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suppliers news continued world's most challenging water issues, has acquired privately held Heartland Pump Rental and Sales, Inc. The terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Heartland Pump, headquartered in Carterville, Ill., has been a strong busi- ness partner with Godwin in dewatering pump rental, services and systems design since 1995; Godwin is part of the Xylem portfolio. Softree alignment optimization tool allows users to more accurately design roadways. will accommodate detailed design condi- tions. These features allow it to be applied at any stage of the design process. RoadEng- Optimal can also be used to evaluate exist- ing designs. Softree has filed a U.S. Provisional Patent. According to Dr. Guigue, company research engineer, "We are very excited about Roadeng - Optimal. Our preliminary test results are very positive. We think this new technology will save our customers sig- nificant engineering and construction costs." Softree presented this new technology at the Transportation Association of Canada conference in Fredericton, New Brunswick in October. Xylem Acquires Heartland Pump Xylem, a leading global water technology company focused on addressing the "We've identified dewatering as a strategic growth market for us, building on our existing capabilities in emergency water removal, bypass, drainage and industrial applications," said Gretchen McClain, president and CEO, Xylem. "This acquisition supports our strategy by expanding our footprint in an impor- tant region of the United States." Xylem's dewatering solutions busi- ness is a leader in the design and manu- facture of automatic self-priming pumps and submersible electric pumps, sold under the Godwin and Flygt brand names. The Xylem offering includes pumps, accessories and services to meet customer needs during fast-paced emergencies, rental or permanent installations. November 2012 www.coalage.com 55