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Kelvion Awarded for Collaboration with Technip, Wieland

Kelvion, formerly GEA Batignolles Technologies, was recognize with a 2015 French-German Economy Award, presented in the beginning of December at a ceremony held in the Pavilion Gabriel on the Champs-Élysées to six winners for their French-German collaboration in activities involving industry, environment, innovation, human resources and start-up ventures. The awards ceremony was attended by more than 400 French and German leaders at the Pavilion Gabriel in Paris in the presence of Günther Oettinger…

Larson Debuts Escape Line of Pontoon Boats

Larson Boat Group (LBG) launched a new line of pontoon boats, Escape by Larson. "As an industry leader and market innovator for more than 100-years, we knew that for our next 100-years it was time to change what a pontoon boat has originally been thought of – two round cylinders on a flat deck and some seating with an outboard engine," said Rob Parmentier President and CEO of Larson Boat Group. The difference starts at the "toons." Traditional pontoons have round toons, that plow through the water. The Larson Escape "toons" plane through the water. This is accomplished by the exclusive TTT (tapered tube technology) pontoons. Constructed of heavy duty…