_________________________________________________________________________________________________ Liberty Pumps
With innovation at its core , Liberty Pumps has grown to a position of market dominance rs manufacturing-today
As a leader in the wastewater industry , Liberty Pumps ( Liberty ) has a strong portfolio , with products for residential , commercial , and municipal applications . With a history of family ownership , and more recently , employee ownership , Liberty fosters a positive working culture that extends to its team members and the wider community in which it operates .
“ Liberty was established in October 1965 when Fred Cook took over an existing line of pumps and located operations in his hometown of Bergen , New York ,” begins Don Cunningham , Director of Manufacturing . “ Over the coming years , Fred advanced the business from a basic sump pump manufacturer to include preassembled packages that handle sewage .
“ By 1972 , the business had doubled in size and Fred ’ s nephew , Charlie Cook , came onboard , later taking over operations when Fred retired in 1975 . Further innovations like new sewage pump models and systems caused the company to grow and strengthened its product offerings in the wastewater industry . Ongoing success took Liberty from its humble beginnings in a 2600-square-foot site in 1965 to the current state-of-the-art manufacturing facility it operates today .”
To support such growth , the company moved three times , all to larger sites , but remained in the original township where Fred found initial success . “ As previous locations expanded to maximum capacity for the lot size , new locations became necessary ,” Don confirms . “ The original location expanded to around 5500 square feet before we moved to a 24,000-square-foot site , which we later expanded to 35,000 square feet . In 2000 ,
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