Grundfos

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Grundfos is a Danish pump manufacturer and was in the year 2008 with a turnover of 2.55 billion euros in the area of ​​liquid pumps of the world's largest manufacturer.

With an annual production of approximately 16 million pumps, Grundfos is one of the world's leading pump manufacturers. Circulation pumps, submersible pumps and positive displacement pumps are the three main product groups. For these products, Grundfos has a 50 percent market share worldwide.

In addition to pumps, Grundfos also builds electric motors and electronic control systems for pumps.

The company was founded in 1945 in Bjerringbro in Denmark by Poul Due Jensen. Initially it was called " Bjerringbro Pressestøberi og Maskinfabrik " until it was after a few more name changes in 1967, finally renamed " Grundfos ". Grundfos is one of the ten top-selling Danish company that has strengthened its position through acquisitions. In German-speaking countries include, for example, Grundfos Water Treatment GmbH (formerly ALLDOS Eichler GmbH), Pfinztal that HILGE GmbH & Co. KGM, Floor Home / Rhine, the German Vortex GmbH & Co. KG, Ludwigsburg, Biral AG, Münsingen ( CH) and GRUNDFOS Arnold AG in schachen (CH ) for the Grundfos Group.