Our History
We value a culture of hard work and tenacity
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1983
FluoroSeal is founded in the Province of Ontario, Canada.
1988
Tyco International acquires FluoroSeal.
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1988
The head office moves to Statesboro, Georgia, USA. All products are distributed under the Grinnell Supply Sales company, a division of Grinnell Corp., one of Tyco’s manufacturing units.
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1995
The head office moves to North Kingstown, Rhode Island, USA.
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2000
A privately-owned company acquires FluoroSeal from Tyco and moves the head office to Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
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2005
Opens a fully-owned manufacturing plant in Suzhou, China (Valves City)
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2008
Inaugurates a fully-owned foundry and manufacturing facility in Shuyang, China.
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2010
Opens a warehouse and sales office in Germany.
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2011
Opens FluoroSeal USA with a warehouse and sales office in the Greater Houston area – Missouri City, Texas.
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2013
Inaugurates a foundry in Montreal, Quebec
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2014
Inauguration of the second factory in Montreal to meet the rising demand
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2016
Opens an office in Beirut, Lebanon, to increase the company’s presence and service in European, Middle Eastern, and African markets.
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2017
FluoroSeal launches new product lines to complement its offering
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2018
Our group was formed in 2018 to strengthen our operations, increase our manufacturing capacity and the range of products we offer.
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Today
FluoroSeal Group continues to invest in R&D, production processes, manufacturing equipment, and new technologies.