NORTH ANDOVER, Mass. - United Plastic Fabricating, the world's leading manufacturer of water and foam tanks for the fire industry, has hired Richard "Rick" M. Lonardo as its new Sales Manager. The owner of a bachelor's degree in Plastic Engineering, Rick will be a major asset as UPF moves into new markets while continuing to serve our current markets.

Rick joined UPF on August 2nd and jumped into the "fire" the following week, attending the F.R.I. show in Denver.

Rick reports to Bill Bruns, VP of Sales & Marketing, who stated, "Rick brings technical, as well as sales expertise to the UPF Sales Team.  With more than twenty years of Sales and Engineering experience in plastic, Rick has been able to hit the ground running with lots of fresh thinking and new ideas".  

Rick works out of the Massachusetts offices and is available at 978-989-0284 or rlonardo@unitedplastic.com."