Spray Force Manufacturing - President's Corner

April 19, 2005

I want to take a moment to thank all of our loyal customers from the past four decades. Your daily demands motivate and compel Spray Force to continue to produce the best performing and most dependable plaster, fireproofing, and drywall spray equipment on the planet. As a former Spray Force customer, I was always impressed by the quality and dependability of my Spray Force equipment. Now, I am humbled to be a part of this long-standing tradition and look forward to providing you with unparalleled service and craftsmanship to meet your every job requirement.

The other day I had the opportunity to visit with a competitor's salesman. During our conversation, he boasted about the incredible length of time that the plaster pump has gone virtually unchanged. To quote him, “if it ain't broke, we won't fix it.” And they haven't. This encounter reminded me of a favorite parable.

A man who was lost and dying of thirst in the desert stumbled upon an old abandoned house. Not much was left of the house but a couple of walls and a very old pump on a well. The man started to pump furiously but to no avail, no water came from the well. Frustrated and looking around he noticed a small jug with a cork at the top and instructions written on the side. It read, “You have to prime the pump with this entire jug of water. P.S. Fill it again before you leave.” He pulled the cork and found the jug to be full of water. Should he pour all of this life saving water down the pump? He asked himself, “What if it didn't work?” Could he trust the instructions and the old, rickety pump? Something told him to follow the advice and risk his life. He poured every last drop of water down the pump and again pumped furiously up and down. Sure enough, the water began to gush out. He drank all he could and then filled the old jug again and corked it. Before leaving, he added his own message beneath the old instructions. “P.S. You have to give everything before getting anything back.”

To try is to risk failure, but risk must be taken to move forward. Companies who reject needs, changes, and improvements may avoid temporary setbacks, but the long term consequences are great. Here at Spray Force, we are actively engaged in innovation and industry advancement, looking to bring you something safer, more convenient, and more reliable than anything else made or available on the planet. The easy road, chosen by the competition for the past 5 decades, is to produce the same machines year after year. We prefer to take the road that is less traveled. Our commitment to bring you something safer, more convenient, and more reliable is the reason Spray Force leads the entire spray equipment manufacturing industry.

In my brief tenure as president, many wonderful things have happened at Spray Force. Impressive, cutting edge improvements have been made to all of our industry leading equipment. The swimming pool plastering contractors now have a radically improved plaster pump, the fully hydraulic Excalibur Hydra. This incredible advancement in the pool plaster industry includes a full spout mixer and a hopper that is 60% larger than anything on the market. Our industry leading mobile plaster pump is now called the Excalibur SR30. It has a radically improved trailer with electric brakes, torque flex suspension, a work platform, and a “proprietary” screen shaker box. All of our industry leading Hurricane drywall pumps have new suspension frames. In addition, the Hurricane 170 and 225 are now equipped with more standard horsepower and more compressor power, a change that is unrivaled by any of our competitors. Equipment improvements are continually in development.

We hope you enjoy your visit to Sprayforce.com. To our competitors, hold on to your seat as the ride ahead will get rocky. To our valued customers, stay tuned for the latest industry advancements. We look forward to serving you now and in the future for all of your spray equipment needs.

Kindest regards,

Bryan Thompson
President
Spray Force MFG, Inc.

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April 19, 2005 I want to take a moment to thank all of our loyal customers from the past four decades. Your daily demands motivate and compel Spray Force to continue to produce the best performing and most dependable plaster, fireproofing, and drywall spray equipment on the planet. As a former Spray Force customer, I was always impressed by the quality and dependability of my Spray Force equipment. Now, I am humbled to be a part of this long-standing tradition and look forward to providing you with unparalleled service and craftsmanship to meet your every job requirement. The other day I had the opportunity to visit with a competitor's salesman. During our conversation, he boasted about the incredible length of time that the plaster pump has gone virtually unchanged. To quote him, “if it ain't broke, we won't fix it.” And they haven't. This encounter reminded me of a favorite parable. A man who was lost and dying of thirst in the desert stumbled upon an old abandoned house. Not much was left of the house but a couple of walls and a very old pump on a well. The man started to pump furiously but to no avail, no water came from the well. Frustrated and looking around he noticed a small jug with a cork at the top and instructions written on the side. It read, “You have to prime the pump with this entire jug of water. P.S. Fill it again before you leave.” He pulled the cork and found the jug to be full of water. Should he pour all of this life saving water down the pump? He asked himself, “What if it didn't work?” Could he trust the instructions and the old, rickety pump? Something told him to follow the advice and risk his life. He poured every last drop of water down the pump and again pumped furiously up and down. Sure enough, the water began to gush out. He drank all he could and then filled the old jug again and corked it. Before leaving, he added his own message beneath the old instructions. “P.S. You have to give everything before getting anything back.” To try is to risk failure, but risk must be taken to move forward. Companies who reject needs, changes, and improvements may avoid temporary setbacks, but the long term consequences are great. Here at Spray Force, we are actively engaged in innovation and industry advancement, looking to bring you something safer, more convenient, and more reliable than anything else made or available on the planet. The easy road, chosen by the competition for the past 5 decades, is to produce the same machines year after year. We prefer to take the road that is less traveled. Our commitment to bring you something safer, more convenient, and more reliable is the reason Spray Force leads the entire spray equipment manufacturing industry. In my brief tenure as president, many wonderful things have happened at Spray Force. Impressive, cutting edge improvements have been made to all of our industry leading equipment. The swimming pool plastering contractors now have a radically improved plaster pump, the fully hydraulic Excalibur Hydra. This incredible advancement in the pool plaster industry includes a full spout mixer and a hopper that is 60% larger than anything on the market. Our industry leading mobile plaster pump is now called the Excalibur SR30. It has a radically improved trailer with electric brakes, torque flex suspension, a work platform, and a “proprietary” screen shaker box. All of our industry leading Hurricane drywall pumps have new suspension frames. In addition, the Hurricane 170 and 225 are now equipped with more standard horsepower and more compressor power, a change that is unrivaled by any of our competitors. Equipment improvements are continually in development. We hope you enjoy your visit to Sprayforce.com. To our competitors, hold on to your seat as the ride ahead will get rocky. To our valued customers, stay tuned for the latest industry advancements. We look forward to serving you now and in the future for all of your spray equipment needs. Kindest regards, Bryan Thompson President Spray Force MFG, Inc. Back to this month's President's Corner