Pentair Plc operates as a a global water, fluid, thermal management, and equipment protection partner with industry leading products, services, and solutions.

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Pentair is investing heavily in Asia and has hired a former General Electric China executive to drum up business there.

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Pentair stepped up shipments toward the East Coast, as did other makers of pumps, such as Franklin Electric Co.

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