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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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® […]
Applications are now being accepted for the Custom Soft Cap Rotor program! Now you can have your company name, Logo, phone number, or web address molded into each rotor you install or maintain!
Tom DeCavalcanti joins the Hydro-Rain Sales team as an East Coast Regional Sales Manager! Welcome to the team Tommy D !
We had great meetings and an excellent time at the 2019 Watersmart Innovations Conference in Las Vegas this week. What a fantastic venue to officially kick off our 2020 Water District Smart Controller trial program by inviting 10 agencies to experience Weathersense™ technology by Hydro-Rain. This program is designed to save water within their communities […]
Hydro-Rain has been acquired by private equity firm Platinum Equity. Stuart Eyring is to remain CEO through the transition and beyond. Pro-Mark was founded by Max Ericksen in 1971 and over more than 40 years his family built Orbit and Hydro-Rain into a global distribution network with products available in 40 countries and all 50 […]