Thompson Pump & Manufacturing Co. held its 23rd annual Pumpology School April 17-19, at its corporate facilities in Port Orange, Fla., hosting 55 attendees from 15 states and seven foreign countries. The three-day workshop included training sessions for sales and service-oriented professionals on pumping fundamentals; dewatering and bypass applications; selecting the correct pumping equipment; designing, installing and maintaining pumping systems; troubleshooting; pump maintenance; and more.
Pumpology School offers hands-on demonstrations and classroom training from industry experts. Upon completion of training and successfully passing a comprehensive examination, attendees are recognized as a certified Pumpologist.
"Building on our tradition of excellence this was our most successful Pumpology School yet,” said Bill Thompson, Thompson Pump president. “Pumpology School provides a great learning opportunity for students and Thompson Pump alike.”
Thompson Pump sells and rents its entire line of pumps to the areas of public works, municipalities, construction, agriculture, dewatering, mining, sewer/lift stations, and water/waste water. It engineers wet-prime trash pumps; dry-prime trash pumps with compressor-assisted or vacuum-assisted priming systems; sound-attenuated pumps; utility trash pumps; diaphragm pumps; hydraulic power units with submersible pump ends; electric submersibles; rotary, vacuum and piston wellpoint pumps; and high-pressure jet pumps.
No. 72 on the RER 100, Thompson Pump operates sales, rental and service centers throughout the United States from 21 branch locations.
