Higher fuel prices have provided additional funding to refurbish bulk plants. In addition, the development of Ethanol/E85, BioDiesel and Low Sulfur Diesel and the cleaning tanks necessary for their preparation have contributed significantly to the growth of this market.
Gorman-Rupp has been serving the petroleum industry since it first designed a compact, lightweight pump for simplified installation in fuel transport trucks in the 1950s.
In the last half century, new fuels, vehicles and transportation systems have required Gorman-Rupp to design safer, more efficient systems for the handling of aircraft fuels, gasoline, fuel oil, petrochemicals and solvents as well as installations in bulk plants, tank farms, barges and tank cars.