About Us2020-12-03T17:00:55+00:00

Rain for Rent® is a leading provider of temporary liquid handling solutions including tanks, filtration, pumps and spill containment.

Family owned and operated in the US since 1934, we have a proven track record in liquid systems engineering and a reputation for tackling complex projects safely, securely and cost effectively that is second to none.

Operating in Europe since 2014, Rain for Rent International provides newly designed mobile storage tanks, filtration units, spill containment and accessories for the petrochemical, refining, construction, environmental and civil sectors; in fact any industry that needs liquid handling solutions.

Our knowledge and experience helps you to safely transfer and temporarily store liquids.

Combining our storage tanks with the E-Contain® Spillguards, filtration units and PipeStax®, will provide a complete containment system protecting your workforce, project and the environment.

1930’s

1930

Home base: Bakersfield, California.

1934

1934: “Western Oilfields Supply Company” founded to provide oilfield supplies including pipe, fittings, rags, nails, hatchets, used boilers and crown blocks.

1936

Started offering rentals of temporary water, gas and production pipelines and piston pumps for oilfield drilling operations.

1940’s

1940

Steel replaced wood derricks, and many oilfield supply products became obsolete.

1942

Sold and rented as pipe reclaimed boiler tubes from scrapped railroad steam engines.

1944

Manufactured and rented 2.5m-3m diameter tanks.

1948

“Rain for Rent” brand launched as the nation’s first irrigation equipment rental company.

1948

Manufactured 12″ to 48″ steel pipe for water well contractors.

1950’s

1951

Expanded into the sprinkler irrigation business.

1952

Foundry was built to manufacture aluminium couplers and fittings.

1960’s

1961

New locations opened throughout California, Idaho and New Mexico.

1962

Acquired an aluminium pipe mill and began manufacturing mainline and gated pipe.

1970’s

1972

Acquired West Side Pump.

1973

Opened the first Irrigation Store® and added drip tape and micro sprinklers.

1974

Won our first international job in the Middle East (Iran).

1980’s

1981

Acquired Crown American Irrigation, Water Flow Products and ASC Tubing.

1984

Formed Lake Leasing Company as an alternative to sales and rentals.

1990’s

1991

Acquired Land and Marine Tank Rental, and Frac Tanks, Inc.

1992

Started nationwide expansion and expanded our services to industrial markets.

1993

Power Prime® Pumps created to develop and build portable automatic priming pumps.

2000’s

2001

Added specialty rental products like Spillguards, filtration and instrumentation.

2002

Acquired Hinson Pumps.

2003

FreezeSentry® product line of blankets and glycol heaters launched.

2004

Developed the DV600, the largest portable centrifugal pump available for rental.

2010’s

2011

Expanding rental products offering for workplace safety and environmental protection including PipeStax®, RampLox® and HoseTraxTM.

2012

Opened the first European location in the United Kingdom.

2014

Starting operations in the Netherlands and Germany through strategic alliances with All Liquids Piping B.V. and enlogis GmbH respectively.

2018

2018 – Introducing the E-Contain® Modular Spillguard.

2018

Starting operations in France.

2019

2019 – Launching the E-Contain® Hydroblast Pad.

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