Company Profile

22 Years of Excellence

Gear Pump Distributors (GPD) was established in 2000 in the United Kingdom in answer to a demand in northern countries for high quality hydraulic pumps, motors and flow dividers produced to original equipment manufacturer (OEM) specifications.

Our facility is a modern purpose-built workshop staffed by a team of dedicated and experienced technicians. Our longest serving staff members have been in the hydraulic pumps and motors business for 28 years.

We have been highly successful in meeting customers’ demands and are recognised for our expertise in supplying new and re-manufactured hydraulic components. We have a good reputation for delivering products within 24 hours to any location in the territory we serve.

Technology

As the exclusive manufacturing distributor for Gear Pump Manufacturing (GPM) pumps, motors and flow dividers for the UK, Europe and Middle East, we are up-to-date with technology and international customer requirements and specifications.

We work closely with Gear Pump Manufacturing (GPM), our manufacturing partner in Cape Town, South Africa. Through this relationship and our training and retention of world-class expertise, we are equipped to ensure the best and latest technology is available to customers.

Products

The company assembles, manufactures and supplies a comprehensive range of pumps and motors to meet specific customer requirements and those of the general market.

The products displayed on this site are summarised in the following product ranges:

•   Hydraulic Bearing Gear Pumps
•   Hydraulic Bushing Gear Pumps
•   Bearing and Bushing Flow Dividers
•   Bearing and Bushing Hydraulic Motors
•   Replacement Parts / Components
•   Add-a-Pump
•   Piggy-back Pumps

Manufacturing and Repair Capabilities

All of the castings are imported from GPM in South Africa with all of the fine-tolerance machining already done. Port machining and de-burring is done in-house using specialised tools and equipment. Quality testing and assurance is done on our in-house test-bench.

These capabilities, combined with an extensive range of components held in stock, allows GPD to offer a fast and efficient turn-around of new and remanufactured units at short notice, thus allowing customers to keep their downtime to a minimum.

All assemblies are fully tested on a purpose built test facilities.

Because of unique manufacturing techniques, pumps and motors can be made to replace many original equipment units utilised on local and imported machinery. Sometimes these OEM units may be difficult to source or can be very expensive. Our expertise can be used to replace these pumps and motors in a timely and cost effective manner

Services

GPD and GPM provide pump design services for customers needing customised solutions.

We handle design from specification to final blueprints and will manufacture custom-built pumps from these plans if the customer wishes to place an order.

Inventory

We maintain substantial investments in inventory in our UK warehouse. This includes an extensive range of spare parts which are compatible with the following brands.

•   GPM assemblies
•   Commercial (Parker)
•   Permco
•   Metaris

We are able to deliver gear pumps, motors, flow dividers and spares within 24 hours, shipping overnight to any destination in the UK, Europe and Middle East.

Gear Pump Manufacturing

Why GPM Products are Superior

GPM’s production facilities are well established and include a professional design facility and a cast iron foundry on the premises, all operating in accordance with ISO 9001:2015 standards and manufacturing to local and international specifications.

The keys to the long life and superior operation of GPM products are in their casings, gears and shafts which are made of the most advanced materials.

The foundry has been in operation since February 2002.  It produces Grey Iron, SG Iron and Compacted Graphite Iron (CGI) materials and bronze cast components which are assembled in a wide variety of configurations to suit almost any application..  The superior metallurgical structured CGI material is used in the manufacture of the higher pressure requirements of our Bushing Pump Range.

Waste reduction is taken seriously. In the interests of the environment and to further contain costs, GPM invested in a swarf pelletizing machine.  Iron and steel swarf and off cuts from the factory are processed into pellets and recycled through the foundry, making up a large portion of its input.  Bronze castings for the machining of thrust plates are produced in a similar fashion.  Machining coolants and cutting oils are also recycled.

Quality Control in GPM Manufacture

GPM has been certified in accordance with the various ISO 9001 standards since 1992.

GPM is conscious of its responsibility to the environment and future generations. It is certified in accordance with ISO 14001:2015 Environmental Management Standards.

See GPM’s ISO9001:2015 and and ISO 14001:2015 certificates here.

Their quality management system makes use of statistical analyses to determine manufacturing process capability.

The stability of manufacturing processes is continuously monitored and managed via machine run charts.  In line with their technology investment philosophy, they have recently invested in a 3 dimensional co-ordinate measurement machine.

This will increase productivity by means of faster first-off measurement as well as enabling expanded statistical sampling checks.