Sunstate Equipment Co., LLC (Head Office: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; President and Chief Executive Officer: Masayuki Hyodo) (Sunstate) has acquired 100% of the assets and operations of Trench Shore Rentals, Inc. (TSR), a leading U.S. trench safety equipment rental company. As demand for new infrastructure projects continues to rise, the trench (*1) rental market is expected to reach approximately 300 billion JPY by 2025.