The Gorman-Rupp Company engages in the design, manufacture, and sale of pumps and related fluid control products worldwide. It offers a line of pumps, including self priming centrifugal, standard centrifugal, magnetic drive centrifugal, axial and mixed flow, rotary gear, diaphragm, bellows, and oscillating pumps. The companys larger pumps are sold principally for use in the construction, industrial, sewage, and waste handling fields; for boosting low residential water pressure; for pumping refined petroleum products, including the ground refueling of aircraft; for heating and cooling in heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) applications; for dewatering and flood control purposes; and for various agricultural uses. Its fire protection pumps have applications in sprinkler systems, fire hydrants, stand pipes, fog systems, and deluge systems at hotels, banks, factories, airports, schools, and public buildings. The Gorman-Rupp Company sells small pumps for use in various products, such as food processing, chemical, photo processing, waste treatment, HVAC equipment, and appliances, as well as for automated explosives detection systems in airports. The Gorman-Rupp company markets its products through a network of distributors, manufacturers representatives, third-party distributor catalogs, and direct sales. The Gorman-Rupp Company was founded in 1933 and is based in Mansfield, Ohio.