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Grundfos Indianapolis
LOCATION: 2005 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Indianapolis, IN 46202
HISTORY:The 300,000 square foot Indianapolis facility, which employs more than 450 people, was formerly the headquarters of Peerless Pump Company, which Grundfos acquired in 2007. Peerless itself was founded in 1923 in Montebello, Calif., to manufacture irrigation pumps and horizontal end-suction water pumps. The company was acquired by Food Machinery Corporation (FMC) in 1932 and by Thyssen-Bornemisza Group (TBG) in 1976. Peerless purchased Power-D, a replicator of one of the world’s leading process pumps, in 1989 and the LaBour Pump Company, a producer of chemical process pumps, in 1994. That same year, Peerless moved its headquarters in Indianapolis. The company also expanded globally by opening an office in Singapore in 2001, a European office in Geneva, Switzerland in 2002, and another in Torino, Italy in 2004.
ACTIVITY: The acquisition of Peerless Pump Company made Grundfos the global leader in Fire Protection pumps and technology and expanded its portfolio into industrial, water supply, irrigation and commercial buildings applications. Grundfos’ investments within the first two years of the acquisition were greater than TBG’s investments in the previous 15 years combined. In addition to new talent, Grundfos’ investments included a machining center, assembly cell and welcome center, as well as numerous office and systems upgrades.
PRODUCTS: Grundfos Indianapolis mainly produces customized products (engineered-to-order or made-to-order) for a variety of industries: fire protection, municipal, power, industrial, process, commercial and agriculture.
SUSTAINABILITY INITIATIVES: Grundfos Indianapolis is a quality-, environment- and safety-certified facility and complies with ISO 9001:2008, ISO 14001 and OSHAS18001 certifications. The company is also a member of Indiana Partners for Pollution Prevention, an organization comprised of industries, businesses, nonprofit organizations and governmental entities interested in the financial and environmental benefits of pollution prevention projects.
COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT: Grundfos Indianapolis hosts an annual golf tournament to benefit Camp Riley, a camp that helps inspire local youths with physical disabilities to realize their potential as they become increasingly independent. In the past 13 years, the Grundfos employees have raised more than $500,000 for the organization.Our employees also participate in local food drives and have also collected and distributed more than 50,000 pounds of food in the past two year as part of its Christmas food drive.
ACHIEVEMENTS:Grundfos Indianapolis is a global Grundfos competency center for fire protection and engineered-to-order (ETO) products. As a competency center, the facility brings together a critical mass of experienced professionals with an in-depth understanding of fire protection and ETO products.Hundreds of employees and external partners have been trained at the facility in the application, testing and servicing of fire pumps.
3/26/2013