James C 'Jim' Gorman -- NCOIM Hall of Fame Inductee

Background of Jim Gorman & Gorman-Rupp Co

Following his father's work philosophy of believing “if we don’t take care of the customer, someone else will,” Jim Gorman, led a world class Gorman Rupp Industries with an impressive legacy begun by JC and Herb Rupp with $1500 in 1933, in a garage on Alta Road. Gorman Rupp manufactures 4000 models of pumps and it’s continuous tradition of annual profit sharing and tenured employment is the envy of industry worldwide.