Our Company
Privately owned, Derrick Corporation was founded in 1951 by H. William Derrick Jr., affectionately known as ‘The Chief’ throughout his business career. During the first half of its existence, Derrick Manufacturing focused on applications in the mining, industrial, and chemical industries and built an impressive reputation for solving a wide variety of the most difficult fine screening and separation problems.
In 1977, Derrick Equipment Company expanded into the oilfield. Since that time, Derrick has been fully committed to furthering solids control technology through extensive research and development. While the drilling industry may account for a large share of Derrick business, the other business segments continued to grow. As shown in the table below, Derrick is well known for many significant innovations.
Since 1988 Derrick has been providing equipment to various civil engineering applications. Derrick remains one of the few companies in any industry dedicated to complete in-house manufacturing of every piece of equipment. From a full range of special 3-phase high G-force induction motors with vibrator bearings to metal fabrication, preparation, and finishing, every machine is created and assembled in Derrick’s production facility located in Buffalo, New York. This assures absolute control of product quality, inventories, and equipment deliveries to the customer. At Derrick, our goal is to remain the leading technology provider of solids control solutions.
As Derrick Corporation celebrates this 59th year with 3 generations of Derricks actively involved in the business, it is committed to the guiding principles and philosophy that have led to its success. Derrick is committed to provide customers with state of the art equipment to meet their ever-changing needs. High quality, innovation and reliability are Derrick’s pledge today and for the future. A firm commitment to research and development enables Derrick to maintain its position as a leading innovator. Derrick also stands behind its commitment to an vertically integrated, in-house production system. Finally, fifty years of continued growth and success would not have been possible without the support and dedication of an exceptional workforce.
Leading-Edge Technological Advancements:
Derrick Equipment Company was recently featured on World Business Review. The segment discusses how effective solids control is essential for economic and product efficiency in the drilling sector.