About Varley

Varley Pumps and Engineering Ltd was established in 1931 to produce the Varley Paracyclic pump for use in kerbside petrol dispensers, run by Commander Varley, an ex Royal Navy submarine commander.

During the war years the company moved to Weston-super-mare but was then burnt to the ground following a direct hit on the factory. By this time the product range had expanded to include gear, suds and hydraulic pumps.

Following a move back to London in 1946, Commander Varley died in November 1949. The Varley family continued to run the business until late 1952 when the Food Machinery ad Chemical Corporation of America (FMC Corp.) took ‘Varley’ under its wing. By this time the chief Varley products were Gear Pumps, Petrol Dispensing Pumps, Vane Oil Pumps, Motorised Suds Pumps, Paddle Displacement Pumps, Diesel Injector Test Units, Hand High Pressure Test Units, “Peerless” Vertical Turbine Pumps, John Bean Pumps for agricultural use and “Water Fog” Fire Pumps.

The FMC Corporation continued to develop and expand the company until 1978, when the pumping division was sold off to them become Peerless Pump Manufacturers, reporting to the Indian Head in the USA.

1979 saw Peerless Pump Manufacturers become a Ltd company.

During the 1980’s Hayward Tyler Ltd and Peerless Pumps Ltd both came under the TBG banner and an amalgamation of the two proceeded, with the retention and move of the Gear Pump Division to Luton. Varley Pumps Ltd is now part of the Hayward Tyler Group (www.haywardtyler.com).