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Culligan Quench

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Quench USA Inc.
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustryWater Filtration and Related Products
HeadquartersKing of Prussia, Pennsylvania
Key people
Anthony Ibarguen (CEO), Todd Peterson (COO), Thomas Breslin (CFO), John Whalen (SVP of Sales)
Products
ParentCulligan Water
Websitehttps://quench.culligan.com/

Culligan Quench is a water technology company that rents and services filtered water coolers, sparkling water, ice machines, and coffee dispensers to workplaces. The company became a subsidiary of Culligan through Culligan’s acquisition of AquaVenture Holdings in 2019.[1]. According to the site, over half of the Fortune 500 are customers. Zenith International lists Quench as a leading distributor in the point-of-use (POU) market along with Macke Water Systems and Nestle Waters.[2] Quench is an independent operating company of AquaVenture Holdings.[3] Quench is headquartered in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania. Quench was named an Online Marketing Success Story in Google's 2011 Economic Impact Report.[4] In 2008, Quench was named a top 25 most successful startup by Businessweek.[5]

Products description

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Filtered water systems are plumbed into a building's water supply and purified at the last possible point before consumption. Filter water coolers and ice dispensers typically use carbon filtration, UV water disinfection and/or reverse osmosis to purify drinking water. Culligan Quench also offers coffee machines, and sparkling water machines with similar filtration technology.

Acquisitions

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In March 2012, Quench purchased Aqua Perfect of Arizona LLC.[6]

In April 2014, Quench acquired Macke Water Systems.[7]

In June 2014, Quench acquired Atlas Watersystems.[8]

In July 2015, Quench acquired Region-X LLC a Massachusetts company that provides services related to high purity water systems [9]

In December 2018, Quench acquired Bluline, a point-of-use water filtration dealer and distributor based in South Florida.[10]

References

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  1. ^ "Culligan to buy AquaVenture Holdings of Tampa for $1.1 billion". Tampa Bay Times. December 31, 2019.
  2. ^ "US Point of Use Coolers". Zenith International. August 2008.
  3. ^ "AquaVenture Holdings™ and Quench® Announce Merger And $50 Million Capital Raise to Fund Growth". quenchonline.com. 20 Oct 2014. Retrieved 2015-07-29.
  4. ^ "Google's Economic Impact" (PDF). 2011. p. 87. Retrieved 2018-12-07.
  5. ^ "Most Successful U.S. Startups 2008". BusinessWeek. 2008. Archived from the original on December 23, 2008. Retrieved 2009-03-17.
  6. ^ Key, Peter (2012-03-26). "Quench buys Aqua Perfect in bottleless water cooler consolidation". www.bizjournals.com. Retrieved 2019-01-25.
  7. ^ Weston, Shaun (2014-04-23). "Quench USA acquires Macke Water Systems". FoodBev Media. Retrieved 2019-01-25.
  8. ^ Weston, Shaun (2014-06-17). "Quench acquires Atlas Watersystems". FoodBev Media. Retrieved 2019-01-25.
  9. ^ Inc, Quench USA. "Quench USA, Inc. Acquires Region-X, LLC". www.prnewswire.com. Retrieved 2019-01-25. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  10. ^ "Quench Announces Acquisition of Bluline". Business Wire. 2018-12-03. Retrieved 2018-01-25.