CHANGE LANGUAGE COUNTRY united states canada united kingdom france germany netherlands poland LANGUAGE Language English Language English Language FRANÇAIS Language POLSKI Language Deutsch Language DUTCH Language ENGLISH - UK NAVIGATE / About Baker / History HistoryFrom our 1942 start by R.J. Baker, we've come a long way. From our early roots in mud service and vacuum boxes to our modern-day expertise in containment, pumping, filtration and shoring solutions, you’ve got decades of experience on your side when you put Baker on the job. Baker Milestones 1940's The Start Company founded by RJ Baker as a vacuum truck company. 1947 The Baker Tank Design and introduction of the first 500 bbl steel tank. 1982 New Product Added Addition of poly tanks to Baker's inventory. 1984 Industrial Growth Expansion into the industrial field. 1985 U.S. Expansion Opening of first branch outside California. 1994 New Product Added Addition of roll-off boxes to Baker's inventory. 1996 New Product Line Added Addition of the Pump product line to Baker's offerings. 1998 New Product Added Addition of the tanker trailer to Baker's inventory. 2002 New Service Added Introduction of the first in-plant services program. 2003 New Product Line Added Addition of the Filtration product line to Baker's offerings. 2005/2006 Expansion Expansion to Canada, Mexico and Europe. 2007 New Product Line Added Addition of the Shoring product line to Baker's offerings. 2008 Expansion Expansion into the oil & gas and water transfer business. 2011 New Strategic Partner Permira Acquires BakerCorp SOLUTIONSOVERVIEWOIL AND GAS OIL & GAS OVERVIEWAN OIL & GAS CASE STUDYA WATER TRANSFER CASE STUDYPIPELINE PIPELINE OVERVIEWPIPELINE CASE STUDY1PIPELINE CASE STUDY2PIPELINE CASE STUDY3REFINERY REFINERY OVERVIEWA REFINERY CASE STUDYA REFINERY REPAIR CASE STUDYA REFINERY TURNAROUND CASE STUDYCONSTRUCTION CONSTRUCTION OVERVIEWCONSTRUCTION CASE STUDY 1CONSTRUCTION CASE STUDY 2CONSTRUCTION CASE STUDY 3CONSTRUCTION CASE STUDY 4ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION OVERVIEWENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION CASE STUDY1ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION CASE STUDY2MUNICIPAL MUNICIPAL OVERVIEWMUNICIPAL CASE STUDY 1MUNICIPAL CASE STUDY 2MUNICIPAL CASE STUDY 3PRODUCTSOVERVIEWTANKS TANKS OVERVIEWSTEEL TANKS STEEL TANKS OVERVIEWFIXED AXLESAFETY VAPOREZ ACCESSMIX TANK SYSTEMSOPEN CLOSED SAFE TOPDOUBLE WALL10K ROLL OFF TANKSPOLY TANKS POLY TANKS OVERVIEWTOTAL DRAINFORKLIFTABLEADJUSTAVALVEPOLY TRAILERSROLL-OFF BOXES OVERVIEWROLL OFF BOXES OVERVIEWSTANDARDINTERMODALDEWATERINGVACUUMPHASE SEPARATORS TURBO PHASE SEPARATORSSPECIALTY OVERVIEWSTAINLESS STEEL TANKER TRAILERS220 BARREL TANKSBERMS STEEL TANKBERMS POLY TANKINTERMEDIATE BULK CONTAINERSPUMPS PUMPS OVERVIEWPRIMING ASSISTEDSELF PRIMINGHIGH PRESSURESOUND ATTENUATEDELECTRICELECTRIC SUBMERSIBLEHYDRAULIC SUBMERSIBLEAIR DIAPHRAGMUTILITYFILTRATION FILTRATION OVERVIEWON SITE SERVICESWASTE MANAGEMENTFILTRATION SYSTEMS FILTRATION SYSTEMS OVERVIEWSPECIALTY MEDIASANDCARTRIDGEBAG FILTRATIONBAG OR CARTRIDGE COMBOODOR CONTROL10K DUPLEX FILTER SKID UNITTRENCH SHORING TRENCH SHORING OVERVIEWSLIDE RAIL SYSTEMSMODULAR ALUMINUM SHIELDSALUMINUM HYDRAULIC SHORINGSTEEL TRENCH SHIELDSPIPE PULLERSBEDDING BOXESSTEEL SHEETINGCOMMITMENTOVERVIEWSAFETYQUALITY ASSURANCESERVICERAPID RESPONSEABOUTOVERVIEWHISTORYLEADERSHIPNEWS & EVENTSCONTACTOVERVIEWLOCATIONSCAREERSOverviewcareer opportunitiesINVESTORSPRIVACY POLICYTERMS & CONDITIONS Request a Quote First Name is Required Email is Required Continue Form Find BakerCorp Locations Bakercorp News United Rentals to Acquire BakerCorp BAKERCORP FEATURED IN BOSS MAGAZINE BRANCH OPENINGS IN EUROPE BRANCH OPENINGS IN THE US See more news Connect with BakerCorp