Introducing BestPump

We supply pumps. We engineer process equipment. We design and fabricate skids, systems, tanks and pipework. We service, maintain and support all of this with our team of top-tier, skilled engineers and fabricators. 

BestPump staff with Varisco pumps

Customers

UK Locations

Quality Manufacturers

Countries supplied

Stainless steel pumps and tanks

BestPump solves your fluid handling challenges

Our core business activities are:

  • Manufacture of screw feeder pump systems for high viscosity applications
  • Design and engineering of pump skids & hygienic process equipment
  • Distribution and technical sales of industrial and hygienic pumps
  • Pump repairs, maintenance and installation services
  • Fabrication of bespoke stainless-steel equipment
BestPump Ltd Dundyvan Dec 2022

Best by name...

From humble beginnings in the year 2000, BestPump Ltd. is a family business that has thrived and grown thanks to our amazing employees, customers and suppliers.

We are committed to delivering  innovative & reliable pump and process equipment infrastructure to empower manufacturers in the FoodBev, Pharma, Chemical & General Industrial sectors.

 

Butter block being processed by screw pump feeder

BestPump's Niche

Screw feeders for pumping solid blocks of butter, shortening etc.

We design and manufacture our own line of bespoke pump screw feeders that enable the pumping of high viscosity fluids and solids that can’t be pumped with conventional pumps alone.

Cold butter on tap? See it and believe it.

 

Industries We Serve & Typical Applications

Pumps for food production sector

Food

  • Bakery & Dairy
  • Confectionery
  • Ready Meals
  • Pastes & Sauces

From low-care raw ingredients to high-care final products, find the pump types you need across production areas.

Pumps for beverage production sector

Beverage

  • Brewery
  • Distillery
  • Soft Drinks / Juice
  • Winery

Unload concentrates from drums, transfer bulk juice from tanks, source brewery & distillery pumps.

Pumps for pharmaceutical & biotech sectors

Pharma

  • 3-A, FDA, EHEDG
  • Clean-in-Place
  • Polished surfaces
  • Sterilise-in-Place

The highest hygienic standards of stainless-steel pumps including EHEDG & 3-A for pharmaceutical duties.

Pumps for personal care sector

Personal Care

  • Cosmetics
  • Hair Care
  • Skin Care
  • Oral Health

Pump solutions for personal care products like creams, gels, lotions, shampoo & even abrasive toothpaste.

Pumps for chemicals sector

Chemical

  • Acids
  • Alkalis
  • Detergents
  • Solvents

Corrosion and chemical resistant pumps constructed in appropriate materials for your fluids plus versatile mixing solutions.

Pumps for water and waste

Water & Waste

  • Sump pumps
  • Dosing pumps
  • Booster sets
  • Waste transfer

Pumps for the supply of mains water into and around your plant then the transfer of dirty water & waste product back out,

BestPump executive team at the PPM Show 2022 in the Birmingham NEC

BestPump Executive Staff

In February 2010, BestPump Ltd. became a second generation family business.

Behind the executive team, there is a workforce skilled in pump engineering, stainless steel fabrication and pipework installation.

Your pumps, processes and production lines are in safe hands with BestPump.

BestPump Company History

BestPump was formed in early 2000 by John Best in Lanarkshire, Scotland.

After four decades of employment in the industrial and hygienic pump sales industry with several national and international pump companies, John founded his own small business and named it ‘BestPump’ (obviously).

John’s relationships with industry leading manufacturers like Heinz, Cadburys, Baxters and others deepened as businesses responded positively to his new dynamic, reactive and reliable pump supply company.

BestPump’s aim was, and still is, to supply best-in-class pumping solutions to the food, beverage, pharmaceutical and other manufacturing sectors in the UK and beyond.

Initially set up as a Scottish and UK distributor for several North American and European pump and process equipment manufacturers, the company flourished and grew.

By April 2004, the company had outgrown its sole proprietor status and so ‘BestPump Ltd’ was incorporated and remains a family owned and run business.

Today, BestPump Ltd. is a single source supplier of pumps, process equipment and bespoke stainless-steel fabrication services. We have two workshops and staff located up and down Great Britain. We look after clients in England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland as well as overseas in Europe, North & South America, Africa and Asia!

BestPump Ltd logo

Best is our family name and it’s a name which we strive to live up to in the products and level of service we provide to our clients.

John Best

Founder, BestPump Ltd

BestPump Milestones

2000

In April 2000, we received our very first order! It was for a 1½-inch Waukesha U1 pump model 030-U1 with geared motor and mounted on a stainless-steel base. The order came from a local confectionery manufacturer and with that, BestPump was in business.

2004

Following a very successful start-up period, the company changed from Sole Proprietor status and was incorporated as a private limited company in April 2004. This coincided with BestPump’s first sale and installation of a butter block pump & screw feeder system.

2008

The increasing number of pump sales and growing involvement in projects led to a need for help in the office and on customer sites. So in the summer of 2008, BestPump employed its first engineer and began to offer pump engineering and repair services.

2010

February this year saw the appointment of two new Directors. Company growth had continued and having outgrown the original home-office in Airdrie, an office in Coatbridge and a couple of offices in Cumbernauld, BestPump put down roots in Dundyvan Industrial Estate in Coatbridge.

2016

After outgrowing a couple of office / workshop units in Dundyvan Industrial Estate, BestPump relocated yet again. This time, we moved literally across the road into a brand new modern industrial unit in the newly constructed Dundyvan Enterprise Park, Coatbridge. With office space, hygienic pump workshop and mezzanine floor for stock storage, our ability to serve our clients was stronger than ever.

2017

In April 2017, we broadened our product & service offerings to include stainless-steel fabrication, welding and pipework by opening a stainless-steel fabrication workshop in a vacant unit in Dundyvan Industrial Estate. This confirmed our position as a single-source supplier for hygienic pumps and related bespoke stainless-steel equipment.

2018

BestPump received its first pump feeder order from the USA! We designed, manufactured and delivered a large pump feeder system to deliver 140kg of fat every minute.

2019

BestPump received its first major order from the far east! A new client in Japan visited our facility and we successfully designed and manufactured a scaled-down pump feeder system for laboratory scale rework and pumping of butter. We also exhibited for the first time at the PPMA 2019 show at the NEC, Birmingham, UK.

2020

Despite the Coronavirus pandemic this year, in October 2020, we relocated our metal fabrication workshop into vacant units adjacent to BestPump HQ. After knocking down a wall and adding a new internal doorway to link the units, we now occupy units L, M & N at Dundyvan Enterprise Park, Coatbridge.