Bedford Pumps

28/09/2022

At Bedford Pumps we have always been justifiably proud of our roots. Today we were lucky enough to be gifted with a beautiful memento of our heritage from the W H Allen Engineering Association (WHAEA). They honoured us with a keepsake line drawing of the pump workshop at the old W H Allen Queens Engineering Works that was located in Queens Park, Bedford.

For those unaware of our history, Bedford Pumps was formed in 1987 by former members of the pump department at NEI (W H Allen) after the company closed their pump manufacturing facility within the town. The Bedford Pump Company became Bedford Pumps Ltd and then part of the Hidrostal Group and to this day are a flexible, highly experienced British manufacturer of robust pumping plant for the water, wastewater, flood control and dock industries.

WHAEA is dedicated to preserving the heritage of W H Allen, Sons & Co. Ltd. More information on the association and Bedford Pump’s connection to them can be found here: https://www.whaea.co.uk/the-company/allens-today-2021/ -_Bedford.

Many thanks indeed to WHAEA for entrusting this artifact to us. We couldn’t wait to get it mounted in our reception.

10/08/2022

The summer sun certainly hasn't slowed down production from our Bedford Pumps team. Here is a selection of the pumps ready for shipment from our busy workshop.

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15/07/2022

Flashback Friday. A flick through the Bedford Pumps archive pulled up a case study from a few years ago where our pumps were used for drought alleviation in Australia. As temperatures soar across the UK with the prolonged heatwave, reports forecast that this weekend and early next week will bring record breaking temperatures with red levels warnings in place across the country. As river levels recede and reservoir levels fall due to the ongoing dry spell it is so important that we each do our bit to water.

Bedford Pumps are experts in supplying pumping solutions for extreme weather conditions, let’s all work together to manage this precious resource in our scorcher of a summer.

https://www.bedfordpumps.co.uk/narangba-and-eudlo.pdf



Photo by Oleksandr Sushko on Unsplash

08/06/2022

What a beautiful day to enjoy a hog roast at Bedford Pumps! We were delighted to welcome colleagues old and new, and welcome back some familiar faces from retirement to join us for some fun in the sun.

Many thanks to Paul Risdale for supplying the games and to Spitting Pig for a fantastic feast.

27/05/2022

Congratulations to our Head of Engineering, Daryl Waterman, who has achieved Chartered Engineer status (CEng) and has been elected as a Member of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers.

Bedford Pumps are fully committed to the development of their employees and are delighted that Daryl’s commitment and competence has now been recognised through the professional engineering body.

04/05/2022

Bedford Pumps, along with our sister companies Hidrostal Ltd and Avonmouth Engineering Services Ltd are looking forward to exhibiting at the Water Equipment Show next week, Wednesday 11th May.

Exhibiting as a gold sponsor gives us the opportunity to showcase the capabilities of our group as a whole. Hidrostal GB, which incorporates Bedford Pumps, Hidrostal and our service division Avonmouth Engineering Services, combines the specialist engineering knowledge of the three brands to bring together a host of pumping products and services under one banner, ensuring that every need in the water and wastewater sector is fulfilled.

Hidrostal GB “design, supply, install and maintain”. This includes a wide range of highly efficient pumps and pumping systems, from the smallest to the largest of plant, along with a host of support and engineering services including our innovative performance monitoring services. A variety of all of these will be showcased on our stand, G8.

We look forward to seeing you there.

Use the link below to register for free tickets:

http://bit.ly/WES22_RegisterHere

28/04/2022

Not all Hero’s wear capes! Bedford Pumps like to recognise and reward colleagues who actively demonstrate their key values of Honesty, Empowerment, Respect, Ownership, Excellence and Safety with a monthly Hero of the Month award.

Our current reigning Hero is Charlie Winterford, Site Services Manager for Bedford Pumps. Charlie has been employed by Bedford Pumps for 32 years and his nomination is a direct reflection of his hardworking attributes, excellence, efficiency with the greatest of integrity.

Congratulations Charlie!

22/04/2022

4 weeks to go until our WaterAid Charity Event Open Day which is taking part at our sister companies premises in Avonmouth on the 20th May!

The Bedford Pumps team will be in attendance and we would be delighted if you would like to join us there. To register your interest please email [email protected] and we would be happy to welcome you as our guest.

The day will commence at 10.30am and finish around 2.30pm. A fantastic lunch will be provided by and there will be product demos, factory tours, technical workshops and fairground type stalls and games to raise some money in support of our chosen charity, WaterAid.

We hope to see you there!

14/04/2022

A pump performance test and a full workshop, just another day at the office for Bedford Pumps!

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04/03/2022

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/bedford-pumps-ltd_test-engineer-recruitment-opportunity-bedford-activity-6905519863821864960-OApk

Calling all Test Engineers – a great opportunity has arisen to join the Bedford Pumps team! Due to our continued expansion we are recruiting for a Test...

04/03/2022

Bedford Pumps Ltd are pleased to confirm that our SafeContractor Accreditation has been reaccredited following an assessment of our health & safety documentation which is compared against the charter standards.

The credential is awarded for Pump Services – Pumps Installation, Maintenance & Commissioning and a host of category related activities including confined spaces, working at height, working with hazardous substances and many more.

For full details on this and all our other accreditations, please visit our website: https://www.bedfordpumps.co.uk/company-documentation/