Gardner Denver
| Gardner Denver, Inc ..
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| legal form | Incorporated |
| ISIN | US36555P1075 |
| founding | 1859 |
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Milwaukee , Wisconsin ,
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| management | Vicente Reynal ( CEO ) |
| Number of employees | 6,800 (Jan 2012) |
| sales | 2.37 billion US dollars (2011) |
| Branch | mechanical engineering |
| Website | www.gardnerdenver.com |
Gardner Denver, Inc. is an American company that manufactures industrial compressors , pumps , blowers and other products for compressed air and gas, vacuum and liquid handling applications.
history
The company was founded by Robert Gardner in 1859 under the name Gardner Governor Company . It initially manufactured speed controllers for steam engines, and from around 1900 also air compressors and steam pumps for the oil and gas industry. In 1927 the company merged with the Denver Rock Drill Company to form Gardner Denver .
In 1943 the company went public on the New York Stock Exchange . Gardner Denver acquired several companies in the 1950s. In 1979 the group was taken over by Cooper Industries and further companies were added. In 1994, Cooper Industries outsourced the Gardner Denver Industrial Machinery division , which was then converted into a public company under its current name, which was listed on the New York Stock Exchange until 2013 . Numerous other takeovers have followed to this day, such as the takeover of Champion Pneumatic in 1997, Hamworthy Belliss & Morcom from Powell Duffryn in 2001 and CompAir in 2008. Gardner Denver was taken over in 2013 by the private equity company KKR . The company returned to the stock exchange in 2017.
Companies
The group of companies is divided into three areas: the industrial group, the energy group and the medical group. Gardner Denver has 30 production facilities and numerous sales channels worldwide.
The company's headquarters are in Milwaukee , Wisconsin, USA . The group is the world market leader in many areas of activity. The revenues for the 2011 financial year 2.37 billion US dollars . Gardner Denver is led by Vicente Reynal (Chief Executive Officer).
Products and brands
Products are blowers, compressors, pumps including vacuum pumps , refueling systems , Lagertank- and tanker equipment, dry clutch systems , liquid ring pumps , rotary joints, loading arms, transmission parts , ejectors , safety equipment and high-pressure water jet systems (water jetting). Practically the entire spectrum of industrial sectors is supplied.
The Group's brands include CompAir and Gardner Denver. Gardner Denver produces further product lines as an OEM producer under the trade names of its customers.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Gardner Denver: Annual Report 2011 ( Memento of the original from June 9, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF)
- ^ Gardner Denver Website: History
- ↑ Chicago Tribune, December 25, 1997: Gardner Buys Champion Pneumatic
- ↑ Hamworthy Belliss & Morcom acquired by Gardner Denver , September 17, 2001
