Pumps & Systems

KIMBERLY, Wis. – Lance Crane, who has led Crane Engineering since 2007 and its parent company, Crane Group, since its formation in 2023, will transition from chief executive officer (CEO) to executive chairman effective Jan. 1, 2027. Crane Group President Chris Brown will succeed him as CEO. Crane joined Crane Engineering in 2004 and became owner, president and CEO in November 2007.

BALTIMORE– Usalco has acquired SENTRY Water Monitoring, a provider of real-time bio-electrode monitoring technology for municipal and industrial wastewater treatment. The acquisition integrates SENTRY’s technology, customers and team into Usalco’s Digital Solutions Division and its treatment intelligence platform, Decision Blue, expanding the platform’s water monitoring, AI process modeling and real-time treatment analytics capabilities.

DETROIT LAKES, Minn. – SJE, Inc. announced the acquisition of Wilson Controls, LLC, a provider of automation and control solutions for water, wastewater and environmental applications. The acquisition expands SJE’s programmable logic controller (PLC) and supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) systems integration, instrumentation and Underwriters Laboratories (UL)-listed control panel capabilities while strengthening the company’s presence across New England.

ANAHEIM, Calif. – Custom Pipe & Fabrication, Inc. (CPF) announced the promotion of Brian Goodpasture to chief operating officer (COO), recognizing his leadership, operational expertise and contributions to the continued growth of the company. The promotion is part of CPF’s ongoing succession planning and organizational alignment efforts as the company continues transitioning from a branch-focused management structure to a product-line-focused operating model.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Kinetiflo Group announced that Keen Pump Company has joined as its newest division. Keen Pump Company makes grinder, submersible and chopper pumps for sewage and solids-handling applications, joining Continental Pump Company (progressive cavity pumps, since 1946) and Integrity Pump & Motor (vertical and submersible turbine pumps, since 2017) as the third division of Kinetiflo Group. “They’ve built something special.

WALNUT CREEK, Calif. –  Carollo Engineers annunced that Anne Prudhel has been selected to serve as the firm’s next president and CEO, effective January 1, 2027. B. Narayanan, who has led Carollo as president and CEO for the last 15 years, will be retiring at the end of 2027, but will continue to support the firm in an advisory capacity until then. This succession reflects Carollo’s long-standing commitment to developing leaders from within.

STAMFORD, Conn. – Crane Company announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the U.S. pump business from First Reserve-backed Trillium Flow Technologies for approximately $240 million, representing a multiple of approximately 14.6x estimated 2026 adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA).

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – SJE announced the appointment of Andrew Baines as senior vice president of sales & commercial operations for its Engineered Control Solutions (ECS) division. In his new role, Baines will shape and execute the division’s commercial strategy, with a focus on accelerating growth across its water and wastewater, OEM and industrial markets.

ITT Flow Technologies Ask chemical processors what keeps their operation moving and they will probably point to the pumps, among other things. That is because pumps keep critical fluids circulating through every stage of production. In other words, if a pump stops, the impact is felt almost immediately. Keeping a pumping system functioning properly requires identifying potential problems and addressing them before they occur. Reliable operation is not determined by a single event.

FORT WAYNE, Ind. – Franklin Electric Co., Inc. announced it has completed the acquisition of Cat Pumps Corporation, a provider of high-pressure, positive displacement pumps, for $350 million in cash plus a potential earnout of up to $50 million in Franklin Electric stock based on future performance.​ Cat Pumps, based in Minneapolis with global operations, is a market leader in high-pressure plunger and piston pumps serving commercial and industrial applications.