After 32 years of dedicated service, Kim Hayes, the Vice President of Hydro-Rain, is retiring at the end of September. Kim has been a pivotal member of the team since 1990. Some of Kim’s remarkable contributions to the Company include establishing the Pro and International channels and growing the Hydro-Rain and Orbit brands. We wish […]
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Valued Customers, Beginning August 1, 2022, Hydro-Rain® will initiate a price increase of between 8.5% and 10% on Hydro-Rain® and all associated brands – Orbit®, Bond®, Stanley®, etc. This increase is due to on-going operational cost increases based on supply chain disruption, unprecedented freight/transportation rates, and cost increases for microchips due to supply shortages that […]
Valued Customers, Due to continued operational cost increases based on supply chain disruption, freight, labor, materials, etc.; Hydro-Rain® will initiate Factory List and Distributor Net price increases of 5% or more on Hydro-Rain® and all associated brands beginning March 25, 2022. There is also an immediate adjustment to the projected “at launch” CMS and HSC […]
We are pleased to announce that the formal purchase transaction between the Husqvarna Group, Stockholm Sweden, and Platinum Equity, Beverly Hills —which was subject to customary regulatory approval—successfully closed on November 30, 2021. The resulted action is that Hydro-Rain and all associated brands are now owned by the Husqvarna Group and are aligned within their […]
New Drought Settings for B-hyve Pro and B-hyve apps! Built to provide better control of watering during drought seasons, B-hyve’s new feature ties into a customer’s local drought data and weather forecasts, automatically adjusting to use less water while still keeping plants healthy. When using the drought feature in the app, customers can identify the […]
Oct 1, 2021 Based on our continued increases in operational costs due to supply chain disruption, etc.; Hydro-Rain® will initiate list and net price increases of 5% or more on Hydro-Rain® and all associated brands beginning October 4, 2021 (Monday). Please note that purchase orders received after 12:00p.m. MST October 1, 2021 (Friday) will be […]
When it comes to the sale of any product, you know just how important it is to land the pitch. But when attempting to understand how to “nail your pitch,” you must first understand the intricacies and moving parts of that pitch. It’s never a one step process, and making sure that each step is […]
Ditch the Barbs go Drip-Lock! Works with all 1/2″ drip tubing
March 17, 2021 Hydro-Rain Distributor, As High Density Polyethylene (HDPE) polymer, manufacturing materials, and freight charges from our Asia factories have continued to rise sharply these costs are now beyond the point needed to act. To mitigate the potential for loss we will be increasing all Hydro-Rain and associated sku’s (Hydro-Rain®, Orbit®, Bond® and Stanley® […]


