Mather & Platt Pumps proposes de-listing from Indian stock exchanges

From RTTnews (via Nasdaq.com): Mather & Platt Pumps said on Tuesday it has received a proposal from WILO SE, the present promoter and majority shareholder of the company to acquire its equity shares at an exit price of Rs.150 each. According to a proposal, WILO SE would acquire all the shares held by public shareholders in the company and will do a voluntary de-listing of the equity shares from the Bombay Stock Exchange and Pune Stock Exchange, where it is presently listed. The board of directors of Mather & Platt would meet on September 17 to consider the proposal.

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Mather & Platt Pumps proposes de-listing from Indian stock exchanges

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Berlin Technologies

Flowserve to Supply Critical Safety-Related Pumps and Valves to Electricite de France for the Evolutionary Power Reactor, Flamanville 3, in France

Press release from Flowserve (via Yahoo! Finance): Flowserve Corporation, a leading global provider of fluid motion and control products and services (NYSE: FLS - News), confirmed it has accepted orders to supply critical safety-related pumps and valves with actuators for the first Evolutionary Power Reactor (EPR) being constructed at Flamanville 3 in Normandy, France by Electricité de France and AREVA. The pumps are being manufactured by Flowserve at a facility in Arnage, France and the valves and actuators in the company’s Raleigh, North Carolina facility.

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Flowserve to Supply Critical Safety-Related Pumps and Valves to Electricite de France for the Evolutionary Power Reactor, Flamanville 3, in France

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Berlin Technologies

Glentronics Works Overtime to Supply Flood-Riddled Midwest With Primary and Backup Sump Pumps

News release from Glentronics: Glentronics, one of the country leading manufacturers of primary and battery backup sump pumps, has been working overtime to supply Lowe's Home Depot, Ace Hardware and its other retail customers in the Midwest to meet the consumer demand from this weekend's heavy rains. Glentronics' Basement Watchdog brands protect thousands of homes in the Midwest. Basement Watchdog is the nation's best selling battery backup brand.

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Glentronics Works Overtime to Supply Flood-Riddled Midwest With Primary and Backup Sump Pumps

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Berlin Technologies

KSB Pumps aims domestic segment in Jharkhand for brand promotion

From The Financial Express: German pump-major KSB Pumps is focusing on the domestic pumpset segment in Jharkhand in the current year by popularising its mini-monoblock pumpsets that the company launched in the country in November 2007.

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KSB Pumps aims domestic segment in Jharkhand for brand promotion

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Berlin Technologies

Pumps & Systems: Chemical Feed Pump Maintenance

On the September 2008 issue of Pumps & Systems, you can find a very interesting article on chemical feed pump maintenance, written by Dave Kerr and Don Van Veldhuizen, USABlueBook.

Ensuring your sodium hypochlorite chemical feed system is properly set up and maintained is crucial to effective operation. Failure to address certain issues will decrease reliability, flexibility and performance. For optimal performance, follow these simple steps:

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Chemical Feed Pump Maintenance

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Berlin Technologies

Pentair's Pumps Perform Well in Hurricane Gustav Challenge

From Business Wire (via Yahoo! Finance): Pentair, Inc. (NYSE: PNR - News) announced today that the eleven Fairbanks Morse ("Fairbanks") pumps installed in New Orleans' 17th Street canal performed as planned, helping to prevent flooding from Hurricane Gustav. Each of the Pentair pumps is capable of pumping approximately 160,000 gallons of water per minute; they serve as additional capacity to the city's existing water infrastructure to manage water levels in the event of hurricanes such as Gustav.

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Pentair's Pumps Perform Well in Hurricane Gustav Challenge

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Berlin Technologies