The Albany rotary gear pump was created in 1901 in the Old Kent Road area of South London in a small workshop controlled by R. White & Co.
Throughout the years various improvements to gear pump design have led to other patents and product features being developed.
The firm's wartime wanderings included five years in farm buildings in Hitchin, Hertfordshire, before settling in the present 2 acre site at Lydney in Gloucestershires Forest of Dean (England) in 1946.
Over the years Albany has undertaken to increase its product range by incorporating other pump companies, some of whose trade names are still used today.
The original gear pump design has been developed into modern and reliable machines capable of working for up to 100,000 hours on important lubrication duties.
Gear pumps are sold for lubrication duties in gas turbines and air compressors.