PORT ORANGE, Fla. (March 25, 2024) — Thompson Pump and Manufacturing Company was recognized with two Florida business awards: University of Florida’s (UF) 2024 Gator100 Honoree and GrowFL Florida Companies to Watch 2023 Honoree.
Thompson Pump’s more than 50 years of experience in manufacturing heavy-duty bypass and dewatering pumps have earned the company a reputation for high-quality pumping equipment, innovation and entrepreneurship.
Founder and Chairman Bill Thompson graduated in 1970 and immediately built Thompson Pump with his father and brother. In 1999, his son Chris Thompson, who was a member of the Chi Phi fraternity, graduated from UF and joined this family-owned and operated Gator business. He now leads the company in full-service manufacturing and selling its pumps throughout the country and the world, and in being recognized as a Blue-Chip company, a Florida Top 100 and Manufacturer of the Year. Also leading Thompson Pump is Vice President Bobby Zitzka, a 2000 UF graduate, and Municipal Sales Manager David Perry, a UF 2004 grad.
Thompson Pump will officially receive the honor during the Gator100 10th Anniversary Celebration next month. See the full list of Gator100 businesses at gator100.ufl.edu/home.
Thompson Pump is one of 50 companies selected as a GrowFL Florida Companies to Watch 2023 Honoree. The program recognizes second-stage companies throughout Florida for developing valuable products and services, creating quality jobs, enriching communities and broadening new industries.
An ISO 9001 certified company, Thompson Pump and Manufacturing Company is a full-service manufacturer and provider of high-performance pumps, pumping equipment and engineering expertise for bypass pumping, dewatering, mining and flood control.
