Rainforrent
Key takeaways
- Category: Filtration & Dewatering, Health, Safety & Training, Pumps & Slurry Handling
- Based in: more than 65 locations across all 50 United States, Canada, United Kingdom and 1 more location
- Serves: United States
- Operating: Founded 1934
Rain for Rent is a leading provider of temporary liquid handling solutions including pumps, tanks, filtration and spill containment. Projects range from flood relief to construction site dewatering, sewer bypasses and industrial plant turnarounds. The company is known for its systems engineering expertise and its ability to tackle complex jobs cost effectively, providing an exceptionally high value.
Family owned and operated since 1934, Rain for Rent has transitioned from a one-office, three-man oilfield supplies business to a national company. It serves all 50 states, Canada, the UK and Europe from more than 65 locations. The company’s mission is to provide solutions to customers’ water-handling, irrigation, and temporary liquid storage problems that exceed their expectations for service and quality. Its vision includes maintaining an environmentally safe and accident-free workplace, providing consistent quality products and services nationwide, and expanding specialty rental product niches.
The company’s history reflects continual diversification and a willingness to change directions with products and services. In 1948, the Rain for Rent brand was launched as the nation’s first irrigation equipment rental company. Through acquisitions including West Side Pump, Crown American Irrigation, Water Flow Products, ASC Tubing, Land and Marine Tank Rental, Frac Tanks Inc., and Hinson Pumps, the company expanded its capabilities. In the 2010s, Rain for Rent provided pumping expertise to numerous flooding events including the Omaha Flood and Hurricanes Katrina, Sandy, Matthew, Harvey, and Florence, and expanded locations into the UK and Europe, creating Rain for Rent International. The company developed proprietary products including Power Prime Pumps, FreezeSentry product line of blankets and glycol heaters, the DV600 portable centrifugal pump, and the WORKSAFE line of patented safety products. It also created hydraulic projects smartphone apps for engineers and project managers.
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Company details
- Projects and clients
- Hurricane Sandy emergency response in New York/New Jersey area, Omaha Flood bypass, Hurricane Katrina bypass in New Orleans through 17th Street Canal Levee, Bay Area Mass Transit Construction, Sanitary District wastewater treatment plant revamp, Oregon Landfill construction, Detroit Red Wings Stadium construction, bridge drilling project, dam repair bypass, historic theater dewatering, sewer relining project, hurricane relief efforts, hurricane flooding water restoration, refinery turnaround projects, cooling tower rebuild with 43K bypass system, hydroblast water recycling project, filtration systems for refinery turnarounds
- Scale
- more than 65 locations, 520 pumps mobilized for Hurricane Sandy with 100 personnel, 576 MGD bypass capacity for Omaha, 100,000 GPM bypass capacity, 43,000 GPM bypass system, 43 CFS bypass capacity, 2,400 employees, 110 countries
- Also worth knowing
- Rain for Rent is the nation's first irrigation equipment rental company, launched in 1948. The company developed the DV600, described as the largest portable centrifugal pump available for rental. It created proprietary Power Prime Pumps for automatic priming, the FreezeSentry line of blankets and glycol heaters, and the WORKSAFE line of patented safety products. In the 2010s, it created hydraulic projects smartphone apps for engineers and project managers and expanded internationally by establishing Rain for Rent International with locations in the UK and Europe. The company provided pumping expertise during multiple major hurricane and flood events including Superstorm Sandy and Hurricanes Katrina, Matthew, Harvey and Florence.
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Where is Rainforrent listed in the directory?
Filtration & Dewatering 74 companies Health, Safety & Training 28 companies Pumps & Slurry Handling 74 companiesFrequently asked questions
What does Rainforrent supply?
pump rentals, tank and box rentals, filtration unit rentals, spill containment, pipe and hoses, irrigation systems, light and power, heating, instrumentation, jobsite safety and protection, emergency response, construction site dewatering, bypass pumping, agricultural irrigation, petroleum market services, mechanical flushing, flood relief, sewer bypasses, industrial plant turnarounds, hurricane preparation and emergency response, freeze protection, airport storage solutions, upstream midstream and downstream petroleum services, refinery turnarounds, engineering services, managed emergency response, system design services, HDPE fusion services, wastewater solutions, storage solutions, bridge and highway repairs, solar farm support, fruit and nut tree farm solutions, food processing water management, dairy farm solutions, pulp and paper mill services, CA high speed rail services
Where is Rainforrent based?
more than 65 locations across all 50 United States, Canada, United Kingdom, and Europe This is the head office; contact them for the full territory they cover.
Which industries does Rainforrent work in?
construction, agriculture, petroleum refining, petrochemical processing, wastewater treatment, industrial manufacturing, dairy farming, fruit and nut farming, food processing, pulp and paper mills, high speed rail
What equipment or products does Rainforrent offer?
3" to 30" pumps, 6" pumps, 8" pumps, 12" pumps, 24" pumps, 42" pumps, diesel pumps, electric pumps, submersible pumps, centrifugal pumps, turbine pumps, Power Prime Pumps, DV600 portable centrifugal pump, steel tanks, specialty tanks, LakeTank, poly tanks, nurse tanks, bag filters, media filters, oil water separators, particulate filters, suction hose, discharge hose, aluminum pipe, HDPE pipe, mainline pipe, lateral pipe, vacuum pipe, band and latch pipe, dragline pipe, gated pipe, heave end pipe, latch pipe, no-latch pipe, plan end pipe, ringlock pipe, threaded pipe, Reinke center pivots, lateral move systems, wheel line systems, drip irrigation systems, sprinkler irrigation, light towers, gensets, flameless heaters, hydronic heaters, alarms, measurement instrumentation, automation systems, PipeStax pipe support blocks, PipeStax XL, RampLox, HoseTrax, Portadam cofferdams, road crossings, SolidGround traction mats, Conline WheelWash, Frac Tank Lifeline System, E-Contain Spillguards, FreezeSentry blankets and glycol heaters, WORKSAFE safety products, Rent
How long has Rainforrent been operating?
Founded 1934, formerly WOSCO established 1934, Rain for Rent brand launched 1948, 90 years in business as of 2024
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