Katie Bruce

Wayne Geyer Hall of Fame Award

Geyer Inducted into STI/SPFA Hall of Fame

Wayne Geyer, former STI/SPFA Executive Vice President and long-time industry expert, was inducted into the STI/SPFA Hall of Fame in a special presentation Friday, November 5th during the Annual Meeting…

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New Resource Will Help Diesel Fuel Tank Owners Protect Their Equipment and That of Their Customers

The Diesel Fuel Quality Council (DFQC), a non-advocacy group of diverse stakeholders in the heavy-duty transportation energy industry, has published a new resource containing a series of suggested practices to…

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NACE’s Master Painters Institute Program Q&A

There is a lot of concern in the industry related to the Master Painters Institute’s (MPI) new MPI 500 Series standards. One big issue is that the certifications are written…

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Personal Protective Equipment

STI/SPFA Announces Safety Product Purchasing Program

The Steel Tank Institute/Steel Plate Fabricators Association (STI/SPFA) is excited to announce the STI/SPFA Safety Product Purchasing Program. The STI/SPFA Safety Product Purchasing Program allows members to buy safety equipment…

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STI/SPFA Hires Tim O’Toole as Executive Vice President

The Steel Tank Institute/Steel Plate Fabricators Association (STI/SPFA) is pleased to announce the hire of Tim O’Toole to replace current Executive Vice President, Wayne Geyer. Geyer plans to retire late…

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Awarded STI PERMATANK® Top Producer of the Decade

Padungsilpa Engineering Co., Ltd. Awarded STI PERMATANK® Top Producer of the Decade

The Steel Tank Institute/Steel Plate Fabricators Association (STI/SPFA) is pleased to announce Padungsilpa Engineering Co., Ltd. as the Top STI PERMATANK® Producer of the Decade. STI/SPFA Executive Vice President Wayne…

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US Chamber’s Report on What Matters in Regulatory Reform

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce released a new report, Taming the Administrative State: Identifying Regulations that Matter, which demystifies the administrative state in easy to read charts that identify the 140…

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EPA Increases Ethanol Blend to 10.7% for 2017

The EPA released the final 2017 RFS volumes, raising the total amount of biofuels required for blending into gasoline and diesel from 18.1 billion gallons in 2016 to 19.28 billion…

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ASTSWMO Releases UST Common Compliance Violations Report

The Association of State and Territorial Solid Waste Management Officials’ (ASTSWMO) UST Task Force has completed its analysis of FY 2014 UST data and is releasing the UST Common Compliance…

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EPA Issues Corrosion Report

On July 20, 2016, the EPA released its report Investigation of Corrosion-Influencing Factors in Underground Storage Tanks with Diesel Service (EPA 510-R-16-001, July 2016).  In addition to the report, EPA also…

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