Co-founded in 1992 by Don Murphy, Standard Pump makes sanitary and industrial process pumps, including drum pumps and other fluid handling equipment. The company serves food and beverage, chemical, cosmetic, pharmaceutical and other diversified process manufacturing industries in more than 50 countries and has a 21 000 sq ft engineering, fabrication, testing, shipping and receiving facility in Duluth.
Standard Pump is currently led by Don Murphy’s sons, Chris Murphy as director of operations, and James Murphy as director of sales,. The Murphy brothers will now take on leadership roles within Unibloc.
Both Unibloc Pump and Standard Pump are located in the greater Atlanta metro area of Georgia.
“We are thrilled to welcome Standard Pump to the Unibloc Pump family of companies,” said Chris Stevens, CEO of Unibloc Pump. “Standard Pump’s precision-engineered drum pumps, and hygienic pump packages position Unibloc for accelerated growth. Additionally, Standard Pump’s in-house fabrication strengths, and its robust distribution network will provide new opportunities to grow sales across all flow control brands under the Unibloc Pump banner.”
“As a long-time supplier to Unibloc Pump, we couldn’t be happier merging with Unibloc Pump,” said Chris Murphy. “We’ve known and respected the company for years and have a great relationship with their team. Plus, our skilled staff brings many strengths that will complement the product lines and customer services provided by Unibloc.”
“Our deep distribution network and sales processes make partnering with Unibloc Pump an excellent match,” said James Murphy.
This is the second acquisition in four months for Unibloc Pump, a May River Capital portfolio company. In September 2021, Unibloc announced its acquisition of Flotronic Pumps, a UK-based manufacturer of specialised hygienic, air-operated, double-diaphragm pumps and related accessories.
“Under Chris Murphy’s and James Murphy’s leadership, Standard Pump has been experiencing accelerating growth within attractive categories such as food and beverage processing,” said Dan Barlow, partner at May River Capital. “We’re excited to welcome Chris, James, and the Standard Pump team to the Unibloc platform.”
“The addition of Standard Pump greatly expands Unibloc’s capabilities, product line offering, and access to attractive channel partner relationships,” said Pat St John, principal, May River Capital. “It’s a great fit for Unibloc across all categories.”
