Thompson Pump and Manufacturing
Encyclopedia
Thompson Pump and Manufacturing is a privately held pump manufacturer in Port Orange, Florida
. It manufactures engine-powered pumps for construction
, bypass, dewatering
, wastewater
, sewage
, mining
, petroleum
, municipal, agriculture
, military and industrial markets.
and his sons, Bill and George Jr. The company was the first pump manufacturer to adapt a rotary pump to the dewatering industry. They manufacture all of their pumps in-house and manage sales, rentals and service through domestic and international field offices, as well as a network of third party distributors. George Jr. passed away in 1979 at age 25, and George Sr. retired in 1999.
Florida
Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...
. It manufactures engine-powered pumps for construction
Construction
In the fields of architecture and civil engineering, construction is a process that consists of the building or assembling of infrastructure. Far from being a single activity, large scale construction is a feat of human multitasking...
, bypass, dewatering
Dewatering
Dewatering is the removal of water from solid material or soil by wet classification, centrifugation, filtration, or similar solid-liquid separation processes, such as removal of residual liquid from a filter cake by a filter press as part of various industrial processes.Construction dewatering,...
, wastewater
Wastewater
Wastewater is any water that has been adversely affected in quality by anthropogenic influence. It comprises liquid waste discharged by domestic residences, commercial properties, industry, and/or agriculture and can encompass a wide range of potential contaminants and concentrations...
, sewage
Sewage
Sewage is water-carried waste, in solution or suspension, that is intended to be removed from a community. Also known as wastewater, it is more than 99% water and is characterized by volume or rate of flow, physical condition, chemical constituents and the bacteriological organisms that it contains...
, mining
Mining
Mining is the extraction of valuable minerals or other geological materials from the earth, from an ore body, vein or seam. The term also includes the removal of soil. Materials recovered by mining include base metals, precious metals, iron, uranium, coal, diamonds, limestone, oil shale, rock...
, petroleum
Petroleum
Petroleum or crude oil is a naturally occurring, flammable liquid consisting of a complex mixture of hydrocarbons of various molecular weights and other liquid organic compounds, that are found in geologic formations beneath the Earth's surface. Petroleum is recovered mostly through oil drilling...
, municipal, agriculture
Agriculture
Agriculture is the cultivation of animals, plants, fungi and other life forms for food, fiber, and other products used to sustain life. Agriculture was the key implement in the rise of sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of domesticated species created food surpluses that nurtured the...
, military and industrial markets.
History
The company was founded in 1970 by George A. ThompsonGeorge A. Thompson
George A. Thompson was an American inventor and businessman who held many patents in the pumping industry and is credited with the invention of the rotary pump. His many inventions and pioneering spirit led to the creation of Thompson Pump & Manufacturing company.-History:George A. Thompson was...
and his sons, Bill and George Jr. The company was the first pump manufacturer to adapt a rotary pump to the dewatering industry. They manufacture all of their pumps in-house and manage sales, rentals and service through domestic and international field offices, as well as a network of third party distributors. George Jr. passed away in 1979 at age 25, and George Sr. retired in 1999.
Products
Thompson Pump & Manufacturing's primary products are wet prime trash pumps, dry prime trash pumps with compressor-assisted or vacuum-assisted priming systems, sound attenuated trash pumps, hydraulic power units with submersible pump ends, diaphragm pumps, rotary wellpoint pumps and high pressure jet pumps. Patented, branded products and technologies include:- Vacuum Underdrain Pipe - improves efficiency in shallow dewatering
- Arctic Knight - diesel driven pump for use down to -40°F
- Enviroprime - prevents sewage, debris and chemical discharge from escaping into environment
- Pumpology School - training program for students, contractors and others covering pump applications and technology