Thompson Pump Names New Regional Service Representatives

Aug. 31, 2011
Port Orange, Fla.-based Thompson Pump and Manufacturing Co., a full-service provider of portable pumps, pumping equipment and engineering expertise, this week appointed Gajeske Inc., Best Line Equipment, and Power Equipment Co. as regional sales, rental and service representatives for the Thompson Pump product portfolio in multiple territories across the United States.

Port Orange, Fla.-based Thompson Pump and Manufacturing Co., a full-service provider of portable pumps, pumping equipment and engineering expertise, this week appointed Gajeske Inc., Best Line Equipment, and Power Equipment Co. as regional sales, rental and service representatives for the Thompson Pump product portfolio in multiple territories across the United States.

Gajeske Inc., founded by Bob Gajeske Sr. in 1986, has locations across the state of Texas, representing the Thompson Pump line out of its Houston, Grand Prairie, Helotes, Manor, and Beaumont, Texas, locations. Gajeske specializes in the high-density polyethylene piping industry.

Thompson Pump products will also be distributed and supported by Best Line Equipment, headquartered in State College, Pa. It has been a supplier of products and services for more than 25 years. Supported by a vast parts department and 24-hour emergency service, the Best Line Equipment staff led by Adam Houseknecht and Kurt Weibel, will provide comprehensive service of Thompson Pump equipment.

Since 1936, Power Equipment Co. has served the construction, mining, aggregate, and oil and gas exploration industries with branches located in Denver, Grand Junction, and Colorado Springs, Colo.; Casper, Wyo.; and Albuquerque, N.M. Chris Taylor leads the company’s portable pump division representing Thompson Pump.

“In its efforts to bring first-class quality products to the market, these strategic partnerships complement and enhance these companies’ product lines and allow for increased market penetration of Thompson pumps in their territories,” said John Farrell, vice president of sales, Thompson Pump.

Thompson Pump offers a diverse line of high-quality pumps available in diameters from 2 to 18 inches with 5 to 500 horsepower. They include wet-prime trash pumps, dry-prime trash pumps with compressor-assisted or vacuum-assisted priming systems, sound-attenuated pumps, hydraulic power units with submersible pump ends, diaphragm pumps, rotary wellpoint pumps and high-pressure jet pumps.