In celebration of Employee Appreciation Day, we’d like to say a very special THANK YOU to our great team here at Progressive Pumps! You all are awesome and we are so appreciative of everything you do to make our team so great! https://www.linkedin.com/company/progressive-pumps-&-controls-corporation
New addition to the team
Progressive Pumps would like to welcome Aurelio Lopez, Senior Pump Technician, to the team! Aurelio is new to the PPC Repair team but is no stranger to pump repair. With 20 years in the industry, Aurelio brings his extensive knowledge and experience in pumps and pump repair. Welcome, Aurelio! Our repair team is ready and able to assist with any …
Helping to bust hunger in Houston
The team at Progressive Pumps went “Office Space” and had fun busting up old computers for a good cause! For every piece of equipment smashed, we made a donation to The Houston Food Bank! If you would like to make a donation as well, please click the link and then the donate button on the top right corner of the …
Progressive Pumps Case Study: Repair Capabilities For Major Chemical Plant
A chemical plant in Bayport was having reliability challenges with two of their Neptune pumps in a bleach application. The time between repairs on these two pumps was about 3 months. Whenever one went down in the field, they would have to send out for an emergency repair since they did not stock any parts, and the plant maintenance group …
The need for Pressure Relief Valves
Positive displacement pumps create flow and if that flow is blocked, the pressure in the system downstream of the pump builds rapidly. If there is no pressure relief valve, the pump will keep generating additional pressure. Pressures several times the designed operating limit can be attained in seconds. A pressure relief valve is needed to 1) protect the equipment, 2) protect from …
Progressive Pumps volunteer day
The Progressive Pumps team had the pleasure of volunteering at the Houston Food Bank to assist in packing food for the Senior Box Program, which provides a monthly box of food to low-income seniors to improve the health, nutrition, and well-being of their lives. We sincerely urge everyone to donate or volunteer at the Houston Food Bank! So many people …
Progressive Pumps at WEFTEC in New Orleans
Recently, Progressive Pumps participated in the annual WEFTEC conference in New Orleans. WEFTEC, the Water Environment Federation’s Technical Exhibition and Conference, is the largest annual water quality event in the world. Tradeshows, such as WEFTEC, allow us to keep up with the latest technological advances in the pump industry!
Employee Spotlight: Jason Sagmiller
Here at Progressive Pumps, we have some pretty amazing employees! Meet Jason Sagmiller: Lead Pump Repair Technician, husband, father, and award-winning BBQ cookoff champ! When he’s not hard at work on pump repairs, he enjoys participating in BBQ competitions with his team, Race Crew BBQ! We love his passion for our repair customers as well as his hobby! As a …
2018 MaRS Trade Show
Progressive Pumps participated in the 12th annual Maintenance & Reliability Symposium (MaRS) tradeshow in Galveston this week. The trade show provided an opportunity to meet with many of our current customers, as well as potential customers, to discuss their pump and pump repair needs. Pictured below are James Hinojosa, Vice President of Sales, and Reed Huthmacher, Director of Technical Sales …
Iwaki Air training at Progressive Pumps
Tom Marcone, National Sales Manager of Iwaki Air, visited the team at Progressive Pumps Corporation this week to share some of the great features and benefits of Iwaki AODD pumps and provide additional training on their products. Both Progressive Pumps and Iwaki maintain an extensive inventory of pumps to provide you the Right Pump. On Time.™ Iwaki AODD pumps feature: …
Grundfos Smart Pump™ demo
James Hinojosa, Vice President of Sales at Progressive Pumps, is shown performing a demonstration of the state-of-the-art, Grundfos Smart Pump™. The SMART Digital Dosing Pump™ delivers reliable, safe, and cost-effective dosing with industry-leading user-friendliness and flexibility. The advanced monitoring and self-analysis features offered by several control variants provide intelligent process control that looks beyond the pump and monitors the entire system …
Inside sales team ready to assist you!
Whether you need a new pump or need one repaired, Progressive Pumps is ready to offer you a solution! Pictured are a few members of our friendly and knowledgeable Sales team: Art Jurado (Inside Sales, ajurado@progressivepumps.com), Edward Garcia (Inside Sales, egarcia@progressivepumps.com), and Eric Solis (Inside Sales Manager, esolis@progressivepumps.com).