A Product Born of Demand: The history of CSI fiberglass FRP tanks tells the story of why our tanks are you best investment.
Environmental problems with steel tanks:
The fiberglass underground storage tank owes its very existence to the shortcomings of steel tanks – and their resulting environmental problems.
In the early 1960s, the American Petroleum Institute challenged us (we were then known as the Special Products Division of Owens-Corning) to develop a rustproof underground storage tank that would be safe and strong enough to satisfy the petroleum industry’s most stringent long-term storage demands.
Our engineers accepted the challenge and pioneered the underground fiberglass tank technology. The major oil companies responded to our achievement by specifying fiberglass tanks for approximately 95% of their underground fuel storage installations. Their keen awareness of the limitations of a steel tank in a corrosive environment and their confidence in fiberglass tank technology helped us earn a reputation for safe, rust-free, long-term underground storage in approximately 250,000 installations over the last 30 years.
Pioneering design:
Along the way, we’ve earned a leadership position in this industry. Our pioneering design work resulted in the UL 1316 specification which governs fiberglass tank manufacturing.
As the inventors of fiberglass underground storage tank technology, many of the basic patent standards began with Owens-Corning and continue with Containment Solutions today and in the future.
Leadership:
We will continue to lead, far into the future, thanks to the vision of everyone on our team. Every one of our employees brings a tremendous amount of pride to what we do.
Our rigorous dedication to research and development. Our newly expanded R&D facility focuses its considerable talents on pushing the limits of what is possible and practical, to provide you with products that meet your needs at a competitive price, while offering the highest quality.
Our technologically-superior manufacturing process leverages the finest materials and methods to produce high-quality products that have led the industry for over three decades.
Our industry-leading support. We have
the most knowledgeable direct field sales force and the only national field service organization staffed by full-time company employees. They, along with our superb inside sales group, are committed to supplying "value-added" service that complements our exceptional products. Our customer service and technical support group promptly and clearly answers any technical question about our products or services.
All of which adds up to Containment Solutions’ people going above and beyond to deliver the highest quality and best long-term value in underground storage technologies that you can invest in.
State-of-the-art products:
Containment Solutions invites you to review our state-of-the-art products at three conveniently located manufacturing facilities in Bakersfield, CA, Conroe, TX and Mt. Union, PA. Only then will you understand the depth and breadth of our advantages — and our pride which is evident in every product we make.
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