The Nash Engineering Company was founded in 1905 in
Norwalk, Connecticut
Norwalk is a city in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. The city, part of the New York metropolitan area, New York Metropolitan Area, is the List of municipalities of Connecticut by population, sixth-most populous city in Connecticut ...
as a manufacturer of liquid ring vacuum pumps.
History
During the early years, NASH developed vacuum stream heating systems and vacuum sewage collection systems for many of the growing USA cities. NASH also developed vacuum pumps which were applied in the manufacture of pulp and paper and in the sugar industry.
During the mid-20th century, NASH continued expanding into industrial markets such as paper, power, petrochemical, general industrial and food markets.
In the early 1960s Nash discontinued sales for commercial markets – vacuum
steam heating and
sewage collection – to concentrate on the industrial markets. Constant growth continued up to the U.S.
recession in 1982. D
In 2002, Nash Engineering attracted
private equity
Private equity (PE) is stock in a private company that does not offer stock to the general public; instead it is offered to specialized investment funds and limited partnerships that take an active role in the management and structuring of the co ...
finance from Audax (Boston) and merged with
Siemens
Siemens AG ( ) is a German multinational technology conglomerate. It is focused on industrial automation, building automation, rail transport and health technology. Siemens is the largest engineering company in Europe, and holds the positi ...
to become Nash Elmo. A 2004 acquisition by
Gardner Denver Inc. resulted in Gardner Denver Nash.
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External links
Official websitelongest running manufacturer's representative--representing GA,SC,AL,TNGardner Denver NASH: Russia
Companies based in Norwalk, Connecticut
Manufacturing companies established in 1905
Vacuum pumps