IMS Dredges, Division of LWT, LLC is the world’s leader in design and construction of one truck transportable, self-propelled dredging systems. With over 400 systems world wide in over 35 countries around the globe, IMS estimates it has the majority of the global market share for one truck transportable, self-propelled dredging systems.

IMS designs and fabricates its Versi-Dredge product line, Swinging Ladder Dredge, and support equipment at its state-of-the-art 90,000 ft2 (8,361m2) facility in New Richmond, WI (only 40 minutes East of Minneapolis / St. Paul International Airport). IMS’s facility is the largest dredge production facility in the Americas with twice the production capacity of any single manufacturer.

IMS’s dredging systems are used for the following applications:

  • Sand dredging
  • River dredging
  • Marina dredging
  • Port dredging
  • Lake dredging
  • Beach dredging
  • Reservoir dredging
  • Irrigation canal dredging
  • Coal tailing dredging
  • Copper tailing dredging
  • Sediment pond dredging
  • Environmental dredging

IMS has the ability to customize cutterheads, pumping systems, and propulsion systems to meet the customer’s project requirements.

IMS has been recognized for its international growth with an export award. IMS’s strength comes from its pursuit of international expansion. By building a network of representatives, consultants, and service technicians, IMS has more support in foreign markets than any other U.S. one truck transportable dredge builder.