2000 BC Egyptians invent the shadoof 200 BC Ctesibius invents the reciprocating pump; Archimedean screw pump described (but not invented) by Archimedes 1580 Sliding vane pump invented by Ramelli; Serviere invents the gear pump 1650 Otto van Guericke invents his piston vacuum pump 1674 Sir Samuel Morland patents the packed plunger pump 1738 Ural hydraulic machinery plant established 1790 Plenty Ltd established Thomas Simpson establishes his pump business in London Hayward Tyler established 1830 Screw pump invented by Revillion 1834 Sulzer Brothers founded 1840 Henry R Worthington invents the first direct-acting steam pump 1848 Goulds Pumps founded 1851 John Gwynne patents his centrifugal pump improvements 1853 Bornemann Pumpen founded 1856 Gilbert Gilkes & Gordon founded 1857 Roper Pump Company founded Jacob Edson invents the diaphragm pump and founds the Edson Corporation 1860 David Brown commences business as pattern maker Allweiler founded A.S. Cameron invents the first reciprocating steam pump 1862 Lawrence Pumps established; Philipp Hilge founded 1866 Lederle founded Sigma Lutin founded; Stork Pumpen founded Scanpump founded 1871 KSB established; Southern Cross established in Australia George and James Weir set up the partnership that forms the Weir Group 1872 Weise & Monski, Ochsner, Byron Jackson and Wilo founded 1873 G & J Weir moves to Glasgow 1875 Hodgkin and Neuhaus, forerunner of SPP, founded 1877 Ritz Pumpenfabrik established 1878 Steimel founded; Hodgkin and Neuhaus becomes the Pulsometer Engineering Company Ltd 1881 Halberg Maschinenbau founded 1883 Holden & Brooke founded A W Chesterton founded 1888 Kirloskar Brothers Ltd founded 1890 Salmson starts making pumps in Paris; Osna Pumpen established 1893 Uraca Pumpenfabrik founded 1894 Sero Pumpenfabrik founded Peroni founded 1896 KSB opens UK subsidiary; Dia Pumpen founded 1897 Wirth founded Worthington Pump Company and Thomas Simpson amalgamate to form Worthington Simpson Ltd 1901 Flygt's forerunner Stenberg founded 1903 Rateau founded 1905 Leistritz Company established 1906 Stuart Turner Ltd founded 1907 Mitsubishi Heavy Industries produces its first pump 1909 Tristam Pumpen and Pumpen fabrik Ernst Vogel founded Ingersoll-Rand enters the pump business by acquiring the Cameron Steam Pumps Works 1910 Gilbarco produces its first gasoline pump Dickow Pumpen and Hitachi founded 1911 Jens Nielsen builds the first Viking internal gear pump, founding the Viking Pump Company 1912 Ebara Corporation founded; Duriron (Durco Pumps) founded 1916 Hazleton Pumps founded as Barrett Haentjens and Co. Worthington Pump & Machinery Corporation acquires Worthington Simpson Ltd 1917 John Crane founded; Hydraulic Institute established Louis Bergeron invented the concrete volute pump and founded Bergeron S.A. 1918 Scanpump and CCM Sulzer founded 1919 Torishima Pump Mfg Co and Kawamoto Pump Mfg established 1920 Bombas Itur, Wernert Pumpen and SIHI established 1921 LaBour founded 1922 Midland Dairy Machines founded 1923 Peerless founded; Pacific Pumps founded 1924 Jung Pumpen established; Leistritz starts making screw pumps Rheinhuette starts pump production 1926 Arai Pump Mfg. Co. founded 1927 Industrial Filter and Pump Mfg Co forerunner founded Edur Pumpenfabrik founded 1928 Girdlestone Pumps founded 1929 Heishin Works, and Houttuin founded Pleuger pioneers the submersible turbine pump motor Stenberg and Flygt commence their cooperation 1930 René Moineau receives a doctorate for his thesis which will lead to the invention of the progressing cavity pump Ensival starts selling centrifugal pumps Reda Pump Company founded 1931 Imo established by Ingeström and Montelius VNII Gidromash research and design organization founded in Moscow 1932 PCM founded; Sarlin Pumps founded; Bran+Luebbe founded 1933 Bush pump invented; Gormann-Rupp established 1936 Robbins & Myers acquires North American license for the Moineau progressing cavity pump Mono Pumps Ltd formed to manufacture and distribute Moineau's pump design in the UK 1937 Sigmund Pumps Ltd (GB) established 1938 Ebsray and Warman International founded 1940 Grindex founded; Dresser acquires Pacific Pumps 1941 British Pump Manufacturers Association founded Smedegaard Pumps founded 1944 Franklin Electric founded 1945 Grundfos Pumps, Caprari and Flexibox founded 1946 Cornell Pumps, Klaus Union, Totton Pumps founded 1947 HMD Seal/Less Pumps established; Hyundai founded 1948 Abel Pumps launched; Mast Pumpen founded Stenberg Flygt AB designs the first submersible drainage pump; Varisco starts pump production 1949 HMD supplies its first production magnet-drive pump 1950 Batescrew estabIished; Delasco founded 1951 Saer Elettropompe, Tsurumi, Netzsch Mohno pumpen founded 1952 Lewa and Rovatti founded 1953 Nikkiso established 1954 Orlita and Sta-Rite founded Bell & Gossett opens its Little Red Schoolhouse training facility 1955 Wilden and DMW Corporation established Borg-Warner acquires Byron Jackson 1956 Flygt introduces the submersible sewage pump
1957 Richter Chemie-Technik founded Centrilift founded 1958 Heishin Works becomes Heishin Pump Works Co Ltd SSP Pumps founded 1959 World Pumps is launched as Pumping ABS and Calpeda founded 1960 David Brown Pumps division formed Europump established 1961 Ingersoll-Rand acquires the Aldrich Pump Company Pulsometer Engineering joins the Booker McConnel Group, which had already acquired Sigmund Pumps 1962 Acromet commences operations 1964 First edition of the Pumping Manual published 1965 Nigo's Pumps incorporated in India; Warren Rupp founded Sulzer acquires majority interest in Weise & Monski Pumping becomes Pumps, Pompes, Pumpen 1966 Crisafulli Pump Company founded; ITT acquires Jabsco 1967 Scienco founded 1968 Johnson Pump International founded ITT Corporation acquires Flygt 1969 Weir acquires Harland Engineering; Worthington acquires Worthington-Simpson 1970 Alma Pompe founded; Weir buys Drysdale; Ingersoll-Rand buys Sigmund Pumps Ltd (GB) in Gateshead, UK 1971 SIHI takes over Halberg; Gévelot group acquires Delasco Turbosan founded Seepex Seeberger founded 1973 Crest Pumps Ltd founded 1976 Worthington acquires Sier-Bath Pump Division from Gilbarco 1977 Ingersoll-Rand buys Western Land Roller Irrigation Pumps Sterling Fluid Systems (TBG) buys Peerless Pump 1978 Thompsons acquires the pump manufacturing operations of Kelly & Lewis to form Thompsons, Kelly & Lewis 1979 Totton Pumps bought by Wolseley plc SPP acquires Godiva Fire Pumps 1981 Red Jacket and Hydromatic merge to form Marley Pump Sterling Fluid Systems takes a half share in SIHI 1982 Pumps, Pompes, Pumpen is relaunched as World Pumps Magazine Biwater acquires Wallwin Pumps SPP is subject to a management buy-out 1984 First Texas A&M Pump Users Symposium SIHI buys the canned motor programme of Bran+Luebbe 1985 Dresser Industries acquires Worthington Pumps KSB acquires Pompes Guinard; Scanpump acquires Pumpex SIHI buys the pump programme of MAN Pentair acquires FE Myers; Goulds Pumps acquires Lowara SPP acquires Henry Sykes plc 1987 Bedford Pumps launched; BW/IP formed by management buy-out of Borg-Warner's Industrial Products subsidiary Weir buys Mather and Platt Machinery; SIHI France buys Schabaver; Dresser acquires Pleuger Pumps 1988 KSB acquires a majority stake in Georgia Iron Works Scanpump acquires Pompes Lefi; Idex Corporation founded Weir buys the large pumps business of WH Allen & Gwynnes from NEI; BW/IP acquires United Centrifugal Pumps Braithwaite acquires SPP and sells off Godiva Fire Pumps 1989 Elsevier acquires World Pumps; Scanpump acquires ABS; Pearce Pump Supply founded TBG acquires SPP Ltd as part of Sterling Fluid Systems Dresser Industries acquires Mono Pumps Ltd; Ingersoll-Rand acquires Scienco Ltd Watson-Marlow bought by Spirax-Sarco 1991 Idex acquires Corken; Baker Hughes acquires Geho 1992 Ingersoll-Rand and Dresser Industries merge their pump businesses to form Ingersoll Dresser Pumps (IDP) Warman acquires Girdlestone Pumps Idex acquires Pulsafeeder and Johnson Pump (UK) Ltd Weir buys Floway; BW/IP buys ACEC Ebara establishes state-of-the-art manufacturing plant in Italy 1993 United Dominion acquires Marley Pump Vogel acquires Ochsner Sterling Fluid Systems acquires LaBour 1994 Weir acquires EnviroTech Pumpsys tems Warman acquires Barrett Haentjens Idex acquires Hale Products; Goulds acquires Vogel ITT buys Richter Chemie-Technik Sundstrand acquires HMD Seal/less Pumps 1995 Idex acquires Micropump; BW/IP acquires the Wilson-Snyder centrifugal pump business from National Oilwell Durametallic acquires Pacseal and then is bought by Duriron 1996 Hayward Tyler sold by Sterling Fluid Systems, which buys the remaining half share in SIHI; Grundfos acquires Interdab Pump Industry Analyst launched BW/IP acquires Stork Pumps' engineered pumps business Johnson Pumps International acquires the modular pumps business Durco and BW/IP merge to form Flowserve Corp. ITT Industries acquires Goulds Idex acquires Blagdon Pumps Textron acquires Maag Pump Systems Spirax-Sarco acquires Bredel Pentair acquires General Signal's Pump Group Constellation Capital acquires Imo David Brown acquires Union Pump Company Gilbert Gilkes & Gordon buys Wallwin Pumps from Biwater Textron buys David Brown Union Pumps Constellation Capital buys Allweiler; Glynwed acquires Friatec; Sundstrand acquires Ansimag and Masco; Weir buys Schabaver 1999 Hayward Tyler acquires APV Industrial Pumps Ebara acquires Cryostar cryogenic pumps Howard Anderson buys Pullen Pumps Sterling Fluid Systems acquires QVF Engineering (Germany) United Technologies Corp acquires Sundstrand Textron buys KSB Annecy (France) Weir Group acquires Warman International (including Girdle stone Pumps) United Dominion Industries acquires Bran+Luebbe; Ensival merges with Moret 2000 Flowserve acquires IDP ABS acquires CH&E Pumps (USA) Cat Pumps (UK) buys Ram Pumps Grundfos acquires Myson and Sarlin Pumps Sulzer acquires Ahlstrom Pumps Watson-Marlow Bredel acquires Alitea (Sweden) Roper acquires Abel; Blackmer buys Chesterton's System One pumps Sulzer (temporarily) decides to leave the pump business; Sundyne acquires Caster (Italy) 2001 SPX acquires United Dominion Industries Godwin Pumps of America acquires Godwin Pumps (UK) Lightnin (of SPX) acquires Plenty Group Metso acquires Svedala; Idex acquires Versa-Matic 2002 Gorman-Rupp acquires American Machine and Tool Grundfos takes controlling interest in Chung Suk (Korea) ITT acquires Svedala Robot (Holland) Idex acquires Wrightech (USA) 2003 National Oilwell acquires Mono and Corlac (Canada) Wilo acquires EMU Weir Engineering Services acquires Allen Gwynnes pump business Kirloskar acquires SPP Pumps; KSB acquires controlling share in Bombas Itur (Spain) 2004 Howden pumps merge with Orbit in South Africa; Flowserve acquire Thompsons, Kelly & Lewis; Armstrong Pumps buy Holden Brooke Pullen, Baric and RMI Grundfos take control of Philipp Hilge Dover Resources acquire Almatec 2005 Grundfos takes over Tesla (Italian submersible motor maker) National Oilwell merges with Varco International Interpump acquires Hammelmann Weir acquires Pompe Gabbioneta (Italy) Wilo acquires majority holding in Mather & Platt Pumps and Fire Systems (India) Grundfos acquires Brisan Turbo (South Africa) 2006 SPX acquires Johnson Pump Franklin Electric acquires Little Giant Pump United Components acquire ASC Industries (USA) Wilo acquires Circulating Pumps (UK) South Bank UK acquires Hayward Tyler Group Sulzer Pumps sells Paco to Grundfos Pentair acquires Jung Pumpen (Germany) Lowara buys Mercury submersible motors (Italy) 2007 Sulzer's proposed acquisition of Weir Pumps falls through Clyde Pumps (part of Clyde Blowers) acquires Weir Pumps SPX acquires APV Grundfos acquires Peerless Pump Wilden Pump acquires Griswold Pump Franklin Electric acquires Monarch Industries pump division (USA) Weir Group acquires Multifl o Australia and SPM Flow Control (USA). 2008 Weir Group acquires CH Warman Pump Group Franklin Electric acquires Industrias Schneider (Brazil) Flowserve complete acquisition of Niigata Worthington (Japan) Dover Corporation acquires Neptune Chemical Pump to join its Pump Solutions Group (Wilden, Blackmer, Griswold, Almatec) Weir Group acquires Mesa Manufacturing (USA) Hamilton Sunstrand acquires Marelli Pumps (Spain) Clyde Blowers acquires Textron Fluid and Power division (including Maag Pump Systems and Union Pumps) IDEX acquires Richter Chemie-Technik.