The Sureflow Blog

Trick or Treat!

They grow up so quickly! Halloween is the only occasion that cannot be celebrated on another day - it must be celebrated on October 31st. Various other special times and holidays are more flexible and can be observed on alternate dates. My daughter is now almost "15"...

Another Sure Flow Success Story

We recently shipped our first order for Petrobras of Brazil, the fourth largest capitalized company in the world. Petrobras is the Petroleum arm of the government and has just recently discovered one of the largest new oil deposits in the world. Unfortunately, it is...

Strainers Are The Solution

This photo demonstrates the reason for owner/operators to be aware of the debris build up in strainers and the requirement to clean the strainers more frequently during start up or high loading incidences to ensure they do not become fully blocked. This unit was...

Nameplates

As a further testament to my philosophy which has always been "change is good" / "build a better mousetrap" / "do whatever makes sense" and our mandate to continually improve and to provide complete customer satisfaction, Sure Flow recently acquired an automated...

ItÂ’s a DogÂ’s Life!

I vacationed with some longtime great friends last weekend in Northern Ontario, Canada. As I sat by the campfire, a fitful and sullen rain came cascading over my shoulders. The aroma of the fire and the surrounding breeze warned me that summer was over and autumn is...

Cyclone Sand Removal “OMAN”

Sure Flow supplied numerous Basket Strainers to be installed in Oman on a Cyclone Sand Removal System. The white paint (not pretty) is utilized to more clearly see the metal filings when magnetic particle testing is done. These Basket Strainers were 100% magnetic...

Deerhurst Good as Gold Open 2008

On June 21st and June 22nd my family, along with Sure Flow's Controller, George King and his wife, Joyce King, attended the 6th Annual Good as Gold Open 2008 Golf Tournament Fundraiser for our National Women's Hockey Team. I had the most tremendous honour of playing...

What a Handsome Group

Nicole Hepburn (far left), and John Zuber (3rd from the left), aka "The Garbage Bag Salesman" (see my Friday, June 20, 2008 Blog: "Cannot Find The Title"), take time to chat with our customers in Alberta, Canada. The Sure Flow Strainer Dog, who is fully housebroken,...

Cannot Find The Title

Our trusted Sales Manager, John Zuber / Dirty Laundry / Death of a Salesman / Lost in the Dark / Can't Find the Title: The truth is that on his recent travels while distributing our catalogues on Strainers, Engineered Strainers, Double Door Check Valves, Foot Valves,...

Annual Sure Flow Golf Tournament

Our Annual Sure Flow Golf Tournament was held on Memorial Day. The weather was superb - which was unusual because 90% of the time we golf in the rain! This year the Ken Gale Memorial Trophy was awarded to the winning foursome of: Ed Blake Engineering Department Greg...