VMI, Inc.

VMI, Inc. VMI, Inc. is a leading manufacturer of dredges and dredging equipment. Since 1972, we have provided customers worldwide with top of the line equipment.

Our cutterheads boast full-width suction, ensuring unmatched performance. is a quality manufacturer of dredges and dredging equipment. VMI began business in 1972 and continues to provide customers worldwide with top of the line equipment. demands excellent workmanship and quality be put into each and every VMI product made.

04/30/2026

Some things haven’t changed.
Everyone talks about innovation like it just showed up yesterday.
Like this industry hasn’t been built on grit, steel, and people who figured it out the hard way.
Truth is…
The tools may evolve.
The systems may get smarter.
But the standard?
That doesn’t change.
You either build it to work…
or you build it to look good on paper.
We’ve never been interested in paper.
We’ve always been interested in what happens when it hits the ground, the water, the pressure, the real world.
That’s what this throwback reminds you of.
This isn’t nostalgia.
This is proof.
They don’t build ‘em like they used to?
Wrong.
We still do.
This is how you dredge.

Most people only see a finished boating season.Behind the scenes, projects like Braddock Bay are what make it possible. ...
04/29/2026

Most people only see a finished boating season.

Behind the scenes, projects like Braddock Bay are what make it possible. A VMI portable dredge is cutting a deeper, safer channel so Westpoint Marina at Braddock Bay can welcome more boats and larger vessels this year.

When silt slowly steals depth from your harbor, you don’t always need a massive dredging mobilization. In many cases, a small portable dredge and the right local crew can restore access with less cost and downtime.

If access to your slips is getting tighter every season, we’d be glad to walk you through how portable horizontal dredge can open things back up.

Big shoutout to Westpoint Marina at Braddock Bay for trusting a VMI Dredges to open up Braddock Bay Lake access. Deeper ...
04/27/2026

Big shoutout to Westpoint Marina at Braddock Bay for trusting a VMI Dredges to open up Braddock Bay Lake access. Deeper channels, larger vessels, bigger opportunities for their community. This is how you dredge.

These boots didn’t stay clean.And they weren’t supposed to.Because real work doesn’t happen behind a desk.It happens rig...
04/24/2026

These boots didn’t stay clean.
And they weren’t supposed to.
Because real work doesn’t happen behind a desk.
It happens right here, in the mud, in the pressure, in the middle of it.
This is what it takes.
This is what it looks like.
And this is who gets it done.
Women of VMI Dredges.
This is how you dredge.

04/23/2026

VMI Dredges Horizontal MD-815 loaded, chained down, and headed south.
Pipe stacked. Iron ready. Job waiting.
From the yard to South Carolina
This Is How You Dredge.

04/23/2026

Grace on the surface. Power below.
Throwing it back to this VMI cutter suction dredge turning a calm waterline into serious production.

Every year, same posts.Same promises.Same talk.Here’s the reality:Waterways don’t clean themselves.Sediment doesn’t disa...
04/22/2026

Every year, same posts.
Same promises.
Same talk.

Here’s the reality:

Waterways don’t clean themselves.
Sediment doesn’t disappear.
Capacity doesn’t magically come back.

It takes equipment.
It takes engineering.
It takes ex*****on.

It takes dredging.

If it’s not moving material…
it’s just noise.

This Earth Day skip the talk, start dredging.

VMI Dredges builds the dredges that do the work.

04/16/2026

They say you can’t go back in time, but we’ve been moving the earth since 1972!

This isn't just a vintage photo; it’s the blueprint for every dredge we build today. We’ve never settled for being a "standard", we’ve always been the powerhouse that others try to keep up with.

The mission remains the same: Absolute dominance over the depths.

04/09/2026

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They don’t build ’em like they used to. ❌
Actually… we still do.
Some things haven’t changed.

The dredging industry may be tough.Manufacturing may be tough.But the women at VMI Dredges are tougher.Proud of this tea...
04/07/2026

The dredging industry may be tough.
Manufacturing may be tough.
But the women at VMI Dredges are tougher.

Proud of this team and proud of this company.

04/02/2026

Old photo.
Same industry.
Same dirt.
Same mission.
Move material.

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1125 N Maitlen Drive
Cushing, OK
74023

Opening Hours

Monday 8am - 5pm
Tuesday 8am - 5pm
Wednesday 8am - 5pm
Thursday 8am - 5pm
Friday 8am - 5pm

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+19182257000

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