Industry News

What’s happening and hot in the valve and actuation industry? Mergers and acquisitions, promotions, interesting development in end-user sectors, new project deals and so on.

KSB Celebrates 150 Years

2021 is a special year for KSB. The leading international valve and pump manufacturer is celebrating its 150th anniversary on 18 September under the motto “People.

Woodward Announces New Board Member

Woodward, Inc. announced that its Board of Directors has appointed Rajeev Bhalla, 58, to serve on the Board, effective as of September 20, 2021.

Mars Valve UK Signs 10 Year Agreement

Mars Valve UK, a Severn company, recently secured a 10 year agreement with Mars Taiwan to become the sole UK distributor.Despite the agreement taking longer than initially thought to achieve, the work from Rhys Jones, Chief Commercial Officer Severn Group and Sarah Jamison, Senior Legal Counsel Severn Group, has helped greatly to get this agreement over the line and put in place a much more robustly secure agreement that will help Mars Valve UK with its continued business growth.“This new agreement also displays the high level of trust built up over the last 12 months between Mars Valve UK and Mars Taiwan, after what was a difficult time for the business.

Fischer Process Industries Acquires HE Danby

Fischer Process Industries, valve, pump and process equipment distributor, has acquired HE Danby Co, a long-standing American company.

Neles and Valmet Announce Merger

Valmet Oyj and Neles Corporation have announced their Boards of Directors – in a combination agreement and merger – plan to combine the two companies.

PDC hires a new National Sales Director

PDC Valve, a Pittsburgh-based valve and actuator manufacturer, announced the appointment of Duane Draper as its National Sales Director.

Matco-Norca Appoints Central Region Sales Manager

Matco-Norca has welcomed Nora Koesel as the new Central Region Sales Manager. “We are thrilled to have Nora join our team.

Emerson Appoints New Chair of the Board of Directors

Emerson, a global technology and industrial software leader, has announced the election of James Turley as Chair of the company’s Board of Directors.

Victaulic Reopens Lawrenceville Manufacturing Facility

Victaulic purchased a 220,000-square-foot manufacturing plant in Lawrenceville, PA and celebrated with a grand reopening.

Velan Names Benoit Alain as Special Advisor to the CEO

Velan has announced the appointment of Benoit Alain as its new Chief Financial Officer, as part of the planned succession of the Company’s finance department.