Danish pump manufacturer Grundfos Centralizes North American Municipal Waste Water Business Near Chicago

On April 24, 2012, The Danish Pioneer attended the festivities as Grundfos, the world’s largest pump producer, celebrated the official launch of a new business-development “competency center” in Aurora, Illinois, serving all of North America and devoted exclusively to the municipal waste water market. Located approximately 40 miles west of Chicago, the center is housed in the 105,000-square-foot, pump-manufacturing facility of the former Yeomans Chicago Corporation (YCC), which Grundfos acquired in December 2008. Since that acquisition, the global pump manufacturer has invested several million dollars in new equipment and systems to upgrade the Aurora facility and ready the operation to begin production of Grundfos-brand waste water pump systems, previously made by the company in Europe and Asia. The first such product, the Grundfos S-Line of energy-efficient waste water pumps, commenced production in Aurora in February of this year. One of numerous such “competency centers” operated by Grundfos worldwide, the North American Water Utility Center brings together a fully integrated team of professional experts in the municipal waste water industry. Their specialized skills include engineering, manufacturing, product sales & service and distribution. Learn more about Grundfos at www.us.grundfos.com.