# Culligan International

> Culligan International is a privately held global water-services company that combines filtration and softening hardware with local testing, installation, delivery, rental, and maintenance. Founded in 1936 and headquartered in Rosemont, Illinois, it serves households, workplaces, hospitality venues, and public spaces through brands including Culligan, Zip Water, Purezza, Culligan Quench, and Culligan Harvey. Its scale - more than 170 million people served annually, 22 million-plus active installations, and 8,000-plus service routes - turns water treatment into a recurring relationship rather than a one-off appliance sale.

- **Founded:** 1936
- **Headquarters:** Rosemont, Illinois, United States
- **Founders:** Emmett J. Culligan (Founder)
- **Team size:** More than 18,000 employees worldwide; 13,000-plus sales and service representatives
- **Products:** Residential water softening, Drinking-water filtration, Water delivery and dispensers, Culligan Quench, Zip Water
- **Notable:** Reached 90 years in operation in 2026., Reports more than 170 million people served annually across more than 100 countries., Built more than 22 million active installations, 1,300-plus branches, and 8,000-plus service routes.

## Products & services

- **Residential water softening** — Installed systems that reduce hardness minerals and related scale, spotting, and appliance wear, with testing and service options.
- **Drinking-water filtration** — Whole-home, under-sink, reverse-osmosis, well-water, PFAS, and multistage filtration solutions.
- **Water delivery and dispensers** — Bottled-water delivery plus hot, cold, countertop, and bottleless dispensers for homes and workplaces.
- **Culligan Quench** — Workplace hydration systems including bottleless coolers, sparkling and flavored water, ice, and coffee, commonly offered with rental and service.
- **Zip Water** — Instant boiling, chilled, and sparkling multifunction taps for homes and commercial settings.
- **Purezza** — Filtered still and sparkling water systems positioned for hospitality operators.
- **Culligan Purity** — A modular commercial dispenser with multistage filtration, Firewall UVC, C-Sense real-time monitoring, IoT diagnostics, and still, cold, hot, sparkling, or boiling options.
- **Testing, installation, maintenance and repair** — Local water analysis, expert recommendation, installation, salt delivery, sanitization, filter replacement, and ongoing repair services.

## Achievements

- Reached 90 years in operation in 2026.
- Reports more than 170 million people served annually across more than 100 countries.
- Built more than 22 million active installations, 1,300-plus branches, and 8,000-plus service routes.
- Grew reported revenue from $0.4 billion in 2016 to $3.4 billion in 2025.
- Completed the combination with Waterlogic in 2022.
- Culligan Purity received a 2026 Red Dot Award for Product Design.
- Estimates its solutions avoid roughly 45 billion single-use plastic bottles annually.

## Latest updates

- **2026-05** — Culligan Purity received the 2026 Red Dot Award for Product Design.
- **2026-05** — Culligan served as an official event supplier for the Eurovision Song Contest in Vienna.
- **2026-04** — The company marked its 90th year, continuing a global brand and corporate-site refresh centered on water services.
- **2026-03** — Culligan was named official water-solutions supplier of the Schneider Electric Marathon de Paris.
- **2025-06** — Culligan published its 2024 ESG report covering solutions, people, business practices, and environmental impact.
- **2024-09** — Grundfos completed its acquisition of Culligan's Commercial & Industrial businesses in Italy, France, and the United Kingdom.
- **2024-01** — Culligan completed the acquisition of most Primo Water businesses in EMEA, expanding into Poland and the Baltic states.

## Links

- Website: https://culliganinternational.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/culligan-international
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/heyculligan
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@CulliganInternationalCompany
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/heyculligan/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/culligan/
- TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@heyculligan

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Last updated: 2026-08-13