Culligan Quench
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| Company type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Industry | Water Filtration and Related Products |
| Headquarters | King of Prussia, Pennsylvania |
Key people | Anthony Ibarguen (CEO), Todd Peterson (COO), Thomas Breslin (CFO), John Whalen (SVP of Sales) |
| Products | |
| Parent | Culligan Water |
| Website | https://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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ "Culligan to buy AquaVenture Holdings of Tampa for $1.1 billion". Tampa Bay Times. December 31, 2019.
- ^ "US Point of Use Coolers". Zenith International. August 2008.
- ^ "AquaVenture Holdings™ and Quench® Announce Merger And $50 Million Capital Raise to Fund Growth". quenchonline.com. 20 Oct 2014. Retrieved 2015-07-29.
- ^ "Google's Economic Impact" (PDF). 2011. p. 87. Retrieved 2018-12-07.
- ^ "Most Successful U.S. Startups 2008". BusinessWeek. 2008. Archived from the original on December 23, 2008. Retrieved 2009-03-17.
- ^ Key, Peter (2012-03-26). "Quench buys Aqua Perfect in bottleless water cooler consolidation". www.bizjournals.com. Retrieved 2019-01-25.
- ^ Weston, Shaun (2014-04-23). "Quench USA acquires Macke Water Systems". FoodBev Media. Retrieved 2019-01-25.
- ^ Weston, Shaun (2014-06-17). "Quench acquires Atlas Watersystems". FoodBev Media. Retrieved 2019-01-25.
- ^ Inc, Quench USA. "Quench USA, Inc. Acquires Region-X, LLC". www.prnewswire.com. Retrieved 2019-01-25.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ "Quench Announces Acquisition of Bluline". Business Wire. 2018-12-03. Retrieved 2018-01-25.
