05/13/2026
In 1988, we started building deaerator systems in the parking lot of our West Babylon, NY shop because the units were simply too tall for our space! We were even borrowing a neighbor's crane to get the deaerators on their stands. That’s Tom Garbarino in the tan pants, pictured just a year after joining the family business!
Fast forward to today: we’re celebrating 80 years of BFS Industries from our high-clearance facility in Butner, NC. We’ve grown significantly since the Long Island days, but that "find a way to make it work" spirit remains exactly the same.