Staco Energy Names Regional Sales Manager
Sumit Chatterjea has been named Eastern Regional Sales Manager for Staco Energy Products Co. Chatterjea, based in Chicago, Ill., is responsible for developing and maintaining relationships with business partners in the Eastern Region of the U.S. He is a graduate of Purdue University with a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering.
Schweitzer Engineering Becomes Employee-Owned
Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories Inc. has become a 100 percent employee-owned company. Founded by president and CEO Edmund O. Schweitzer III in 1984, SEL has 1,800 employees worldwide and supports products in 126 counties.
Ashbrook Simon-Hartley Acquires Centriquip
Ashbrook Simon-Hartley has purchased centrifuge equipment and decanter centrifuge manufacturer Centriquip Ltd. Centriquip supplies the wastewater industry with a range of liquid solid separation technologies as well as rotary drum thickeners, sand filters and odor control equipment.
Parkson Opens Florida Research Facility
Parkson Corp. has opened Parkson Water Research Facility for the piloting of water and wastewater technologies. The Pompano Beach, Fla., facility includes an on-site laboratory, product design and development.
Flowserve Receives Best Practices Award
Flowserve Corp. received the Frost & Sullivan Best Practices Award as the 2009 Global Centrifugal Pumps Growth Excellence Company of the Year. The award recognizes the pump division’s consistent revenue growth through customer value programs, expansion of its global footprint, technological expertise and presence across diverse industries.
Worlton Joins AMEC’s Environmental Division
Mike Worlton, P.E., has joined AMEC’s Earth and Environmental division and will be located in the company’s Phoenix, Ariz., office. He is a registered civil engineer in Arizona and California and is a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certified professional. President-elect of the Arizona Society of Civil Engineers, Worlton has bachelor’s and master’s degrees in civil engineering from Brigham Young University.
Environmental Operating Solutions Chooses Distributor
Environmental Operating Solutions Inc. has chosen Innoflow Technologies to distribute its MicroC products in New Zealand and Australia.
Osprey Biotechnics Receives EPA Recognition
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recognized Osprey Biotechnics Inc. for use of its Munox product that biologically degrades animal and vegetable fats, oils and grease as well as petroleum hydrocarbons without emulsifying agents. The recognition was part of the EPA’s Design for the Environment program on industrial and commercial biological wastewater treatment.
Lowell Publishes Hand-Tool Catalog
Lowell Corp.’s latest hand-tool catalog features a variety of heavy-duty ratchet and socket wrenches. All wrenches incorporate Lowell’s Bolt-Thru design, enabling bolts to pass entirely through the socket so that nuts can be secured on any threaded length, eliminating the need for deep sockets or open-end wrenches.
Veolia Creates Canadian Treatment Subsidiary
John Meunier Inc., a subsidiary of Veolia Water Solutions & Technologies, has created the Canadian subsidiary, Veolia Water Solutions & Technologies Canada Inc. Based in Mississauga, Ontario, it will focus on municipal and industrial water and wastewater treatment.
