Company:Gorman-Rupp Company

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Gorman-Rupp Company
NYSEGRC
Russell 2000 Component
FoundersJ.C. Gorman
H.E. Rupp
Gorman-Rupp Company headquarters, located in Mansfield, Ohio.
Gorman-Rupp Company headquarters, located in Mansfield, Ohio.

Gorman-Rupp (NYSEGRC) is a pump manufacturer in Mansfield, Ohio.[1] It manufactures pumps for municipal, water, wastewater, sewage, industrial, construction, petroleum, fire, and OEM markets. The company is traded on the New York Stock Exchange.[2] Its current CEO is Scott King.

History

Gorman-Rupp was founded in 1933 by two entrepreneurs, J.C. Gorman and Herb Rupp. Their simplified design of a self-priming, centrifugal pumps would form the core of their initial product line. [3]

The company was contracted by the United States military during the Second World War. Diversifying their product line to include a variety of specialized pumps contributed to significant sales increase and growth in the post-war era.[4]

In 2021, The Gorman-Rupp Company had sales of $378.3 Million and was listed by industrial database IndustrySelect as one of the largest pump manufacturers in the United States. [5] [6]

Products

Pump types offered by Gorman-Rupp include:[1]

  • Self-priming Centrifugal
  • Standard Centrifugal
  • Submersible
  • Rotary Gear
  • Priming Assisted
  • Hydraulic Piston
  • Vertical Turbine
  • Engine-Driven Diaphragm
  • Axial Flow
  • Mixed Flow
  • Rotary Vane
  • Bellows Metering
  • Oscillating
  • Packaged Lift Stations
  • Booster Stations

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