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SureWerx is a global manufacturer of personal protective equipment, safety apparel, automotive and industrial tools and welding equipment. The company is co-headquartered in Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada and Elgin, Illinois, USA.

History
Founded in 1957 as JET Group Equipment & Tools, the company rebranded and renamed to SureWerx on March 1, 2016. The SureWerx rebrand was designed to tie all the brands together into a single one-source strategy for its distributor partners and users of the brands. The Riverside Company purchased SureWerx on November 2, 2018. On January 4, 2023, Partners Group, a global private markets firm, acquired SureWerx from the Riverside Company.

Acquisitions
SureWerx (then known as JET Group Equipment & Tools) began acquiring companies and brands focused on PPE for professional workers. By 2000, SureWerx acquired both Strongarm, a Canadian provider of hydraulic lifting equipment, and American Forge & Foundry Inc., a U.S.-based hydraulic lifting company.

SureWerx continued acquisitions throughout the 2000s, acquiring Canadian brands ITC, makers of hand tools and shop tools for mechanics, Pioneer Productive Products, LTD, makers of safety workwear and personal protective gear, as well as the Sellstrom Manufacturing Company. In 2014, SureWerx acquired PeakWorks, which included fall protection and other safety products. SureWerx acquired Ranpro in 2015.

KP Industries, manufacturer of industrial knee and elbow protective gear, was acquired by SureWerx in 2016. In 2018, the Jackson Safety brand was acquired, expanding both the welding and personal protective equipment categories. ADA Solutions and the Due North brands were acquired in 2019, which added detectable warning surfaces and traction aids to the portfolio respectively. In 2020, the Geroline company, makers of the K1 Series ice and snow traction aids, was acquired.

In 2022, SureWerx furthered its expansion into safety footwear, acquiring Footwear Specialties International, providers of the Avenger and Nautilus brands of safety footwear, MEGAComfort, makers of anti-fatigue insoles and orthotics and Neos Overshoe.

On November 3, 2022, SureWerx acquired electrical safety manufacturer Oberon Company, manufacturer of arc flash safety products.

Safety brands

 * ADA Solutions
 * Avenger
 * Due North
 * Jackson Safety
 * K1 Series (formerly Geroline)
 * MEGAComfort
 * Nautilus
 * Neos
 * Oberon
 * Pioneer
 * PeakWorks
 * Ranpro
 * Sellstrom

Tools and equipment brands

 * American Forge & Foundry
 * ITC
 * JET
 * STARTECH
 * Strongarm

Awards and recognition
SureWerx is a four-time recipient of Canada’s “Best Managed Companies” award and Gold Standard Winner by Canada’s Best Managed Companies, one of the country’s leading awards programs recognizing Canadian-owned and managed companies for innovative, world-class business practices.

Philanthropy
During the COVID-19 pandemic, SureWerx donated face shields to volunteer workers at St. Vincent De Paul, located in Prince George, British Columbia, Canada.