Cross Country Infrastructure Services Acquires Rain2Day Inc.

Cross Country Infrastructure Services, an equipment and supplies provider to the construction industry, has acquired Rain2Day Inc.

Michael Roth

Aug. 31, 2018

2 min read

Rain2Day offers temporary water solutions such as liquid storage irrigation clear water transmission lines dewatering and sewer bypasses — Rain2Day offers temporary water solutions such as liquid storage, irrigation, clear water transmission lines, dewatering and sewer bypasses.

Cross Country Infrastructure Services, an equipment and supplies provider to the construction industry, has acquired Rain2Day Inc. With the addition of Rain2Day, Cross Country has grown its reach in the western United States. Rain2Day is a rental provider of pumps and tanks primarily supporting the growing market in Las Vegas and the surrounding Nevada area. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

“We are excited about the addition of Rain2Day to the Cross Country family,” said Gerry Plescia, CEO of Cross Country. “The acquisition is an important strategic initiative as we continue to grow our North American capabilities by expanding our reach in the Western region. Also, the addition of this outstanding operation will enable us to serve an important market with quality equipment and an experienced staff. We are pleased to welcome Ines Esquivel and the talented Rain2Day team to Cross Country and look forward to working together to build a first-class equipment rental and supply sales company.”

Rain2Day was founded in 2002 to provide its customers temporary water solutions such as liquid storage, irrigation, clear water transmission lines, dewatering and sewer bypasses. The company has always been dedicated to employee growth and training in new technology and advancements to better assist its clientele.

Over the past five years Cross Country has acquired several diverse companies with industry specialties including Power Associates International in 2013; Sideline Specialty Equipment in 2015; N2, Stone Pump & Trench, and PWI Supply in 2016. It has about 20 branches in the United States and Canada.

About the Author

Michael Roth

Editor

Michael Roth has covered the equipment rental industry full time for RER since 1989 and has served as the magazine’s editor in chief since 1994. He has nearly 30 years experience as a professional journalist. Roth has visited hundreds of rental centers and industry manufacturers, written hundreds of feature stories for RER and thousands of news stories for the magazine and its electronic newsletter RER Reports. Roth has interviewed leading executives for most of the industry’s largest rental companies and manufacturers as well as hundreds of smaller independent companies. He has visited with and reported on rental companies and manufacturers in Europe, Central America and Asia as well as Mexico, Canada and the United States. Roth was co-founder of RER Reports, the industry’s first weekly newsletter, which began as a fax newsletter in 1996, and later became an online newsletter. Roth has spoken at conventions sponsored by the American Rental Association, Associated Equipment Distributors, California Rental Association and other industry events and has spoken before industry groups in several countries. He lives and works in Los Angeles when he’s not traveling to cover industry events.