Xylem acquires Heartland Pump

Xylem acquired privately held Heartland Pump Rental and Sales. Based in Carterville, Ill., Heartland has been a business partner with Godwin, a Xylem brand, in dewatering pump rental, services and systems design since 1995. Heartland has 100 employees with branches in Indiana, Mississippi and Tennessee.

SJE-Rhombus names Thomas CEO

SJE-Rhombus named David Thomas chief operating officer following the retirement of Laurie Lewandowski. Thomas had been president/director of Standard Products. Lewandowski joined the company 31 years ago, serving as president, vice president of marketing, purchasing director and IT director. She has seen the company grow from a garage assembly operation to a global business with six locations and 100-percent employee ownership.

Norweco's Singulair Green receives ARM award

Norweco's Singulair Green tank took top honors in the global Large Product competition at the annual meeting of the Association of Rotational Molders (ARM). Winning products must demonstrate a significant new use of plastics, design ingenuity, cost effectiveness, performance improvements, manufacturing economics and energy savings. ARM is a worldwide trade association representing 200 member companies in 58 countries.