Flowserve Attains NSF 61-G Certification for Potable Water Pumps
(Thomson Reuters ONE) -
Pumps fully comply with new low-lead requirements of the 2014 U.S. Safe Drinking
Water Act
DALLAS, September 25, 2014 - Flowserve Corporation (NYSE: FLS), a leading
provider of flow control products and services for the global infrastructure
markets, announced today it has attained NSF 61-G certification for certain
pumps comprising its line of commercial potable water pumps and the facilities
that manufacture them. This certification, including Annex G for low-lead
content water products, immediately puts these Flowserve pumps in full
compliance with the U.S. Safe Drinking Water Act.
"Flowserve is excited to receive this important distinction since it allows us
to meet our customers' needs for pumps complying with this certification," said
Bob Hendricks, president, Industrial Pump Operations. "The need for safe,
healthy and clean drinking water is of fundamental importance, and we are
extremely proud to be able to help our customers meet this need."
NSF 61-G certification applies to the Flowserve manufacturing facilities in
Taneytown, MD.; Chesapeake, VA.; and Hastings, NE. Certified pump products
include:
· VTP vertical turbine
· VPC vertical turbine, double case
· SUBM deep well, oil-filled submersible motor and cable
· SUBM deep well, submersible pump
· LR axially split, single-stage
· LNN axially split, single-stage
· Mark 3(TM) ASME (ANSI) standard
NSF 61-G certification confirms Flowserve drinking water pumps meet the
industry's highest statutory and engineering standards.
Flowserve Contacts
Investor Contacts:
Jay Roueche, Vice President, Investor Relations & Treasurer, (972) 443-6560
Mike Mullin, Director, Investor Relations, (972) 443-6636
Media Contacts:
Lars Rosene, Vice President, Global Communications and Public Affairs, (972)
443-6644
Amy Allen, Manager, Global Communications and Public Affairs, (972) 443-6501
About Flowserve: Flowserve Corp. is one of the world's leading providers of
fluid motion and control products and services. Operating in more than 50
countries, the company produces engineered and industrial pumps, seals and
valves as well as a range of related flow management services. More information
about Flowserve can be obtained by visiting the company's Web site at
www.flowserve.com.
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The forward-looking statements included in this news release are based on our
current expectations, projections, estimates and assumptions. These statements
are only predictions, not guarantees. Such forward-looking statements are
subject to numerous risks and uncertainties that are difficult to predict. These
risks and uncertainties may cause actual results to differ materially from what
is forecast in such forward-looking statements, and include, without limitation,
the following: a portion of our bookings may not lead to completed sales, and
our ability to convert bookings into revenues at acceptable profit margins;
changes in the global financial markets and the availability of capital and the
potential for unexpected cancellations or delays of customer orders in our
reported backlog; our dependence on our customers' ability to make required
capital investment and maintenance expenditures; risks associated with cost
overruns on fixed-fee projects and in taking customer orders for large complex
custom engineered products; the substantial dependence of our sales on the
success of the oil and gas, chemical, power generation and water management
industries; the adverse impact of volatile raw materials prices on our products
and operating margins; economic, political and other risks associated with our
international operations, including military actions or trade embargoes that
could affect customer markets, particularly Middle Eastern markets and global
oil and gas producers, and non-compliance with U.S. export/re-export control,
foreign corrupt practice laws, economic sanctions and import laws and
regulations; increased aging and slower collection of receivables, particularly
in Latin America and other emerging markets; our exposure to fluctuations in
foreign currency exchange rates, including in hyperinflationary countries such
as Venezuela; our furnishing of products and services to nuclear power plant
facilities and other critical processes; potential adverse consequences
resulting from litigation to which we are a party, such as litigation involving
asbestos-containing material claims; a foreign government investigation
regarding our participation in the United Nations Oil-for-Food Program;
expectations regarding acquisitions and the integration of acquired businesses;
our relative geographical profitability and its impact on our utilization of
deferred tax assets, including foreign tax credits; the potential adverse impact
of an impairment in the carrying value of goodwill or other intangible assets;
our dependence upon third-party suppliers whose failure to perform timely could
adversely affect our business operations; the highly competitive nature of the
markets in which we operate; environmental compliance costs and liabilities;
potential work stoppages and other labor matters; our inability to protect our
intellectual property in the U.S., as well as in foreign countries; obligations
under our defined benefit pension plans; and other factors described from time
to time in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
All forward-looking statements included in this news release are based on
information available to us on the date hereof, and we assume no obligation to
update any forward-looking statement.
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