WCVB News | August 22, 2022

How a Massachusetts firefighter invented an industry standard for fire vehicles

NORTH ANDOVER, Mass. — Inside a 25,000-square-foot manufacturing facility, a Massachusetts company makes special tanks used by fire departments all over the world.

United Plastics Fabricating, in North Andover, building custom tanks that are designed to hold water inside a firefighting apparatus.

“I think that’s what’s sort of exciting, is that you’re doing something that can save lives. That’s really important,” said UPF president Andrew Lingel, the son of one of the company’s founders… story continued here

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