Parker Hannifin Corp. reported an increase of 14% in total orders for the month of July compared to the same month a year ago.

A fire broke out at Metso Automation's valve assembly hall in Helsinki, Finland, on July 29

ITC upholds welded stainless pipe duties.

Affiliated Distributors gave awards to four PVF affiliate companies for their outstanding commitment to A-D and its supplier partners.

The red-hot industrial building boom has resulted in quite a few record second-quarter and first-half sales and earnings for several PVF firms. Here is a summary of some of the reports from public PVF companies.

The following information was gleaned from recent reports by Industrial Info Resources (www.industrialinfo.com), based in Sugar Land, TX.

The Hydraulic Institute has launched its new Web site.

Flowserve Corp. has opened a Flowserve Quick Response Center in Orland, CA.

Spirax Sarco Inc. (SSI) has acquired majority interest in UltraPure Group Ltd. Inc., a Florida-based company that manufactures pure steam generators and water stills for the bio-pharmaceutical industry.

Victaulic employees celebrate the opening of the company's new branch in Baltimore.