January/February 2021

NEWS The British Pump Manufacturers Association (BPMA) – the organisation which represents the business interests of UK and Irish suppliers of liquid pumps and related equipment – has reached the milestone of 100 member companies. The most recent company to recognise the benefits of membership and achieve the accolade of being the BPMA’s 100th member is Surrey-based, repair, service, and supply specialist, PumpServ. Formerly known as London Pumps, the business is now part of the Keltic Engineering Group, which has long experience in the pump industry. Currently the group employs over 75 people and has nationwide coverage with warehouse and offices in Surrey and Hampshire, and regionally based engineers operating throughout the UK. PumpServ is one of the top three distributors in the UK, supplying major brands such as Armstrong, Dab, Ebara, Grundfos, KSB, Sulzer, Wilo, and Xylem. Its services range from commercial heating pumps and chilled water pressurisation units through to wastewater and drainage pumping stations. Providing 365-days-a-year emergency breakdown cover, its staff are available 247 to help with enquiries and provide technical assistance. Company details can be found at: www.pumpserv.co.uk Duplomatic MS has launched its new website. A meeting point between the corporate dimension of the company and the community of professionals and media, the new site offers all the news, data and information about products and applications covered by the Duplomatic Group. The site represents the communication platform between the parent company and its subsidiaries Hydreco Hydraulics, Continental Hydraulics, Ocs and Tecnologie Industriali, Duplomatic Hydraulics Shanghai, Duplomatic Middle East, in addition to the business units Turnkey Projects, Hydraulics Systems, Mechatronics, to tell the evolution of Duplomatic Group. The goal of the new web platform is to offer a clear overview of the company’s identity and activities in the field of motion control in just a few steps. Available in English and Italian, the site offers complete information, easy browsing experience and an innovative layout that creates a synthesis of the different divisions that make up the Duplomatic Group. Key data The first level menu includes the Group, which presents key data about the composition and size of the group and presents the parent companies; Media, including news, press kits, a selection of images and press releases; Contacts, with all the references to communicate with the company divisions. From the homepage, designed to provide the latest news and events and highlight the key points, five macro-areas are developed, organised into subsections: products, systems, applications, company and distributors. Accessible from any technological platform, from PC to smartphone to tablet, the site is a container of information and new services aimed primarily at customers, but also at industry experts, journalists, universities, and research centres as well as local communities. Cultivating relationships Roberto Maddalon, Group CEO of Duplomatic MS, comments: “With www.duplomatic.com we didn’t just want to give life to a new site, but to tell about the Group development that allowed us to become one of the main players in motion solutions. The site will be the place to cultivate relationships with our customers, the media, research centres, shareholders, as well as with our associates and the local community. The meeting point from which to tell our evolution that runs parallel to technological research. A growth path that, from 2008 to today, has led us to become a Group with eleven plants around the world and a portfolio of brands that offers its solutions in over 60 countries.” The site can be found at: www.duplomatic.com New Duplomatic website is now live BPMA reaches 100th member milestone 10 HYDRAULICS & PNEUMATICS January/February 2021 www.hpmag.co.uk The Applications page from the new Duplomatic MS website.