Myers, founded in 1870 by Francis
and Philip Myers in Ashland, Ohio, the brothers began by building farm implements
then engineered and manufactured the first double-acting hand pump that delivered
water on both the up and down strokes. From this modest beginning, the Myers pump
line grew and evolved over the decades to include wastewater removal and industrial
pumps and systems. In 1960 the Myers family sold the business to the McNeil Corporation
of Akron, Ohio. In 1986 the business was acquired by Pentair, Inc. of St. Paul,
Minnesota where Myers is part of this $3 billion corporation's water products
group.
Myers is located on 80 acres in Ashland and operates in a modern 410,000 square
foot manufacturing, distribution, foundry, and office facility employing approximately
600 people dedicated to supplying top quality jet and submersible well pumps;
utility, sump and sewage pumps; effluent pumps; non-clog and other large waste
handling pumps; and high pressure reciprocating and centrifugal pumps and pumping
systems for residential, agricultural, commercial, municipal and industrial applications
for North America and more than 100 foreign countries. |
