--- title: GPM Blog (13) description: (13) --- [![GPM-long-logo-1-3](https://blog.gpmco.com/hs-fs/hubfs/GPM-long-logo-1-3.png?width=1982&height=428&name=GPM-long-logo-1-3.png "GPM-long-logo-1-3")](https://www.gpmco.com/) - [GPM PUMPS](https://www.gpmco.com/gpm-pumps/) - [GPM-ELIMINATOR](https://www.gpmco.com/gpm-pumps/gpm-eliminator/) - [PUMP MODELS](https://www.gpmco.com/gpm-pumps/pump-models/) - [DISTRIBUTORS](https://www.gpmco.com/products-parts/territories/) - [SERVICE & REPAIR](https://www.gpmco.com/service-repair/) - [IN-HOUSE CAPABILITIES](https://gpmco.com/service-repair/in-house-capabilities/) - [RESOURCES](https://www.gpmco.com/about/resources/) - [ABOUT](https://www.gpmco.com/about/) - [CAREERS](https://www.gpmco.com/about/careers/) - [NEWS & EVENTS](https://blog.gpmco.com/topic/news-events) - [ENVIRONMENTAL](https://www.gpmco.com/about/environmental/) - [FAQS](https://www.gpmco.com/about/faqs/) GPM Blog # GPM BLOG WE ARE SOLUTIONS DRIVEN #### [GPM, Inc. Receives Preferred Supplier Classification from Basin Electric](https://blog.gpmco.com/gpm-inc-receives-preferred-supplier-classification-from-basin-electric/) By: [GPM, Inc.](https://blog.gpmco.com/author/gpm-inc) on 6/12/14 13:39 Duluth, MN:On March 10, 2014, Jim Huncovsky, Manager of Procurement for Basin Electric Power Cooperative, announced that GPM, Inc. had achieved the Preferred Supplier ... [Read More](https://blog.gpmco.com/gpm-inc-receives-preferred-supplier-classification-from-basin-electric/) #### [How to Specify a Pump](https://blog.gpmco.com/how-to-specify-a-pump-blog) By: [Tim Schmidt](https://blog.gpmco.com/author/tim-schmidt) on 5/1/14 8:40 Specifying a pump for an industrial application, such as wastewater treatment, oil refining, or steel manufacturing, is a tricky task – and a critical one. Incorrect sizing can ... [Read More](https://blog.gpmco.com/how-to-specify-a-pump-blog) [![gpmflowserve](https://blog.gpmco.com/hubfs/gpmflowserve.jpg)](https://blog.gpmco.com/gpm-inc-receives-three-top-distributor-awards-from-flowserve/) #### [GPM, Inc. Receives Three Top Distributor Awards from Flowserve](https://blog.gpmco.com/gpm-inc-receives-three-top-distributor-awards-from-flowserve/) By: [GPM, Inc.](https://blog.gpmco.com/author/gpm-inc) on 4/20/14 13:37 Duluth, MN: On April 20, 2014, GPM, Inc. attended the Flowserve Corporation (NYSE:FLS) distributor’s meeting in Jacksonville, Florida, where the Company received three awards ... [Read More](https://blog.gpmco.com/gpm-inc-receives-three-top-distributor-awards-from-flowserve/) [![](https://blog.gpmco.com/hs-fs/hub/331484/file-640172274.png)](https://blog.gpmco.com/8-service-and-repair-tips-for-extending-the-life-of-an-industrial-pump) #### [8 Service and Repair Tips for Extending the Life of an Industrial Pump](https://blog.gpmco.com/8-service-and-repair-tips-for-extending-the-life-of-an-industrial-pump) By: [Blake Kolquist](https://blog.gpmco.com/author/blake-kolquist) on 4/7/14 14:24 Standard life expectancy for a pump varies greatly. Many variables affect how long a given pump will function properly – the system, the type of pump and the product, to name a ... [Read More](https://blog.gpmco.com/8-service-and-repair-tips-for-extending-the-life-of-an-industrial-pump) #### [Welcome our New Hire: Mike Siebenaler!](https://blog.gpmco.com/welcome-our-new-hire-mike-siebenaler) By: [GPM, Inc.](https://blog.gpmco.com/author/gpm-inc) on 3/15/14 13:34 GPM is pleased to announce the addition of Mike Siebenaler to the MSP service center located in Apple Valley, MN. Mike comes to GPM with a full background in machining and ... [Read More](https://blog.gpmco.com/welcome-our-new-hire-mike-siebenaler) #### [GPM, Inc. Opens Twin Cities Sales and Service Center](https://blog.gpmco.com/gpm-inc-opens-twin-cities-sales-and-service-center/) By: [GPM, Inc.](https://blog.gpmco.com/author/gpm-inc) on 1/23/14 13:30 Duluth, MN: On January 16, 2014, GPM, Inc. (GPM) held an open house for the Company's new sales, service and repair location in Apple Valley, MN. GPM is an international original ... 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