Our Story
There is no doubt that water is a scarce and precious resource.
Water is used in many manufacturing processes and accounts for over 20% of human freshwater use. This water must be treated. Industrial water treatment has been seen as a mystery with no one taking the initiative to innovate the technology and business model that serves that market.
This is where Buckman Digital Water comes in. We are in a unique position to innovate the industrial water treatment business model by using digital to disrupt the status quo. To help system owners achieve their goals, we developed a unique digital-chemical approach that provides water treatment clarity through data based on outcomes with spend and usage transparency. Our actionable insights help system owners improve the efficiency of their water system by optimizing chemical and water use, while minimizing downtime and extending asset life.
We feel that expanding water treatment intelligence to more people will create positive environmental impact and lasting change. Our digi-chem solutions will democratize water treatment through a collaborative network of water treatment and service providers. Leveraging a wide network of partners will bring rapid disruption to the industrial water treatment industry and serve more facilities and industries.
The Buckman Legacy: a long history of innovation
Back in 1945 Dr. Stanley J. Buckman, a biochemist from Memphis, Tennessee, introduced paper mills to biocides, an innovative chemical solution that provided an alternative to shutting down to clean their machines. These biocides saved thousands of gallons of water from being used. Applying Dr. Buckman’s chemistry saved the paper mills time and money. That biocide was the first of many, and Buckman Laboratories was born on an old lumberyard in Memphis, with a single 50-gallon reactor and a team of five.
Today, Buckman is still producing the biocide BSM-11 for the pulp and paper industry. Our innovation journey has not only taken us to new industries but has expanded to include digital solutions that help simplify process management for our customers. In fact, in 1989, Buckman was the first in the industry to provide employees with their own laptops, fostering a culture of early digital communication and knowledge sharing.
Nearly 1800 associates
Global HQ in Memphis, TN
Privately owned, global reach
Junai Maharaj, CEO
Sustainability
Buckman’s advances in digital and chemical innovation provide our customers with ways to help them reduce their environmental impact from finding ways to reduce water usage in manufacturing processes to reducing process variability. The more we can decrease negative impacts on the environment, the greater the positive impacts on our associates, suppliers, customers, and communities. Our environmental goal is simple: zero negative environmental impact.
Progress since 2015:
Our environmental goal is simple: zero negative environmental impact. New15% reduction goals have been set for 2025.
Water Discharge
Water Discharge
Water Discharge
BuckmanCares is our global community engagement initiative. Buckman dedicates its resources—both financial and human—to three key focus areas: health and human services, environmental stewardship, and education, with an emphasis on youth. Our mission is to ensure we remain a responsible corporate citizen by encouraging and supporting the volunteer efforts of our associates and dedicating resources to our focus areas.
Culture
Helping companies solve problems, optimize safety, raise efficiency, and increase profitability has always been a core part of Buckman’s culture. We find ways to be a true business partner by helping customers close the gap between where they are and where they want to go. Over the years we have honed “The Buckman Way ” into one of the most successful customer-focused platforms in the world. At its core is superior communication, which helps us better understand our customers’ needs and to create solutions that not only make a company stronger but each associate better at what they do.
Buckman also emphasizes employee development, the exchange of knowledge and information, and the fostering of transformational leadership skills. Training at Buckman is a valued driver of our business strategy. Linked to our value system, the notion of self-leadership means associates oversee their own self-development. Only when our associates grow better and stronger can we expect to do the same.
Our Differences
Buckman Digital Water builds on the legacy built by Buckman since 1945. We are a diverse, global, and technology-forward group of dedicated professionals. Our team leads with an entrepreneurial spirit, believing we can create a digitally forward business that creates a positive impact on our industry and society. To that end, the Buckman Digital Water team has created an environment that provides space for innovative ideas, personal and professional growth, acceptance of our creative and cultural differences, that learns from mistakes, and celebrates our success. We have created a culture that breeds success.
27,000 Hours
Annual Safety training