TACO Hydroflo Pump Solutions opens new plant in Texas
March 6, 2024 | By HPAC Magazine
Taco acquired Hydroflo in 2012, where they manufacture a wide range of submersible turbine, vertical axial-flow, vertical mixed-flow, and vertical turbine pumps.
Grand Opening of the new Taco Hydroflo Pump Solutions facility in Lubbock, Texas. Photo: (centre, l-r) Cheryl Merchant, president/CEO Taco with the large scissors; and Johnny Hazen White Jr., Chairman Taco.
Taco Hydroflo Pump Solutions opened a new 45,000 sq. ft. facility in Lubbock, Texas, about 40 miles north of its prior location in the State, a site with additional space for future growth, additional capabilities and team expansion.
Taco acquired Hydroflo in 2012. The division manufactures a wide range of submersible turbine, vertical axial-flow, vertical mixed-flow, and vertical turbine pumps for use in the agricultural, commercial, industrial, municipal, marine, mining, and power generation markets.
“The opening of this new Taco Hydroflo Pump Solutions facility signifies a renewed focus on ensuring that our customers have access to the most dependable high quality vertical and submersible pumps in the market,” noted Cheryl Merchant, president/CEO, Taco Family of Companies.
According to Hydroflo’s director of sales, Clay Williams, the facility substantially expands their manufacturing, warehouse and quality control operations. New manufacturing equipment was purchased for the facility, and a new test pit have expanded their testing capabilities as well.
“The new test pit is much larger and deeper and greatly improves our range of testing,” explained Larry Jones, Hydroflo VP. “We now have the ability to test all current pump models, something we previously had to outsource.”
