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It all started with a condensate pump…
25 years ago, Pump House was born. The founders could not have predicted the extent of the journey, growth, success, and respect that would follow Pump House within this industry.
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n May 2000, the founders of Pump House—Craig Peebles and Paul Ludlow—started a conversation about opening a condensate pump distributor company. Craig was employed at the pump division of Furse, the Little Giant UK distributor. Craig and Paul both recognised the potential to do it bigger and better. Little Giant is still one of the distributorships at DiversiTech International in 2025.
Start small – think big Pump House started trading under CP Pumps in May 2000,
and later moved into premises in Lilac Grove, Nottingham, where the name Pump House Pumps was offi cially registered. Craig assumed the role of managing director, with Paul Ludlow, Ernie Bate, Tony Horne, Gary Wheatley, Graham Asprey and Claire Gretton (still with the Company today) comprising the original staff line-up. A few months later, over a coincidental pub visit, Nicola Buckley (still with the Company today) was also recruited into the start-up crew. Dave Bass joined the Company in 2007, and has just stepped down as managing director, with Shaun Gray taking the hot seat in 2024.
In 2016, Pump House became part of the DiversiTech Group – North America’s largest manufacturer of equipment pads and a leading manufacturer and supplier of components and related products to the HVACR markets. In 2017, Craig pioneered the start-up of ACR Supplies
with Tony Horne and Mark Rampling. ACR Supplies was a manufacturer and distributor of air conditioning and refrigeration ancillaries. In June 2021, Craig returned to the Pump House fold after negotiating the sale of ACR Supplies to DiversiTech Group.
On October 1, 2021, the organisational name changed to
DiversiTech International, but Pump House is still the soul, personality and historical reference to this successful empire. In May 2025, the Pump House celebrations will begin with
an Employee Appreciation Day taking place at a resplendent Uttoxeter Race course, featuring a lavish full hospitality Race Night and dinner.
Onwards and upwards In 2004 Pump House moved into the 30,000 square foot
warehouse in Glaisdale Drive, Nottingham. In December 2025, Pump House will be moving to a brand-new purpose-built facility, still in the Nottingham area, to allow for future growth. Pump House sells to over 40 countries globally and currently
have over 2,200 products in an HVACR and renewables portfolio. A best-in-class customer service and delivery is always the mission statement the team at Pump House strive to achieve. Roll on the next 25 years!
The National Audit Offi ce (NAO) has warned that ineffi cient and ineff ective maintenance practices, chronic
underfunding, and ageing stock in critical
public sector buildings jeopardise essential services and value for money.
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