Godwin Pumps, the largest manufacturer of portable rental pumps in the U.S., has more than 400 of its portable diesel-driven and electric submersible pumps working to relieve floodwaters inundating the Midwest.

Within four hours of a Federal Emergency Management Association (FEMA) call on Sunday, June 8, Godwin’s Chicago Branch Manager Jeff Pass began deploying 28 flagship Godwin Dri-Prime 6-in. and 8-in. pumps to Iowa’s FEMA headquarters at Camp Dodge in Johnston. On June 9, Godwin’s Bridgeport, N.J. headquarters mobilized 48 6-in. pumps to Camp Dodge. On June 10, Godwin sent an additional 20 6- and 8-in. pumps from Bridgeport to FEMA in Iowa.

Currently, Godwin’s Chicago branch has helped to supply 174 pumps to locations including the Iowa Department of Transportation in Oakdale (43 6- and 8-in. pumps), the city of Rock Island, Ill., (nine 4- to 12-in. pumps) and the Army Corps of Engineers in Terre Haute, Ind. (eight 8-in. pumps and one light tower). These efforts have been supported by Godwin’s branch locations including Houston, Buffalo, N.Y., Atlanta, Los Angeles, Tampa, Fla., and its multiple branches in Virginia and the Carolinas, which have combined to ship 20 tractor trailer loads of pumps and related equipment to various locations throughout the Midwest.

“These floodwaters are farther reaching than you can grasp from watching news segments," said Godwin Midwest Corporate Manager Bob Spinner. "Having seen it first-hand, we are well aware that the flooding won’t stop while we load trucks. We moved as many pumps as we could as fast as we possibly could. The amount of pumps that we were able to mobilize is truly impressive.”

In addition to the pumps deploying directly from Godwin branch locations, Godwin distributors throughout the Midwest, including Central Service & Supply Inc., Heartland Pump Rental & Sales Inc., Lee Mathews Equipment Inc. and Lincoln Contractors Supply Inc., have responded to flood relief efforts. Roughly 300 units have deployed to locations throughout Wisconsin, Missouri, Nebraska, Kansas and Oklahoma.

“We are proud of the way our branches and distributors have responded to these floods," said Godwin President John Paz. "They have been tireless in identifying the needs of the people calling upon them--whenever they call upon them--and in quickly mobilizing the equipment that will provide relief. It’s been a true team effort--one that you can only step back and appreciate once the threat is over. Our pumps and people will remain on the scene until the waters recede.”

Source: Godwin Pumps