Our Story
Supporting the Oil & Gas Industry for Over 45 Years
In the Beginning
High Country Fabrication Inc. was founded in May of 1978 in Casper Wyoming by Ed Reed and Dennis Polk who were welders for a company called Darenco who was a well-known fabricator in Wyoming.
In the beginning HICO operated out of a 3,000 square foot rented shop space and specialized in building air compression packages, vapor recovery systems, and repair work on pipelines and other general welding projects.
Growin' Up
Late in 1978 HICO moved to a six acre yard, with offices and larger fabrication bays and by the end of 1980 net sales reached nearly 1.2 Million. HICO made the necessary investments in personnel, plant, equipment and marketing to earn a reputation and finding a niche as a high quality fabricator of custom pressure vessels. By the end of 1986 net sales exceeded 6.0 million.
In 1989 the company relocated to an even larger facility and by 1994 HICO had completed a major expansion and modernization of its production facility including installing a 54’ long by 21’ wide stress relieve oven, the addition of a 422’ long by 78’ wide heavy fabrication bay, a 150’ long paint bay and a 6” thick steel roller.
Building Into the New Millennium
Today, 44 years later, High Country Fabrication is owned by local shareholders, averages about 17-20 million in annual revenue and has fabricated projects for a host of energy sources and industries.