History

FIBA’s History

In 1958, FIBA was founded by Frank Finn under the name of Mass Oxygen Equipment. Beginning as a small industrial and medical gas distributorship, FIBA evolved over the years into a gas containment equipment supplier. FIBA then entered the testing market and eventually developed a patent for trailers that would support a more efficient and less cost-prohibitive testing process. The company achieved success in tube trailer and ISO skid manufacturing, testing, repairing and leasing, and put itself on the map as a major brand in the gas containment industry. Investments into our Louisville, KY, East Greenville, PA, and Midvale, OH facilities supported our desire to also provide equipment and services for the transportation and storage of cryogenic products.

In 2003, FIBA made the decision to begin manufacturing its own seamless pressure vessels and relocated its headquarters to Millbury, MA to accommodate the new operation’s needs. We have since moved to a larger facility in Littleton, MA to further expand our manufacturing capabilities and product lines. With significantly more capabilities, FIBA is now the only completely vertically integrated gas containment equipment supplier in the world.

Always taking an innovative approach and looking into the future, FIBA is prepared to be a significant player in the hydrogen fuel industry. As the only company currently capable of producing hydrogen fueling vessels with working pressures up to 1,000 bar and capacities up to 700 liters, FIBA is the ideal supplier for this application.