Business news4WORLD PUMPS August 2008

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Grundfos in KazakhstanGrundfos has recently opened a sales company in Kazakhstan, to continue to strengthen its position in Central Asia.

This new company will provide support not only to Kazakhstan, but also to neighbouring Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmeni-stan and Afghanistan.

This move follows a period of extensive sales growth in the area and is part of the long term strategy that will see more

services being delivered closer to where the demand exists.

To mark the opening, Grundfos donated and installed a complete SQFlex system at a school in Shieliysky, a particularly poor region of Kazakhstan. The package consisted of a water treatment system and pipe-work. Also donated were solar panels and a wind turbine to supply renewable energy to the shcool.

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New CEO at AxFlowAxFlow Group has announced the appointment of Ole Weiner, to the position of president and chief executive offi cer.

Ole Weiner has been chief financial officer of AxFlow since 2002, where he has also been regional manager of AxFlow East and AxFlow Nordic. He will keep both these positions in addition to taking up the

position of regional manager central.

In addition, Weiner's predecessor, Mats Karlsson has been appointed president and chief executive offi cer of Axel Johnson International AB, replacing Anders G. Carlberg who is taking up retirement. Calberg will continue to hold a number of Board assignments.

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ITT moves HQ facilityITT Corporation has opened its new world headquarters in White Plains, New York, USA.

Approximately 185 employees for ITT's Fluid Technology and Motion & Flow Control groups will occupy nearly 100,000 ft2 of the facility. The group headquar-ters were previously located in Upper Saddle River, New Jersey, USA, while the corporate headquarters had been based in nearby Harrison, New York.

ITT chose green building materials to create a workplace that was sensitive to the environment and safe for its employees. The global headquar-ters will also be home to the ITT Learning Centre, an educational facility for employee training.

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Assistance for exporters to Russia SGS Russian/CIS Certification has issued guidelines forfirms wishing to export into Russia.

For Russia, CE marking and most other European and international quality certifi cates or declara-tions are not recognised nor accepted in their own right. With 19 mandatory certifi cation systems currently regulated by laws of the Russian Federation it can seem a daunting process.

The types of certifi cation that pumps may attract are:

• GOST R, Sanitary Epidemiolog-ical Conclusion (SEC),

• GOST R Ex-proof

• Rostekhnadzor (RTN) permit.

The exact certification needed

depends upon the products area of use. Most pumps will need GOST R certification for customs clearance purposes and at point of use. If the pump is hazardous rated (ATEX), a GOST R Ex-proof certificate is required.

GOST certification is available for single shipments, suitable for bespoke equipment or if the manufacturer is just starting to export to Russia. A one-year or three-year Serial GOST certifica-tion is suitable for most products.

If the pump is in direct contact with food or beverages, a Sanitary Epidemiological Conclusion will be required before the GOST R certificate is issued. The Sanitary

Epidemiological Conclusion is valid for five years.

The RTN permit is not required for customs clearance, but is needed at point of use and before the equipment can be operated. The RTN permit can be valid for a single contract/shipment or for three years. It is important to note that an RTN permit is required for hazardous areas such as mining and oil & gas.

Documentation will be required; an audit by the Russian expert is associated with three-year certifi cation. The documentation submission needed for the RTN permit must include GOST R and GOST R Ex-proof certifi cation where applicable.

www.gost.sgs.com

Fay for ProfulidJacques Fay has been elected president of Profl uid, the French Association of pumps, compres-sors and valves.

Fay, who is also chief executive offi cer of PCM, will serve for a three year period.

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Distributor in mergerDistributor of pumps, mechanical seals and mixers, Pump Pro's Inc, has merged with Jenkins Equipment Company, a specialist process vacuum, heat transfer, and systems company.

With this agreement, the companies hope to strengthen their fl uid handling expertise. Pump Pro's purchased Wagner-Smith Pumps and Systems in 2003, making the Jenkins acquisition its second in fi ve years.

www.pumppros.com

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Weir Group gets MesaThe Weir Group PLC has announced the acquisition of Mesa Manufacturing Inc, a family-owned business based in Odessa, Texas, USA. Mesa manufacturers cementing pumps and other products for the oil & gas drilling and well service industries. In 2007, Mesa had sales of US$20 million.

www.weir.co.uk

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