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Company

W.S. Darley & Co.

Darley is a family-owned supplier of firefighting equipment and defense procurement services to first responders and military customers. ↗

Founded1908 ↗
LeadershipPaul Darley, Chairman and CEO ↗; Peter Darley, Executive Vice President & COO ↗; James Long, President Defense Division ↗
Department of War obligations$5.8 billion in prime contracts since fiscal 2022 ↗
OwnershipPrivate, family-owned ↗
Websitewww.darley.com ↗

Products

  • Darley sells pumps, including portable pumps, tactical pumpers and fire apparatus. ↗

Customers

  • Darley supplies portable pumps on every U.S. Navy ship under its P100 pump contract. ↗
  • Darley holds the U.S. Coast Guard P6 pump contract. ↗
  • Darley holds the LE600 contract with the U.S. Marine Corps. ↗
  • Darley has been a Defense Logistics Agency prime vendor since 2007. ↗

Acquisitions

  • Darley acquired Ohler Pump Company in Janesville, Iowa. ↗