Compactor Rentals of America Acquires Tower Compactor Rentals

Compactor Rentals of America Acquires Reddy Equipment and Diamond Compactor Rentals

June 18, 2026

Industrial Services

Compactor Rentals of America (CRA), a portfolio company of Kinderhook Industries, announced the acquisitions of Reddy Equipment and Diamond Compactor Rentals. The deals expand CRA’s national coverage, service capabilities, equipment portfolio, and full-service maintenance programs in the Northeast Ohio and Central Illinois corridors. Financial terms were not disclosed.

Compactor Rentals of America (Kinderhook) Acquires Waste Equipment Rentals & Sales; IEG Purchases WERS Service Division

October 28, 2025

Environmental Services

Compactor Rentals of America (CRA), a Kinderhook Industries portfolio company, acquired Waste Equipment Rentals & Sales (WERS) to expand its national rental and sales platform and add regional density in Texas. Following that transaction, Impact Environmental Group (IEG) acquired WERS' Service Division to preserve service continuity and enhance IEG’s nationwide service capabilities for compactors and balers.

Compactor Rentals of America Acquires Maguire Equipment

October 21, 2025

Industrial Services

Compactor Rentals of America, LLC (CRA), a portfolio company of Kinderhook Industries, has acquired Maguire Equipment Inc., a Readville, Massachusetts-based provider of waste-handling equipment, rentals, and services. Financial terms were not disclosed; CRA concurrently sold Maguire’s compactor and baler service division to a specialized service provider and gains a strategic foothold in the Greater Boston market to support its national waste solutions platform.

Compactor Rentals of America Acquires Pak-Rite Rentals

June 20, 2024

Environmental Services

Compactor Rentals of America (CRA), a portfolio company of Kinderhook Industries, has acquired Pak-Rite Rentals, a New Palestine, Indiana-based lessor of waste compactors and balers. The add-on transaction expands CRA's fleet and geographic footprint (creating ~11,000 compactors on rent combined), brings Pak-Rite's team into CRA, and aims to improve national service coverage and asset uptime.

Kinderhook Recapitalizes Compactor Rentals of America

February 2, 2024

Environmental Services

Kinderhook Industries has recapitalized Compactor Rentals of America (CRA), acquiring the company from management and investor Bestige Holdings. The investment will provide capital and operational support to scale CRA’s nationwide compactor and baler rental platform, pursue acquisitions, and expand penetration in end markets such as multifamily real estate, manufacturing, and retail.

Komar Industries Acquires PTR Baler and Compactor Company

January 30, 2023

Manufacturing

Komar Industries has acquired PTR Baler and Compactor Company, a Philadelphia-based manufacturer of vertical balers and compactors. The deal brings PTR's engineering, product and service capabilities into Komar's portfolio to enhance product offerings and innovation in waste and recycling processing systems.