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Message from Our President
Welcome to Bennett Pump Company and thank you for your interest in our products and services. This web site was created to offer you the same personalized service that you can expect when you talk to any of our associates.
Since our beginnings in 1919, we have been committed to providing you with the correct blend of technology, styling, price, and service. Please let us know how we are doing. It is our pleasure to serve you.
BENNETT PUMP COMPANY
Thomas A. Thompson
President
| 1919 | Founded by Thomas Bennett saying, "All we have here is an ambition to succeed." First products manufactured were hand-crank barrel pumps. |
| 1927 | Expanded to tank manufacturing, producing 600 to 800 tanks per month, while the barrel pumps exceeded 1500 units per month. |
| 1929 | Our first shipment of electrically driven meter pumps. |
| 1930 | Our first shipment of gravity-feed visible pumps. |
| 1930 | Our first shipment of the Eco Tireflator, an industry standard. |
| 1930s | Introduced several models of gasoline dispensers to production. |
| 1940s | Over half of our production consisted of gasoline pumps. |
| 1942 | Began to manufacture war items, including machine guns. |
| 1950 | Introduced the revolutionary Islander that combined Air, Water and Gasoline. |
| 1954 | Introduced 900 Series - our first pump to offer a wide panoramic curved glass dial face in twin or single product/hose models capable of servicing two automobiles at one time. |
| 1956 | Introduced our first fluorescent-lighted dial face in a gas pump. |
| 1962 | Commissioned by Sinclair Oil to build a "Space Age" working gas station to be exhibited at the 1964 New York World's Fair. |
| 1967 | Introduced 4000 Series - a low cabinet design with a hose swivel. |
| 1975 | Introduced 5000 Series - our first electronic gasoline dispenser. |
| 1982 | Introduced 6000 & 8000 Series - our second generation electronic design with the 8000 Series "Multi-Pro" being our first Multi-Product Dispenser (MPD). |
| 1987 | Introduced a LPG dispenser in our 4000 Series cabinet. |
| 1988 | Introduced 7000 & 9000 Series industry standard style cabinet with the 9000 Series being our second MPD style cabinet. |
| 1993 | Redesigned 9000 MPD style cabinet and third generation electronic design. |
| 1997 | Introduced 2300 & 2400 Horizon MPD style cabinet. |
| 1998 | Introduced C Series GoPump our first Electronic Commercial pump and fourth generation electronic design. |
| 1999 | Introduced E85 Compatibility for all our current production models except the Horizon MPD style cabinet. |
| 2002 | Re-designed the 2300 & 2400 Horizon2 MPD style cabinet with our fifth generation electronic design. |
| 2004 | Introduced 3000 Series "Multiple Platform" style cabinet with our sixth generation electronic design. The 3k Series is our first "One Size Fits All" style cabinet with a single footprint size that can be manufactured in multiple configurations, such as: * Remote or Suction * Electronic or Mechanical * Retail or Commercial |
| 2004 | Introduced 3000 Series Defueler Suction Pump. |
| 2005 | Introduced the industry's most comprehensive offering of Hi-Flow Truck Stop and Commercial pumps based on the 3000 Series "multi-platform" cabinet. |
| 2005 | Awarded contract with the world's largest dispenser manufacturer to provide their worldwide requirements for Pumping Units. This was a significant addition to the 25 companies we currently provide Pumping Units and Metering devices. |
| 2006 | Projected release of new MPD style cabinet and seventh generation electronic design to meet the latest Debit Card Payment industry standard. |
| 2007 | Introduced the Fleet Fueling Industry's first In-Cabinet Sharing System. Trak Engineering, Multiforce Corporation, eFueling Technologies and E.J. Ward, Inc. developed and certified their Field Retrofit Kits to "fit inside" Bennett's 3700 Commercial models, lowering equipment and installation costs. |
| 2008 | Introduced the Pacific Dispenser - the industry's first dispenser with a PCI compliant payment system. |