Germiston-based pump manufacturer APE Pumps has made two appointments at head office.  Richard Rudling has been appointed general manager sales.  Etienne Minaar has been appointed project sales engineer.

Richard, previously manager in charge of export sales at Denorco (now Franklin Electric), has a career spanning 43 years in the pump industry.  He was a founding director of Orbit Pump Manufacturing in 1988, remaining at the helm of company sales until Denorco was formed through a 2004 merger with the pumps division of Howden Africa.

Etienne, previously a project coordinator, has been in the pump industry for five years.  He joins APE Pumps from Grundfos, where he was responsible for tendering on large supply projects in Africa.  Prior to that, Etienne was a product manager for the civil sector at AVK Valves.