Thompson Pump Primed for Success with New Distributor

PORT ORANGE, Fla. (November 25, 2008) – Thompson Pump and Manufacturing Co., Inc., a full-service provider of high quality portable pumps, pumping equipment and engineering expertise, announces the appointment of Service Pump & Supply as regional sales, rental, and service representatives for the Thompson Pump product portfolio in all of West Virginia, and parts of Kentucky, Pennsylvania, and Ohio.

Service Pump & Supply is a full-service pump supply company based in Huntington, WV with locations in Danville, WV; Hazard, KY; and Washington, PA. The 28-year-old business employs 70 people.

In its efforts to bring first class quality service to the market this strategic partnership compliments and enhances Service Pump & Supply’s line of products and allows for increased market penetration of Thompson pumps. SPS offers turn-key pump installation and service with pick-up and delivery capabilities, field service technicians, and all types of pump troubleshooting and repairs.

Thompson Pump has many diverse lines of high quality pumps, available in sizes from 2 to 18 inches. They include wet prime trash pumps, dry prime trash pumps with compressor-assisted or vacuum-assisted priming systems, sound attenuated pumps, hydraulic power units with submersible pump ends, diaphragm pumps, rotary wellpoint pumps and high pressure jet pumps. With these different types of pumps, as well as a full complement of accessory hoses and piping, Thompson can offer the proper pump and system for any application. In addition, Thompson provides engineering services and special applications consulting for complicated wellpoint, bypass or multiple pump systems; and offers thorough pump and dewatering education and training through its Pumpology® courses.