Smith-Blair, Inc

Happy Independence Day. Our plant will be closed July 4-5. We will be back to work on Monday, July 8th. Stay safe and enjoy the holiday.

We hope to see you in California, ACE 24.

6K4 Water Event Last weekend, Smith-Blair had a beautiful day to walk in a local 6K4 Water Event that we participate in and sponsor every year. The event raises money for Water Mission, which digs wells for third-world communities. The distance of the race is 6K or 3.73 miles because that is the average distance many women in Africa must walk to collect water for their families.  Our company is involved in so many charity events. This one is close to our corporate mission is that we aim to solve water issues. Many of our walkers placed in their age divisions. We had fun and we were participating in Watermark as a big group. It was a great way to spend a Saturday morning.

Smith-Blair receives Triple Crown Award in sustainability!! Last week was a special week. Xylem leadership was onsite to celebrate Smith-Blair achieving the Xylem Triple Crown Award for sustainability. We were able to achieve our 2025 goals for three key target areas: 100% reuse of our process water, 0% waste to landfill of our process waste and 100% electricity from renewable sources. This is a huge accomplishment for Smith-Blair and a big step in showing our commitment and responsibility when it comes to sustainability. Big thank you to Xylem leadership for all of the support. We also celebrated our 50 year anniversary at this site in Texarkana (85 total years in business!!!). We recognized 4 employees with over 50 years of service, and one of those will hit 60 years this year!!! Couldn't achieve these milestones without our committed employees!!!

Smith-Blair recently hosted Breakfast with Santa. We had the best breakfast ever. We had many beautiful families and children visit Santa. They shared their wants and desires with Santa. Thank you for making our 2023 year of business a resounding success. We are so blessed and fortunate to have such great employees, vendors, and customers to help make it possible. We want to express our gratitude to all of you. Our facility will be closed for the Christmas holidays 12/22 and 12/25. We will be closed for New Year's Day on 01/01/2024. We would like to wish you and your family a " Merry Christmas" and a safe and Happy Holiday season.

FSAWWA Fall Conference Please go by and see Mr. Carlos Gonzalez this week, 11/26-11/29. He will be representing Smith-Blair at the American Water Works Association, Florida Section. The meeting will be at Omni Orlando Resort, 1500 Masters Blvd, Championsgate, Florida 33896

Thanksgiving is a time to be present with loved ones and not think about work—but before you do, we just wanted to say thank you for everything you do to make our business successful and our company a great place to work every day. Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours. May this holiday bring new blessings and a renewed appreciation for the ones you already have.   Our company will be closed November 22-24, 2023, to relax and enjoy some great family time.  We will all be back to work on November 27.  

What a beautiful week to celebrate Veterans Day. Veterans Day is a time to celebrate all who have served our country. You can greet a veteran by wishing them “Happy Veterans Day” or by saying, “Thank you for your service.”

We hosted a recent meeting of our sales representatives and our rep agencies. It was a good time for all of us to share ideas of products, the industry, and our facility. Thank you to everyone that participated.