to supply valves for ten Block V Virginia-class submarines, delivering two shipsets per year over five years. The award was announced in December 2018.

ONICON Incorporated, a Harbour Group company, has acquired the parent company of Pulsar Process Measurement Ltd, a UK-based designer and manufacturer of ultrasonic- and radar-based level and flow measurement instruments. Terms were not disclosed.

AURELIUS Equity Opportunities will acquire VAG, a valve maker for water, wastewater, dams, power stations and energy, from US-based Rexnord. AURELIUS plans to separate VAG and expand its biggest facility in the Czech Republic.

Gardner Denver Holdings has acquired MP Pumps, a Fraser, Michigan maker of specialty industrial pumps, for a net purchase price of about $58 million in cash. MP Pumps was previously owned by Lionheart Industrial Group.

Arable Capital Partners has acquired Hydratec, Lodi Pump & Irrigation and Universal Irrigation & Supply, which will merge into a platform called Laurel Agriculture + Water Solutions. No financial terms were disclosed.

Italian valve manufacturer Fratelli Pettinaroli completed the full acquisition of Michigan-based Jomar Group, a maker of ball, butterfly and check valves, in summer 2018, following a 50% stake bought in 2001. The deal was reported on 2018-12-12.

Amarinth received its first order from Iraq Gates Contracting Company for ten API 610 OH1 condensate transfer pumps worth US$410,000 for the Rumaila oil field in southern Iraq.

Centre for Process Innovation in the UK awarded Valve and Fitting Solutions a framework contract worth EUR 500,000 for valves, fittings, maintenance and spare parts, as one of multiple suppliers.

Baker Hughes Valves will supply Masoneilan control and Consolidated safety relief valves to Hengli Petrochemical for its new 400,000 bpd refinery outside Dalian in Liaoning Province, China.

Rotork supplied more than 2,500 IQ3 electric actuators and IB gearboxes to Zhejiang Petroleum & Chemical Company Ltd for a refinery under construction in Zhoushan, China. The actuators control valves for crude and product oil flow.

UNP Polyvalves is nearly finished adding 50,000 square feet of manufacturing space at its Vadodara, Gujarat plant, bringing total factory space to 150,000 square feet for lined valves.

NETZSCH Pumps appointed Enpro Inc. of Addison, Illinois as its industrial representative for Missouri, Kansas and Southern Illinois for progressing cavity pumps, rotary lobe pumps and grinders.

China National Offshore Oil Corporation's Qinhuangdao 32-6 operating company awarded a tender for spare parts for QHD32-6 oilfield air compressors, including temperature control valves and capacity control valves, to Tianjin Kaifa Anneng Petroleum Technology Development Service. The result was published December 7, 2018.

The Verder Group has acquired JEC Limited, a South Korean manufacturer of hygienic rotary lobe, centrifugal and twin-screw pumps for the food, pharmaceutical and hygienic markets. JEC will continue under director James Song.

Metso showed new process-industry products at the Valve World Conference and Expo in Düsseldorf, including the Jamesbury EasyFlow rubber-lined butterfly valve and the Neles Scotch-Yoke actuator. The new range targets oil and gas, petrochemical, pulp and paper and power industries.

Watts added 55,000 square feet to its production facility and warehouse in Vildbjerg, Denmark.

Watts Water Technologies expanded manufacturing capabilities for its BLÜCHER brand stainless steel trench drains at its Fort Worth, Texas facility, adding new equipment. The company also added 55,000 square feet to its facility in Vildbjerg, Denmark.

Equinor awarded OneSubsea a contract worth approximately NOK 700 million to supply the pumping system, bottom frame and trawl protection for the Vigdis boosting station. Work starts in December 2018 with engineering in Bergen and assembly at Horsøy in Askøy.

Equinor and its partners decided to invest around NOK 1.4 billion in the Vigdis Boosting Station, an improved oil recovery project on the Snorre-linked Vigdis subsea field. The station is scheduled to start up in Q1 2021.

Andritz secured an order from Shaanxi ZhenAn Pumped Storage Co Ltd to supply four 350 MW reversible pump-turbines and motor-generators for the ZhenAn pumped storage hydropower plant in Shaanxi province, China. The contract is valued at over €100 million.

CITIC Capital Japan Partners III completed its acquisition of the entire stake in Nippon Oil Pump Co., Ltd. on 4 December 2018. Nippon Oil Pump makes internal gear pumps for machine tools, construction vehicles and other end markets. Financial terms were not disclosed.

Spirax-Sarco Engineering signed a conditional agreement to buy Gestra AG and associated businesses from Flowserve for a cash-free, debt-free consideration of EUR 186 million. Gestra is headquartered in Bremen, Germany and makes boiler control systems, valves and steam control equipment. Completion awaits German merger control approval.

Bürkert Fluid Control Systems broke ground on 3 December 2018 for an extension at its Menden site, doubling production and office space to about 5,500 m2 within a year. The system house will grow from 52 to 80 staff over the next six to eight years.

ANDRITZ received an order from Shaanxi ZhenAn Pumped Storage, a subsidiary of State Grid Corporation of China, to supply four 350-MW reversible pump-turbines and motor-generators for the ZhenAn plant in Shaanxi. The contract value is more than 100 million euros, with commissioning by end-2023.

Ingersoll Rand has made a binding offer to acquire Precision Flow Systems from BC Partners and The Carlyle Group for $1.45 billion. PFS makes fluid management systems and has about 1,000 employees and seven global plants.

Finnish valve and pump maker Flowrox Oy acquired NovaTek AB, a filtration technology company based in Sodertalje, Sweden, to grow in solid/liquid separation.

Emerson agreed to purchase the Valves & Controls business of Pentair for $3.15 billion, strengthening its global presence in control, isolation and pressure relief valves and actuation.

Liebherr-Aerospace agreed with U.S.-based NORDAM to develop, manufacture, test and certify anti-ice valves for NORDAM's engine build-up system on A320neo aircraft with Pratt & Whitney PW1100G engines.

Neles, formerly Metso's valve business and now part of Valmet, closed its acquisition of Indian valve company Rotex Manufacturers and Engineers Pvt. Ltd. in late 2018. The deal expands Neles' product range and services in India.

Winsupply acquired MSI Supply, a full-line distributor of PVF, flanges and fasteners serving the petroleum and pharmaceutical industries, on 27 November 2018.

Högfors opened a new valve plant in Salo, Finland, built around a Fastems flexible manufacturing system that combines Deckel Maho and Gildemeister machine tools with a Fanuc robot cell. Eight machines were relocated from the old plant and the site is ready for production of butterfly and ball valves.

Controltech Solutions S.R.L. was awarded a 12-month contract by OMV Petrom S.A. to supply purge valves and emergency shut-off valves for EUR 1,350,000. The award was granted on 2018-11-23 and published on 2018-12-20.

Grundfos Pumps India plans to invest ₹125 crore in a third pump production unit, to be operational by 2020, with the location still to be decided between Tamil Nadu and other states.

Emerson's Metran plant in Chelyabinsk will build a second production building of about 20,000 sq m on the northwest side, with construction starting May 2019 and completion by end-2020; experts estimate costs above $50 million.

Admiral Valve, LLC d/b/a CPV Manufacturing appointed Prochem Pipeline Products Pty Ltd as its authorized representative.

Emerson's Metran industrial group will build a second phase of its Chelyabinsk production complex, adding about 20,000 square meters for a total site of 50,000 square meters, with completion planned by the end of 2020. The first phase had an investment of $40 million, and the second-phase investment amount was not disclosed.

Leslie Controls, a CIRCOR International brand, was awarded a $5.65 million contract by the U.S. Navy to supply valves for ten Block V Virginia-class submarines, with deliveries of two shipsets per year over five years.

Alfa Laval won two orders to supply Framo pumping systems to oil platforms in the North Sea, with a combined value of about SEK 175 million and deliveries scheduled for 2019.

Danfoss Power Solutions started construction on a new £multi-million, 1,500 m² manufacturing plant in Loanhead, Scotland, to produce digital hydraulic pumps and motors using Artemis' Digital Displacement technology. The project will create over 30 skilled jobs initially, with potential for 200 more.

Danfoss began work on a new 1500 square metre plant beside Artemis Intelligent Power's base in Loanhead near Edinburgh, to make digital hydraulic pumps and motors for off-highway vehicles. The project will create more than 30 jobs initially, with up to 200 more later.

Valve manufacturer Ainsworth Engineering and distributor United Valve Company were sold to new owner Siyabonga Meyiwa in a deal funded by the Industrial Development Corporation. The sale concluded in September 2018 and the companies were upgraded to Level 1 BBBEE status.