Rain Bird Acquires Adritec Group International Assets in Jordan and Mexico
Azusa, CA (August 12, 2024) –Rain Bird Corporation, a leading global irrigation company, has acquired the Jordanian and Mexican assets of Adritec Group International (AGI). With this acquisition, Rain Bird expands its capabilities for agricultural customers in the Middle East, Africa, and Latin America.
“In acquiring these assets, Rain Bird expands its reach to better serve growers and other irrigation professionals,” says Rain Bird President and CEO Mike Donoghue. “This investment strengthens our drip irrigation product offering and builds on our commitment to the Intelligent Use of Water.”
“Our organization is thrilled that the talented employees of Adritec are now a part of Rain Bird. We are excited to be able to leverage their agricultural experience and manufacturing expertise to help shape the future of our company,” added Mike Donoghue.
“Rain Bird is a pioneer in the industry, well known for its leadership and quality products. I am excited and proud that Rain Bird will carry forward the mission I began more than 40 years ago, to serve farmers around the world,” notes Tarek Zu’bi, CEO and founder of AGI.
Rain Bird’s investment will help provide expanded access to water-saving precision irrigation products that are intuitive and simple to use and that help farmers be more productive. This acquisition exemplifies Rain Bird’s dedication for delivering water-saving products that support sustainable green spaces, landscapes, recreational areas, residences, and agricultural production in more than 130 countries worldwide.
ABOUT RAIN BIRD CORPORATION
In 1933, Rain Bird invented the horizontal action impact drive sprinkler—a creation that changed agriculture forever. That was just the start of Rain Bird’s impact on irrigation, which has grown beyond agriculture to include more than 4,000 products spanning industries and applications. Nearly 100 years later, Rain Bird remains true to the purpose behind its very first innovation: to create irrigation technology that shapes the way your future grows, guided by a commitment to the Intelligent Use of WaterTM. Today, Rain Bird draws on nearly a century of expertise to serve a wide variety of industries, blending design and human ingenuity to make water work for everyone.
ABOUT ADRITEC
In 1982, Adritec started with a simple observation that vast spreads of farming land with scarce water resources lacked local technological solutions to overcome the problem. What started with a dream of an ambitious young man with a goal of creating something unique, global, and sustainable grew from a local factory to a leading global irrigation solutions provider. Our philosophy stems from a simple yet deep-rooted belief; we offer our customers what they need, and we offer it their way. Your farm... Your Way.