GRAND TERRACE, CA — Wilden® Pump & Engineering Co. has been selected as one of 55 businesses in California’s 63rd Assembly District, and one of five nominated by the Grand Terrace Chamber of Commerce, to receive an inaugural Top Chamber Business Award. The Top Chamber Business Award recipients were recognized on November 10, 2011, at Etiwanda Gardens in Etiwanda, CA.

Wilden Pump & Engineering is a leader and innovator of air-operated double-diaphragm pumps. Wilden pumps can be found in a wide range of industries and fluid transfer applications. Since its founding by engineer Jim Wilden in 1955, Wilden Pump & Engineering has operated on the corner of Van Buren and Michigan streets in Grand Terrace. In that time, Wilden has not only committed itself to the pursuit of excellence and customer satisfaction in its work, but also to the wellbeing and prosperity of its headquarter city.

“Everyone at Wilden is extremely proud to be honored for promoting the growth and success of Grand Terrace and the surrounding communities in the 63rd Assembly District,” said Denny Buskirk, General Manager for Wilden Pump & Engineering. “The founder of Wilden not only invented a new product that is used around the world, but he also developed a great company and sense of community within Grand Terrace and beyond.”