improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page . learn how and when to remove these template messages this article needs additional citations for verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . april 2013 learn how and when to remove this template message this article contains content that is written like an advertisement . please help improve it by removing promotional content and inappropriate external links and by adding encyclopedic content written from a neutral point of view . april 2013 learn how and when to remove this template message this article relies too much on references to primary sources . please improve this by adding secondary or tertiary sources . december 2008 learn how and when to remove this template message learn how and when to remove this template message grundfos type public denmark industry mechanical engineering founded 1945 founder poul due jensen headquarters bjerringbro denmark area served worldwide key people mads nipper ceo group president products pumps revenue 3.0358 billion 2012 total assets 2.807 billion 2012 number of employees 18 878 2014 1 website www.grundfos.com grundfos headquarters in bjerringbro grundfos danish pronunciation n f s is a pump manufacturer based in denmark with more than 18 000 employees globally . the annual production of more than 12 million pump units circulator pumps up submersible pumps sp and centrifugal pumps cr . grundfos also produces electric motors for the pumps as well as electric motors for separate merchandising . grundfos develops and sells electronics for controls for pumps and other systems . contents 1 history 2 ownership 3 applications 4 global expansion 5 research and development 6 references 7 external links history edit grundfos was established in 1945 in bjerringbro by the late poul due jensen . he gave his company the name of bjerringbro pressest beri og maskinfabrik bjerringbro die casting and machine factory and not until 1967 after several changes of names did the company get its present name . ownership edit the poul due jensen foundation was established as a self governing institution in 1975 . today the foundation owns about 86 per cent staff about 2 per cent and the founder s family about 12 per cent of shares in grundfos holding a s. the aim of the foundation is the continued development of the grundfos group . the capital and the profits of the foundation are used solely for the aim of the foundation that is the profits are to be re invested in the grundfos companies . grundfos holding a s is the majority shareholder in all the grundfos companies . lars kolind was the group chairman . applications edit the resource rich regions of the world like australia are very familiar with the use of grundfos pumps across a wide range of environments and applications in the mining and oil and gas industries . proving more than up to the tough conditions of even the most remote locations and exceeding the expectations of the qld wa australia and png resources sector . sp submersible pumps for dewatering applications dosing pumps end suction sp booster sets wastewater and solar powered solutions for set and forget requirements and many many other pumps for countless mining applications . circulator pumps are used for heating ventilation and air conditioning in private homes office buildings hotels etc. in industry the pumps are used in processes plant maintenance and as built in parts in original equipment manufacturer oem products . in the water supply and wastewater sector grundfos offers pumps for irrigation green houses and for municipal private and industrial water supply as well as for sewage applications . global expansion edit the grundfos group is represented by companies in all parts of the world . in addition grundfos products are merchandised by distributors in more than 50 countries . in 2006 hilge a producer for pumps in sterile applications was acquired by the group and sold to gea 2 in 2015 . alldos a german manufacturer of dosing pumps and disinfection equipment was acquired in early 2005 . alldos employed around 250 people and had a strong presence in europe and the middle east and australia . alldos were the only competitor to grundfos s digital dosing technology . grundfos dosing products now include alldos s corporate colour green with grundfos black . on december 1 2007 grundfos announced that it had purchased us pump manufacturer peerless pump company . effective december 1st 2007 the grundfos group has acquired peerless pump company . peerless is a u.s. based indianapolis indiana and five other north american facilities manufacturer of pumps and fire protection systems . with more than 400 employees and annual sales of usd 110 million peerless is grundfos largest acquisition to date . grundfos continues its aggressive growth strategy in north america . research and development edit dkk 543m was used for research and development expenses in the 2004 financial year . in 1985 grundfos established its own electronics production and in 1991 grundfos electronics was inaugurated including a hybrid factory with clean room production . in may 1990 the grundfos technology centre was inaugurated . the centre is used for research into new materials development of process technology and construction of advanced production equipment and machines . in 1993 development design and product management moved into a newly built innovation centre . references edit facts about grundfos . grundfos.com . retrieved 2013 06 15 . http www.gea.com global en news corporate news 2015 gea acquirers leading supplier of hygienic pumps.jsp external links edit grundfos corporate website with links to more than 60 local grundfos websites retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title grundfos & oldid 731774803 categories pump manufacturersmanufacturing companies of denmarkmultinational companies 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