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Thompson Pump Celebrates Another Success Adapted from Information by Thompson Pump & Manufacturing Company, Inc. Thompson Pump & Manufacturing Company, Inc. held their 23rd annual Pumpology ® School in April, at its corpo- rate facilities in Port Orange, Florida. The company hosted 55 attendees from 15 states and 7 foreign countries for the three-day workshop. The training for sales and service-oriented professionals covered pumping fundamentals; dewa- tering and bypass applications; selecting the correct pumping equipment; design- ing, installing, and maintaining pumping systems; troubleshooting; pump mainte- nance; 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. 70 JUNE 2013 WorldWide Drilling Resource ® 0,2+ 675;,4 -57 5;,7 ',(78 /558, -753 +0--,7,49 35+,28 95 -09 >5:7 4,,+8 "(4.04. -753 36 95 36 4*2:+,8 %,/0*2, :36 #9(7904. (99,7> /(7.04. (4+ (4+ % 95 65<,7 &07,-,,+,78 0. (7708 "5(+ ,74+(2, ,< '571 $,2 (= &,) 809, <<< .,9,* *53 3(02 8(2,8 .,9,* *53 ',(78 5- =6,70,4*, 3(1, 9/08 204, 5- &,2+,78 (4 :43(9*/,+ !:(209> 75+:*9 04 95+(>?8 3(71,9 690548 04*2:+, 49,74(2 7,88:7, 536,48(904. 25< 549752 67,;,4904. (**0+,49(2 5;,786,,+ +(3(., 95 9/, &,2+,7 %,/0*2, :36 #9(7904. %5298 ( ,9,* ,=*2:80;, (99,7> /(7.04. %5298 (4+ % 95 65<,7 >5:7 0. :4 &07,-,,+ 589 536(*9 >+7(:20* &,2+,7 54 (71,9 (049,4(4*, 7,, ,80.4 0./9,89 >+7(:20* &,2+,7 54 (71,9 Bill Thompson, president of Thompson Pump said, "Building on our tradition of excellence - this was our most success- ful Pumpology ® School yet.” Family-owned Thompson Pump is a full-service manufacturer and provider of high-quality pumps, pumping equip- ment, and engineering expertise for the toughest dewatering, bypass, and emer- gency pumping applications. The company is respected around the world for its sophisticated heavy-duty lines of high-quality portable pumps, rang- ing in size from 2-18 inches and with capacities to pump 14,000 gallons-per- minute. The pumps have been utilized in the public works, municipalities, con- struction, agriculture, dewatering, mining, sewer/lift stations, and water/waste water sectors and are available to rent or buy. Types of pumps include: 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 sub- mersible pump ends; electric sub- mersibles; rotary, vacuum, and piston wellpoint pumps; and high-pressure jet pumps. With these different types of pumps, as well as a full complement of accessory hoses and piping, Thompson offers the proper pump and system for any application. The company also provides engi- neering services and special applications consulting for complicated wellpoint, by- pass, or multiple pump systems, in addi- tion to thorough pump and dewatering education and training through its Pumpology ® courses. “Success is simple. Do what’s right, the right way, at the right time.” Arnold H. Glasow “I've fai led over and over and over again in my life and that is why I succeed.” Michael Jordan