About Us - Fiberglass Tank Solutions

About Fiberglass Tank Solutions

Our base of operations for Fiberglass Tank Solutions LLC is located in central Missouri. Using this Midwest location allows us to service the entire North American market place from one central point of manufacturing.

Our Fiber reinforced plastic (FRP) tank production and assembly is done within a 16,000 square foot facility, which provides the needed horizontal and vertical workspace to safely and efficiently fabricate and assemble these large tank packages for both above-ground and underground storage tanks.

You can be guaranteed that our packaged systems will be built to your specifications with quality, realistic delivery dates, and a competitive price.

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Kevin Hawthorne

Owner / University of Missouri 1985 : B.S Agriculture Economics

Kevin Hawthorne is founder and owner of Fiberglass Tank Solutions, LLC, a custom manufacturer of Fiberglass Reinforced Plastics (FRP) utilizing large diameter molding to build custom pre-kitted lift stations and rehabilitation inserts for the municipal and industrial wastewater lift station collection markets.

Through team building, mentor-ship, and business skills, Kevin has spent the last 10 years building a fiberglass manufacturing firm with unique and innovative skills building large diameter tanks, wet wells, and fiberglass inserts for rehabilitation of concrete wet well .

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Matt Callanan

Project Manager | University of Central Missouri- 2009 : Science in Computer-Aided Drafting and Design Technology.

Matt started off in our company creating all the drawings for our custom wet well packages. While learning from Kevin, he has grown to include technical sales, project management, and estimating, in his duties with the company.

Outside of work, Matt enjoys working on remodeling his 1980s gulf course home, camping, fishing, golfing, and spending time with his wife Katy, and two children, Ethan, and Natalie. They like to take advantage of the many activities that the Lake of the Ozarks offers during the busy summer months and taking it easy in the slow winter months.

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Kyle Cribb

Production & Field Service Manager

Kyle is Fiberglass Tank Solutions’ foreman & ACMA Certified Composites Technician. He manages our Quality Control program to ensure all projects leave our shop exactly to the specification.

Kyle has an extensive background in construction projects all over the world. With countless years spent in a variety of fields, he strives for excellence in all he puts his hands too.

Kyle and his wife Candice enjoy a wide variety of hobbies and passions, most of which keep them actively seeking balance with the world around them.

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Sara Hamm

Bachelor Degree, Business Management

Sara has a Bachelor of Science in Business Management from Northwest Missouri State University and most work experience in customer service. She has been working for Fiberglass Tank Solutions since July of 2019, handling purchasing, logistics, and some accounting duties.

Outside of work, she loves anything to do with adventures. Horseback riding, kayaking, hiking, biking, camping, spending time with her family and friends, gardening, and enjoying all of her animals.

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Jack Crow

AutoCAD Technician

Jack spent two years at Kansas State University studying Construction Science & Management before moving to Sunrise Beach, MO in the Spring of 2019. In the fall of 2019 Jack was hired on at Fiberglass tank solutions to create submittal drawings for custom prepackaged lift station and valve vaults. Since then, he has taken on the additional job responsibilities of project quotations, ordering take-offs, production drawings, and the occasional buoyancy calculation.

In his free time, Jack enjoys the great fishing that Lake of Ozarks and the surrounding area has to offer. While fishing is his main hobby, Jack also enjoys spending time at the neighborhood bar and kayaking.

Andres Aguilera

Shop Foreman

Andres has worked extensively in the fiberglass tank manufacturing industry for over 22 years. Andres started at an entry level position, manufacturing both underground and above ground tanks. With hard work and a hands-on expertise, Andres has been perfecting his lamination trade skills over the last decade, gaining extensive and valuable layman skills and knowledge in this unique fiberglass tank manufacturing industry. Within his career, Andres has built custom tanks for a wide range of applications and markets. Andres started with Fiberglass Tank Solutions in 2016 and has grown with the company to his current position as Shop Foreman for both our Fabrication and Assembly divisions.

In his free time Andres enjoys working on his small acreage farm where he raises rare breeding stock game roosters. He enjoys spending time with his Son, Mother, Brother, and a very close extended family. At routine family gatherings Andres can be found cooking traditional authentic Mexican cuisine for his family and friends.

The Fiberglass Tank Solutions Motto

It is unwise to pay too much, but it is worse to pay too little. When you pay too much, you lose a little money… that’s all. But when you pay too little, you sometimes lose everything, because what you designed and purchased was incapable of doing what it was expected to do.

The Common Law of Business Balance prohibits paying very little and getting a lot… it can’t be done. If you deal with the lowest bidder or the cheapest product, it is well-advised to add contingency costs due to the risk you run. If you do that, you will have enough to pay for something better!