# Pioneer Pump acquires Geoquip Water Solutions and Hydrodif Products in Ipswich

Pioneer Pump, a division of Franklin Electric, has acquired Ipswich water treatment firm Geoquip Water Solutions and fittings maker Hydrodif Products for an undisclosed sum. The deal was completed on December 17 and the 17 employees of the two firms joined the new owners.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2025-12-17
- Where: Ipswich, Suffolk, United Kingdom
- Status: completed
- Products: water treatment equipment, borehole maintenance, compression fittings, valves, pumps
- Sectors: [Pumps and Valves](https://endata.com/sectors/pumps-valves.md), [Water Treatment Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/water-treatment-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [Franklin Electric](https://endata.com/companies/1787.md) (investor)
- [Pioneer Pump, Inc.](https://endata.com/companies/12927.md) (acquirer)
- [Geoquip Water Solutions](https://endata.com/companies/13965.md) (target)
- [Hydrodif Products](https://endata.com/companies/13966.md) (target)

## Sources

- [eadt.co.uk](https://www.eadt.co.uk/news/25815468.us-owned-pumps-business-buys-two-related-firms-ipswich/), 2026-02-02: "The acquisition deal - completed on December 17 - is seen as an important step in the group's growth ambitions in the UK water and groundwater market."

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