Flotronic Pumps

Flotronic Pumps

Ricebridge House, Bolney, West Sussex, RH17 5NA

AboutFlotronic Pumps

Flotronic Pumps is the only British manufacturer of specialist, air operated double diaphragm pumps. Founded in 1981 and based in West Sussex, Flotronic has made its name with the development of its unique product, the ‘One Nut’ air operated double diaphragm pump (AODP). This pioneering design offers the key advantage of swift disassembly without disconnecting the pump from the process pipework.

Flotronic’s breakthrough in this field has seen the use of air-operated diaphragm pumps improve dramatically in recent years.

Diaphragm pumps were used traditionally in wastewater transfer, for tasks such as emptying sumps and bund walls. Flotronic’s 'One Nut' AODP design has broadened the scope for pump application. Now, double diaphragm pumps can be used in much more sophisticated processes. These include the transportation of aggressive chemicals, the transference of foodstuffs and the provision of continuous liquid feeds.

These pumps are capable of transferring a whole range of materials of varying degrees of viscosity and solidity. They can be used to pump chemicals, adhesives, cosmetics, drinks, dyes, foodstuff, paints, pharmaceuticals and solvents. Our clients’ products are extremely diverse, ranging from industrial acids through to hand cream, mayonnaise and yogurt.

The Hygiene and Sanitary industries demand that process equipment be fully drained and cleaned in situ. The unique design of Flotronic’s 'One Nut' AODP enables it to be fully cleaned, using up to 7 Bar pressure from an external CIP pump, without the need to bypass the pump at all.  Furthermore, it removes the need for manual intervention when fully draining CIP liquids.

We understand that customers often need to pump very aggressive materials within hazardous environments. At Flotronic we have developed practical systems to ensure the safety of both staff and equipment whilst operating under these conditions. We offer ATEX accreditation across our range of double diaphragm pumps, as well as fully pneumatic rupture detection systems.We acknowledge that all customers have unique requirements. At Flotronic, our engineers can provide bespoke pumping solutions to meet your needs and the expertise in our production department will put these designs into practice.

In order to meet demand from anywhere in the world all our pumps are exported globally via a network of strategically based distributors.

In August 2021, Flotronic® Pumps was acquired by Unibloc® Pump, which designs and manufactures positive displacement pumps for critical industries, including Meat and Poultry, Pharmaceutical, Bakery and Confectionary, Transportation and others.

Investments in the Unibloc Pump portfolio of companies continued in December 2021, when Unibloc Pump acquired Standard Pump, a hygienic and industrial process pumps manufacturer, including drum pumps and other fluid handling equipment.  Standard Pump serves many of the same markets served by Flotronic and Unibloc -- Food and Beverage, Chemical, Cosmetic, Pharmaceutical, and other diversified process manufacturing industries in more than 50 countries.