Profiled: Dürr Systems Inc., Plymouth, Mich.; Godwin Pumps, Bridgeport, N.J.; BNP Media, Troy, Mich.; BOC Edwards Inc., Wilmington, Mass.; and Industrial Scientific, Pittsburgh.

Gubernatorial Thumbs-Up

Dürr Systems Inc., Plymouth, Mich., has received a commendation from Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm in recognition of the 2007 Renewable Energy Project of the Year award, received earlier this year at the World Energy Engineering Congress. The company was responsible for the design, engineering and installation of the system that converted auto manufacturer BMW’s process equipment to utilize landfill gas as a fuel source. Visit www.durr.com/en

Southern Relocation

Godwin Pumps, Bridgeport, N.J., recently relocated its Tampa and Atlanta locations to larger facilities. The Tampa-area branch now makes its home at 202 Winston Creek Parkway in Lakeland, Fla. Resting on nine and a half acres, this 18,000 square foot building includes office space, a warehouse and a parts department. The Atlanta branch has moved to seven acres at 1320 Lockhart Drive NW in Kennesaw, Ga. With 10,300 square feet of office, warehouse and parts space, the facility accommodates 15 factory-trained personnel and over 200 of the company’s pumps. Visit www.godwinpumps.com.

Ascending Media

 BNP Media, Troy, Mich., the parent company of Pollution Engineering, has announced the acquisition of the Professional Services Division of Ascend Media which includes the Food, Beverage and Packaging Group and the Gaming Group of magazines, conferences, websites and events. Clear Seas Research, BNP Media’s market research company, is concurrently announcing their entrance into these industries. Visit www.bnpmedia.com.

Applied Investment

BOC Edwards Inc., Wilmington, Mass., has signed a definitive agreement under which Edwards will divest the majority of its parts cleaning and chamber process kit management division, Kachina, to Applied Materials Inc. Applied Materials will acquire the assets and operations of the Kachina parts cleaning hub facilities in Arizona, Texas and Oregon. Visit www.edwardsvacuum.com.

Steel City's Finest

Industrial Scientific was named a finalist in the Pittsburgh Business Times 2007 Pittsburgh 100. The award program annually recognizes the region’s fastest-growing, privately held companies. The publication honored finalists in several industry categories at an awards event held at the Duquesne Club in Downtown Pittsburgh. Visit www.indsci.com.

Links

• www.durr.com/en
• www.godwinpumps.com
• www.bnpmedia.com
• www.edwardsvacuum.com
• www.indsci.com