Ace Pump Wins U.S. Commerce Award

The U.S. Department of Commerce has awarded Ace Pump Corporation of Memphis, TN, The President’s “E” Award for Excellence in Exporting. The “E” Awards are presented annually to organizations that have made significant contributions to increasing America’s exports. Only 26 companies received the award.

In presenting the award to Ace Pump, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker said, “The ‘E’ Awards Committee was very impressed with Ace Pump’s modification of products for export markets. The company’s investment in multi-language marketing materials and website design was also particularly notable.”

Ace Pump CEO Roy Bell III accepted the award with gratitude:

“I would like to thank and give credit to all of our employees and especially Andy Randle, our president, and Paul Gannom, our export manager. We also appreciate the hard work of our international distributors, the U.S. Department of Commerce and the EX-IM Bank for their combined efforts in making our products available to the world market. Our growth in international sales has been attributable to our highly engineered, world-class products and the development of personal relationships that have brought the unique culture of Ace Pump Corporation to customers throughout the world.”

According to Bell, the company’s chief exports are centrifugal pumps for the application of herbicides, pesticides and liquid fertilizers in agriculture. Exports account for approximately 15% of Ace Pump’s annual revenues. Ace Pump sells to more than 15 markets worldwide with Canada, South America and Europe being the company’s main export destinations.

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker (far left) and Assistant Secretary of Commerce Arun Kuman (far right) present the President’s E Award for Excellence in Exporting to Paul Gannom (near left) and Roy Bell III (near right) of Ace Pump Corporation at a ceremony on May 18, 2015 in Washington, D.C.  Gannom is Export Manager for Ace Pump Corporation, while Bell is the company’s Chief Executive Officer.

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