Pierce Pump Serving North Texas for Over 100 Years Serving the D/FW and
North Texas Area
for over 100 years

The story of Pierce Pump Company

Pierce Pump has served the Dallas area for over 100 years. The company has a long tradition of family-ownership, personalized service and quality products. See our full history below.

1894	A new public hospital, Parkland, is built near Maple and Oak Lawn.
1897	William M. Pierce first appears in the Dallas City Directory as a machinist.
1898	Following a five hour, thirty-five mile drive from Terrell, E.H.R.("Ned") Green brings the first automobile to Dallas.
1900	The population of Dallas is 42,638.
1907	Pierce lists himself as a salesman for the John Deere Plow Company.
1910	A Herring-Curtiss biplane is the first airplane to fly over Dallas in an exhibition at Fair Park.
1911	Pierce lists himself as an independent agent selling "windmills, pumps and gasoline engines". He specializes in pumps and water systems for farms and rural homes.
1917	In addition to his office in the John Deere Building, Pierce also lists having a repair shop at 509 Main, across from the courthouse.
1918	Pierce moves his office and repair shop to 513-515 Main Street at the corner of Main & Jefferson.
1919	Dallas' population is 158,976.
1925	Pierce's son, J.W. joins the organization as a salesman.
1926	Pierce moves business to 701 Elm Street.
1927	Charles Lindbergh visits Dallas celebrating the City of Dallas' purchase of Love Field as a municipal airport.
1928	Pierce begins a relationship with The Deming Company.
1933-4	Pierce moves to 705 Main Street.
1947	Construction of Central Expressway begins.
1951	William M. Pierce dies. J.W. Pierce becomes owner of Pierce Pump Company, Inc.
1952	Pierce Pump Company moves to 415 South Industrial for a brief period. Big Tex makes his first appearance at the State Fair of Texas.
1956	Thomas A. Reece joins the company as first assistant to J.W. Pierce. Business moves to 10751 Harry Hines.
1972-6	Thomas A. Reece becomes president and eventually buys controlling interest.
1988	Company moves to 3300 Dilido Road.
1997	March - Thomas A. Reece retires. Sons Don and Jim take over. May - Pierce Pump Company celebrates 100 years of service. Over 200 guests attend.
1998	Pierce Pump Company makes its first appearance on the World Wide Web.
2002	Pierce Pump Company begins a relationship with Flowserve.
2006	In conjunction with the city's sesquicentennial celebration, Pierce Pump Company is featured in "D" Magazine as a Dallas institution.
2007	To keep up with double-digit growth and capacity demands, Pierce relocates to 9010 John Carpenter Freeway in Dallas.
2008	Pierce diversifies into the municipal market.
2009	Pierce Pump becomes the authorized distributor of Paco brand pumps for the industrial, commercial and municipal markets in north Texas.