2024
Welcome to 2024! We here at GPM want to start with a huge thank you to all who made 2023 such an outstanding year, and at the same time welcome the new distribution partners who are seeing this newsletter for the first time.
We did grow once again in 2023 with new employees, new distribution and sales. We can’t say thank you enough for your continued trust in us for supplying you with high quality products.
Happenings:
With the new year, once again comes the show season. We will open this up with AHR 2024 and hope to see everyone who is attending. This is a show that we are going to display our DP Product line and accessories.
We have a booth in the south hall and will be there for all three days.
As a first we will be showing at the SME event in Phoenix at the end of February. The PEMO line with the sludge and slurry pumps will be the primary focus for this event.
We are also looking into the AGG1 show in Nashville at the end of March, but that one is still up in the air.
As always if you are there, would like to attend, or would like to learn more about the shows, please let us know, and if you are in attendance, please stop by and say hello.
DP Pumps
THE 25 and 40 SERIES LOW NPSH ARE HERE! We have the components on the shelf and the pricing is in the price sheets that are being updated for 2024. If you need a Low NPSH impeller we can now add it to our pumps with our standard delivery on the pumps. I am happy to say that there are three units in operation now at a Children’s Hospital in Texas.
We understand that there have been a few issues with the most recent update to DP Select, and there is also a level of frustration related to the submittal information. We are currently working with the factory to resolve the issue with this. If you are working on a project and need submittals for a 304 stainless steel pump, please let us know as we have a couple of the older versions of the software available and can provide the submittal info you need.
We are looking at a price increase for 2024 and hope to have these out to you before the end of January. We are looking to keep our competitive edge on pricing, so if you are running into issues where we aren’t, please let your regional know and we can see what we can do to addres this.
Chris Leadbetter
“New phone who this?” GPM has been looking for a new regional manager for about 7 months now, and the wait is finally over. Currently heralding out of New Braunfels, TX he will be covering the Southwest Region for GPM. With over 19 years of pump industry background in every market from municipal to industrial.
Chris will be joining us at the AHR show in Chicago so all our Southwest Distributors, please stop by and meet your new Regional Manager.
GreenPumps is now offering their GP Gear 200 external gear pump with the standard mag drive assembly. This is a composite external gear pump assembly, designed for a flow of about 1 GPM with a differential pressure to not exceed 145 PSI (Max pressure 232 PSI). The pump can be assembled with FDA compliant materials and is available in ATEX 1 and 2 configurations if need be.
Pump speed is designed around 1750 RPM with a .5 HP motor. Do you have a unique need? We have an answer.
Victor Pumps announce an update to their magdrive magnets on the R35 to R105 pumps. This new magnet will offer a higher breakaway torque value allowing for more consistent operation. The value in these new magnets is that due to the construction it is possible to use a smaller magnet in some configurations, thus not requiring an increase in cost of the pump for better operation.
This change will be phased in slowly across the year as stock of the old magnets is depleted.
Training Classes:
We have at release of this newsletter, had our first full line training class for 2024 (and had over 100 attendees across the three classas). We are jumping back into this and are planning a DP line training class towards the end of February as well. Please let us know what other products you would like to see with a product specific training class so we can get that on the calendar for March and April.
Who is on Top?
The year finished off strong for all our distribution, and for that we are forever grateful, and look forward to great things in 2024. We have established a forecast for each of the territories with a solid growth plan. Our Top Ten for 2023 (again in no particular order):
Texas Steam, Houston, Tx
Cardinal Pump-St. Louis, MO
Hugh M. Cunningham, Carrolton, TX
James, Cooke, and Hobson, Phoenix, AZ.
Mechanical Equipment Co, Matthews, NC
PBBS, Menomonee Falls, Wi
Pumps and Systems, Dearborn Heights, Mi
Wichita Burner, Wichita, Ks
Johnson Barrow, Seattle Wa and Portland, Or
Superior Industrial, Sycamore, Il and Grimes, LA
The Future:
We are looking forward to the online training this year. If you want to schedule special training for either your employees or a special customer, please let us know.
We are all looking forward to continuing a great 2024.