Avanti becomes minority owner of US Grout
For more than 20 years, Idaho-based US Grout and Texas-based Avanti International have partnered to deliver Ultrafine cementitious grouts — a permanent, deep-penetrating, densely curing cementitious grout for sealing fractures in rock, controlling groundwater and stabilizing weak soils. The companies have now formalized their long-standing partnership. US Grout was formed in 1998 with the primary purpose of producing a grout for sealing microfractures within the underground nuclear Waste Isolation Pilot Plant in Eunice, New Mexico. In the fall of that same year, US Grout and Avanti joined forces for the distribution of this specialized grout into other markets.
Kamstrup Water Metering opens new headquarters in Georgia
Kamstrup Water Metering opened its new North American headquarters and manufacturing facility in Forsyth County, Georgia. Based in Denmark with employees in over 20 countries, Kamstrup supplies intelligent metering solutions and services, working to reduce waste and optimize the production and distribution of clean water and energy. Kamstrup began operating in the United States in 2013. With the new Georgia facility, Kamstrup has grown its North American operations and manufacturing capacity, expanding into a 150,000-square-foot space at Forsyth Commerce Center in Cumming.
Xylem, UNICEF partner to deliver water solutions in Africa
The Horn of Africa is experiencing extreme weather conditions worsened by climate change, including heavy flooding and a devastating drought that impacted nearly 37 million people. To meet urgent water and sanitation needs, UNICEF and Xylem are partnering to deliver solutions to severely affected communities in Ethiopia, Somalia, Sudan and Uganda. Through Xylem Watermark, the company’s corporate social responsibility program, Xylem colleagues will share technical expertise with UNICEF’s specialists in the region, collaborating to identify new solutions and innovations focused on climate-resilient approaches and technologies. Such approaches include solarization of borehole pumping, nonrevenue water prevention and aquifer recharge. Local utility staff will receive hands-on training and up-skilling, and UNICEF will support utilities in the areas of finance and governance.
Franklin Electric announces 2023 recipients for outstanding achievement
Franklin Electric recognized several employees for their outstanding achievements toward business goals and customer satisfaction in 2023. The company presented the awards at their annual Commercial Summit, a multiday event dedicated to strategic planning and continuing education. The winners of this year’s awards for outstanding performance, sales and support were U.S./Canada Salesperson of the Year Dan Hilgendorf; U.S./Canada Field Service Engineer of the Year Eric Aleksich; and U.S./Canada Team of the Year, Industrial Distribution.
Felling Trailers names 2024 Trailer for a Cause beneficiary
Minnesota-based Felling Trailers named Backing the Blue Line as its beneficiary of its 12th annual 2024 Trailer for a Cause auction. Felling Trailers has hosted an online auction of an FT-3 utility trailer for over a decade, donating 100% of the winning bid to a selected nonprofit organization. Located in Sauk Centre, Felling Trailers’s goal is to bring awareness to various nonprofits that are making a difference by choosing a new beneficiary each year. Previous Trailer for a Cause auctions have raised over $44,000 for nonprofit organizations such as ACT on ALZ-Alzheimers, Lymphoma Research Foundation, Minnesota Firefighters Foundation, Eagle’s Healing Nest and Pockets of Hope.
The Trailer for a Cause auction is planned for fall 2024. Leading up to the auction, Felling Trailers will work with Backing the Blue Line to generate awareness about the work they do for the officers and families they serve with the programs and support services they offer.
MentorAPM welcomes two senior sales executives
MentorAPM ushered in the second quarter with the addition of two senior sales executives to oversee its primary customer groups. Ken Madsen is responsible for industrial business development and David Stadelmann covers the municipal market. Faced with similar challenges, such as aging infrastructure and tightening regulations, Madsen and Stadelmann share a passion for helping customers solve problems with software and SaaS technology solutions, and bring more than 50 years of combined experience.
