BJERRINGBRO, Denmark, April 23, 2007 -- Grundfos CBS Inc. announced Friday that Merion Pump & Equipment Company as the new representative and distributor for the Grundfos pumps brand in the commercial building services market (CBS) in the Philadelphia metropolitan area, including eastern Pennsylvania, southern New Jersey, and Delaware
With two veteran U.S. pump companies -- PACO Pumps of Houston, TX, and Grundfos of Olathe, KS -- Grundfos is establishing focused sales channels to concentrate on the CBS market. As the newly joined companies find synergies in their distribution network and product line, distributors such as Merion Pump & Equipment Company will pave the way for future success, according to Jack O'Connor, Vice President Sales & Marketing for Grundfos CBS Inc.
"PACO Pumps has derived great benefits from our relationship with Merion in the past. We expect even greater results form Merion representing the Grundfos brand now in the Philadelphia market for the commercial building market. Their professionalism, market knowledge and expertise in the CBS market will increase the value of the Grundfos and PACO products to the engineers, contractors and owners. We look forward to growing our already successful partnership with Frank Colosey, Bill Gormley and the Merion team."
Merion Pump & Equipment Company operates as a value-added distributor and representative for leading brand manufacturers of centrifugal pumps, hydronic accessories, heat exchangers, motor controls, filters, and fiberglass cooling towers for the commercial building services market. Merion is headquartered in Conshohocken, Pennsylvania, with a service facility and warehouse to provide maintenance, service and repair parts for the mechanical equipment products they represent.
Grundfos Pumps Corp. (www.grundfos.com) is a global leader in the supply of pumps and pump systems for domestic, commercial building services and process industry applications, as well as a major supplier to the water supply and treatment industries. It is part of the Grundfos Group, a world-wide enterprise which employs over 14,000 people in sales and production roles in 67 countries. Grundfos has an annual turnover in excess of $2 billion. Founded in Denmark in 1945, the Group produces over 10 million pumps per year and covers about 50% of the world's circulator market. For information on its U.S. markets, see: www.us.grundfos.com
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