Newberry Tanks + Equipment

63 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE VOLUME 9, ISSUE 12 for providing quality products and services. In early 2011, it transitioned to its third ownership group, headed by former Company President, Chris Long. In 2012, Faith Tank became a part of Newberry Tanks & Equipment, bringing rectangular lube tanks and lube dispensing and oil recycling recovery systems to its catalog of storage tanks and equipment services. Over the years, Newberry Tanks has worked with organizations such as the PEI, the STI (Steel Tank Institute), the SPFA (Steel Plate Fabricators Association), the NFPA (National Fire Protection Association), the EPA (Environmental Protection Agency), and Underwriters Laboratories. The company has been instrumental in developing many of the products and standards serving the industry today. For the past two-and-a-half years, Newberry Tanks has been led by Matt Kohnke, its current President, and Chief Operating Officer. He explains how the company’s entrepreneurial operating system gives its 68 employees control over