Flowserve
The Flowserve Corporation is an American multinational corporation and one of the largest suppliers of industrial and environmental machinery such as pumps, valves, end face mechanical seals, automation, and services to the power, oil, gas, chemical and other industries. Headquartered in Irving, Texas, a suburb of Dallas, Flowserve has over 18,000 employees in more than 55 countries. Flowserve sells products and offers aftermarket services to engineering and construction firms, original equipment manufacturers, distributors and end users. The Flowserve brand name originated in 1997 with a merger of BW/IP and Durco International. On August 21, 2007, Flowserve Corporation was  recognized by "CIO magazine" as one of the 2007 CIO 100 Award Honorees. History. Flowserve heritage dates back to the 1790 founding of Simpson & Thompson by Thomas Simpson, later to become Worthington Simpson Pumps, one of the companies that became part of BW/IP. The company was created in 1997 with the merger of two fluid motion and control companies: BW/IP and Durco International. Acquisitions include HydroTechnik Olomouc in 2006, Sealing Systems in 2007, Calder AG in 2009 and Valbart Srl in 2010. In October 2011 Flowserve acquired Lawrence Pumps Inc. In March 2013 acquired a manufacturing plant from  L&T Valves situated in Maraimalainagar, Tamil Nadu. In 2015 Flowserve acquired SIHI. Products. Flowserve comprises over 48 fluid motion and control products. They are in alphabetical order: ACEC Centrifugal, Accord, Aldrich, Anchor Darling, Argus, Atomac, Automax, BW Seals, Byron Jackson, Cameron, Calder, DuraClear, Durametallic, Durco, Edward, Five Star Seals, Flowserve, Gestra, IDP, Interseal, Jeumont-Schneider, Kammer, Limitorque, Logix, McCANNA/MARPAC, NAF, NAVAL, Noble Alloy, Norbro, Nordstrom, PMV, Pac-Seal, Pacific, Pacific Wietz, Pleuger, Polyvalve, Schmidt Armaturen, Scienco, Serck Audco, Sier-Bath Rotary, TKL, United Centrifugal, Valtek, Valtek EMA, Vogt, Western Land Roller, Wilson-Snyder, Worcester Controls, Worthington Acquisitions. Flowserve has  grown through mergers and acquisitions. Corporate governance. In July 2005, Flowserve announced a change of senior leadership. The board of directors appointed Lewis M. Kling, then Chief Operating Officer, as the new president, CEO, and member of the board of directors. On May 30, 2007 Kling's employment agreement was extended until February 28, 2010, when he retired. Mark Blinn succeeded Kling as CEO, having previously served as Chief Financial Officer from 2004 until October 1, 2009, when he officially took over as CEO and vice chairman of the board. Blinn subsequently also retired and was succeeded by R. Scott  Rowe as President and Chief Executive Officer in April 2017. As of April 2018, the board of directors comprises: Educational services. Flowserve has five training centers, catering for students from around the world, in Irving, Texas; Kalamazoo, Michigan; Houston, Texas, Baton Rouge, Louisiana; and Desio, Italy. The learning resource center in Irving occupies with classrooms, static labs, and power labs with complete pumping systems. The LRC in Italy is the most recent, opening on April 20, 2010. Environmental efforts. To support the Hurricane Katrina disaster relief, Flowserve donated $50,000 and matched up to $50,000 in employee donations to  the Red Cross. Restatements. On Feb 3, 2004, Flowserve announced restatement of its financial statements for aggregate estimated pretax adjustments for 2003. The restatement was approximately $11 million. On Oct 26, 2004, Flowserve determined to restate its previously announced financial results for the second quarter of 2004, including certain post-closing adjustments and recently identified out-of-period expenses. The restatement had no impact on net cash balance. On Feb 7, 2005, Flowserve confirmed that it would restate its 2000 through first quarter 2004 financial statements, resulting from an ongoing comprehensive review of the company's accounts. The restatement  reduced net income for the periods restated. Controversy. During the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, Flowserve refused to join the international community and withdraw from the Russian market. Research from Yale University updated on April 28, 2022 identifying how companies were reacting to Russia's invasion identified Flowserve in the worst category of "Digging In", meaning Defying Demands for Exit: companies defying demands for exit/reduction of activities.