CompareNetworks Acquires Empowering Pumps, Launches Flow Systems
The acquisition combines Empowering Pumps & Equipment with two existing CompareNetworks brands to create an industrial media community for pumps, valves and related equipment.
Updated on Nov. 3, 2026 in Oil and Gas
CompareNetworks, parent company of Gulf Energy Information and GlobalSpec, has acquired Empowering Pumps & Equipment and introduced Flow Systems, a new industrial media brand. Flow Systems covers pumps, valves, seals, motors, drives and instrumentation.
Why it matters
The combination brings together the Empowering Pumps community, Gulf Energy Information's technical media and GlobalSpec's engineering product discovery platform under one brand. The new brand is intended to serve engineers, operators and maintenance professionals with industry news, technical content and educational resources.
Empowering Pumps & Equipment was founded in 2010 and will be integrated into Flow Systems, with its community and content archive moving to the new brand in January 2027. The source does not disclose the acquisition price or financial terms of the deal.
The players
CompareNetworks
CompareNetworks is an industrial media company that operates Gulf Energy Information and GlobalSpec, and has now acquired Empowering Pumps & Equipment.
Charli Matthews Carruth
Charli Matthews Carruth founded Empowering Pumps & Equipment in 2010 and will lead Flow Systems as its brand leader.
The details
CompareNetworks introduced Flow Systems at the Pumps & Valves Innovation Conference in Houston on November 3, 2026. Empowering Pumps programs, including the Empowering Industry Podcast and Industry Access plant tours, will continue under the new brand, and Charli Matthews Carruth, who founded Empowering Pumps in 2010, will lead Flow Systems as brand leader.
Timeline
Through the end of 2026: Existing Empowering Pumps programs and partner commitments continue.
November 3, 2026: Acquisition announced and Flow Systems introduced at the Pumps & Valves Innovation Conference in Houston.
January 2027: Full Flow Systems website launches and the Empowering Pumps community and content archive moves to the new brand.
Market Landscape
CompareNetworks is extending its existing industrial media portfolio, which already includes Gulf Energy Information and GlobalSpec, into a narrower equipment vertical. The move consolidates several engineering audiences into a single brand covering pumps, valves, seals, motors, drives and instrumentation.
Engineers, operators and maintenance professionals who follow Empowering Pumps will find its programs continuing through 2026 and its community and archive moving to Flow Systems in January 2027. Readers can track the rollout through the Flow Systems website for updates and sign-up.
The takeaway
Industry professionals tracking pumps, valves and related equipment can expect a consolidated source of technical news and educational content beginning with the January 2027 launch. Existing Empowering Pumps programs remain available through the end of 2026 during the transition.
What happens next
Flow Systems is scheduled to launch its full website in January 2027, when the Empowering Pumps community and content archive will also move to the new brand.
Further reading
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More information
Follow the rollout and sign up for updates on the Flow Systems website.
Source note: This article includes information reported by World Oil.
