General Machine Products 89016 Trailer Mounted Cable Fleeter 1/2" x 10,000' - Manual (Page 4)

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Founded by engineer George M. Pfundt in 1936, GMP
started operations in a downtown Philadelphia building as
a specialty machine shop doing work for the local Bell
Telephone company and
for the electric utility com-
pany. GMP expanded to a
production shop after landing a contract
with Western Electric Company and, sub-
sequently, forming a close relationship with
Bell Telephone Laboratories in Murray Hill,
N.J., which enabled it to manufacture pro-
totypes of products for experimental use
within the Bell System.
Having outgrown the original factory building, the company built a 100,000
square foot plant in Trevose, PA (a Philadelphia suburb) and moved there
in 1957. Today GMP is recognized as a premier worldwide supplier of spe-
cialty tools and equipment for the outside plant marketplace. The compa-
ny's products are known for their robust design and durability to withstand
many years of frequent use.
1.0 INTRODUCTION