Business View Magazine | December 2020

107 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE DECEMBER 2020 HOLLAND PUMP COMPANY to helping our customers finish faster.” Many Holland Pump employees have decades of experience and training. That training begins the day they are hired. There are proficiency tests for the numerous types of pumps the company produces, including hydraulically driven submersible pumps, positive displacement rotary lobe pumps, suction lift pumps, Holland electric driven pumps, and high pressure pumps. All field and shop employees are expected to pass proficiency tests for each application Holland Pump has within 60 days of being hired. But the training doesn’t stop there. Safety is extremely important. Not only for the health of employees but also for the business. More difficult jobs require outstanding safety records, which is why having a good safety program is a high priority. All Holland Pump employees go through Occupational Safety and Health Administration training. Mining operations have their own safety program set by the Mining Safety and Health Administration. Holland Pump also works with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, which has its own separate safety training program. “In addition to the “safety first” mindset, and our own teaching of our finish faster culture and product knowledge, we do bring in a lot of outside vendors,” Blodgett reports. “Whether it’s engine distributors, or pump distributors, or components to do training and certification. Sometimes they come to our facilities to do training. Or sometimes we organize specific training for mechanics, or service managers, or pump consultants. And some of the bigger manufacturers have their own schools and training facilities where you can send someone for two or three days or longer.” While Holland Pump maintains old school values, the company has embraced new technologies and the flexibility they provide. For instance, video conferencing applications such as GoToMeeting and Zoom, allow people at job