Orbit Irrigation Products

Orbit Irrigation Products is an irrigation-equipment manufacturer and supplier headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah. The company serves residential and commercial users with products for lawn watering, garden irrigation, drip applications, hose-end watering, mist cooling, and professional irrigation installation. Its portfolio has historically been organized across several product families, including WaterMaster for underground irrigation, DripMaster for low-volume and targeted watering, SunMate for hose-end products, ArizonaMist for mist-cooling applications, and Hydro-Rain for professional and commercial irrigation systems. The business traces its roots to a sprinkler and plumbing-products distribution company established by Max Ericksen in the 1950s. That enterprise expanded beyond distribution and developed its own proprietary irrigation products. During the 1970s, the irrigation division was incorporated as Orbit Irrigation. The company subsequently developed into a retail-oriented irrigation brand, supplying products through channels serving homeowners, gardeners, landscapers, and irrigation professionals. Orbit's offering covers both individual components and complete watering systems. Residential products include sprinkler heads, valves, timers and controllers, hose-end sprinklers, nozzles, watering wands, pistols, and related accessories. Its drip-irrigation products are intended for gardens, flower beds, trees, container plants, ground cover, and other areas where controlled water delivery is useful. The company also supplies misting equipment for residential, commercial, and portable personal cooling uses. Its professional range, marketed under the Hydro-Rain name, addresses more demanding commercial and landscape-irrigation requirements. The company has been described as distributing more than 2,000 products in 40 countries across five continents. This gives Orbit a broader international footprint than a purely domestic garden-products supplier, although its strongest identity is as a consumer and professional irrigation brand in the United States. Its positioning combines accessible retail watering products with more specialized equipment for landscape and irrigation contractors. In December 2021, Orbit Irrigation Products was acquired by Husqvarna Group. The transaction placed Orbit within a major outdoor-products group whose portfolio includes lawn, garden, forestry, and landscape equipment. Orbit remains associated with irrigation and watering products, while the acquisition provides a corporate context for its continued development and distribution. Publicly available reference material does not establish a separate stock listing, current executive roster, or detailed financial results for Orbit as a standalone business.

Orbit Irrigation Products developed from a longer-running sprinkler and plumbing-products distribution business associated with Max Ericksen. The original company was established in the 1950s and initially focused on distribution. As the business expanded, it began creating and selling proprietary irrigation products rather than relying solely on products from other manufacturers. During the 1970s, the irrigation division was incorporated as Orbit Irrigation. This transition helped establish a distinct business identity centered on residential and landscape watering equipment. Over time, Orbit broadened its assortment from basic sprinkler products into a multi-category portfolio covering underground irrigation, drip watering, hose-end applications, mist cooling, and professional irrigation systems. The company later organized much of its range under specialized product families. WaterMaster became associated with underground irrigation components such as sprinkler heads, valves, timers, tools, and accessories. DripMaster addressed controlled, low-volume watering for gardens, beds, trees, containers, and ground cover. SunMate covered hose-end products, including sprinklers, nozzles, wands, pistols, and timers. ArizonaMist served mist-cooling needs for homes, businesses, and portable personal applications. Professional and commercial products were marketed under the Hydro-Rain name. Orbit became a significant retail irrigation brand in the United States while also building an international distribution presence. Reference material describes an assortment of more than 2,000 products distributed in 40 countries on five continents. Its customer base includes homeowners, gardeners, landscapers, irrigation installers, and commercial property users. The range allows the company to participate in both replacement and do-it-yourself purchases and more structured irrigation-system projects. A major ownership change occurred in December 2021, when Husqvarna Group acquired Orbit Irrigation Products. The acquisition placed Orbit within a global outdoor-products group and aligned the irrigation business with a broader portfolio serving lawn care, gardening, landscaping, and related professional markets. Orbit continues to be identified with irrigation and watering equipment, while Hydro-Rain represents its professional-oriented product activity. Available reference material does not provide a complete account of post-acquisition organizational changes, current leadership, revenue, or operational results.

• 2021

  Acquisition by Husqvarna Group

  [1]Orbit Irrigation Productsen.wikipedia.org

  Husqvarna Group acquired Orbit Irrigation Products in December 2021.

• 1986

  Orbit Irrigation Products begins operations as a formal business

  [1]Orbit Irrigation Productsen.wikipedia.org

  Orbit Irrigation Products is identified as having been in business since 1986, supplying irrigation products for residential and commercial markets.

• 1970

  The irrigation division is incorporated as Orbit Irrigation

  [1]Orbit Irrigation Productsen.wikipedia.org

  The company's irrigation activity was incorporated during the 1970s, creating the distinct Orbit Irrigation business identity.

• 1950

  Ericksen establishes a sprinkler and plumbing-products distribution business

  [1]Orbit Irrigation Productsen.wikipedia.org

  Max Ericksen founded the distribution business that later developed the proprietary irrigation-products operation associated with Orbit.

A broad irrigation and watering supplier spanning accessible residential products, garden drip systems, hose-end tools, mist cooling, and professional landscape-irrigation equipment.

• Underground irrigation

  WaterMaster

  WaterMaster is Orbit's underground-irrigation product family. It includes sprinkler timers, irrigation valves, sprinkler heads, tools, and related accessories used to install, control, and maintain below-ground watering systems for residential and landscape applications.

• Drip irrigation

  DripMaster

  DripMaster is designed for targeted, low-volume watering where water needs to be delivered directly or gradually to plants. Its intended applications include gardens, flower beds, container plants, trees, ground cover, and other areas requiring more controlled irrigation than conventional sprinklers.

• Hose-end watering

  SunMate

  SunMate covers hose-end watering products for straightforward residential and garden use. The range includes sprinklers, timers, spray pistols, nozzles, and watering wands, allowing users to add manual or basic automated watering functions without installing a complete underground system.

• Misting and cooling

  ArizonaMist

  ArizonaMist is Orbit's mist-cooling line for residential and commercial properties as well as portable personal applications. The product family addresses cooling through fine water mist rather than conventional lawn or garden irrigation.

• Professional and commercial irrigation

  Hydro-Rain

  Hydro-Rain is the professional-oriented Orbit product line. It serves commercial users and irrigation professionals with equipment intended for larger, more demanding, or contractor-installed irrigation applications.

• 2021

  Join Husqvarna Group through acquisitionM&A

  Background

  Orbit operated as an irrigation-products manufacturer and supplier serving residential, commercial, and professional markets before the transaction.

  Action taken

  Husqvarna Group acquired Orbit Irrigation Products in December 2021.

  Aftermath

  Orbit became part of Husqvarna Group's broader outdoor-products portfolio. Public reference material does not specify detailed financial or organizational consequences.

  Source

1. 1Orbit Irrigation Productsen.wikipedia.org
2. 2Hydro-Rainhydrorain.com