Smith & Loveless Corporate Profile
Known globally for superior engineering and manufacturing capabilities, Smith & Loveless is one of the most recognized water and wastewater pumping and treatment groups in the world. With locations on every continent, our innovative group includes Smith & Loveless Inc., its affiliated companies, licensees, and representatives. Together as one source, we bring to the marketplace some of the most innovative and cost-effective system solutions.
Backing this group is our technical team. These highly trained professionals assure product and process performance by providing a strong level of support throughout the extended life of the equipment. A full complement of machinery and facilities allows us to fabricate component parts and finished products for all types of commercial and industrial applications. Our combination of highly skilled factory craftsmen, knowledgeable engineering staff and more than 50 years of steel fabrication and manufacturing experience provides tangible solutions.
Smith & Loveless was founded in 1946 by B. Alden Smith & Compere Loveless as a sales engineering firm representing several manufacturers in the wastewater industry. Early in their association, Smith & Loveless recognized the need for complete factory-built wastewater system, and so began manufacturing this equipment. Sales increased rapidly and within a short time, Smith & Loveless had sales representatives throughout the United States and Canada.
In 1959, Smith & Loveless was acquired by Trans Union Corporation. This acquisition complemented markets served by other divisions of that firm as well as providing additional capital for expansion and research and development, thus ensuring Smith & Loveless’ leadership in the water industry. Following a merger with the Marmon Group, the management of the Smith & Loveless Division purchased the assets in October 1981. Smith & Loveless Inc. was reborn with a renewed commitment to maintain leadership in the water industry through the design and production of quality equipment and by providing superior service.
Strengthening its leadership position, Smith & Loveless acquired four firms during the mid-1980s: SCIENCO® Inc., St. Louis, DI-SEP® Systems International Inc., Santa Fe Springs, Calif., St. Louis Marine Systems Inc., and K-W Industries, Omaha, Neb.
Bolstering its water treatment line and allowing for expansion into the European marketplace, Smith & Loveless Limited, an affiliated company of Smith & Loveless Inc., acquired the majority interest in Kalsep Limited of England in March 1995. Further international expansion occurred in March 1998 when Smith & Loveless Inc. formed an alliance with Smith & Loveless New Zealand Ltd., granting licenses to market and sell equipment in New Zealand and Australia. And in a strategic move in August 1999, Smith & Loveless Limited - UK began to actively market and sell Smith & Loveless Inc. wastewater technology in the UK. In April 2003, Hydranautics B.V., the European subsidiary of Hydranautics, purchased Smith & Loveless Limited.
Growth has continued domestically as well. In 1996, affiliate Bio-Microbics Inc. was formed to specially develop, manufacture and market wastewater treatment systems for the on-site residential marketplace. And a new millennium was commenced in 2000 with the formation of Smith & Loveless Georgia Inc., providing superior pump station sales and service for Georgia customers. With tens of thousands of installations in more than 70 nations around the world, Smith & Loveless continues to bring innovative pre-engineered solutions to the global water wastewater and pumping marketplace.
