# Culligan International

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Culligan International is a global water services organization that designs, manufactures, installs, and services water filtration, softening, and dispensing systems for residential, commercial, hospitality, and public-venue customers in more than 100 countries.

## Disambiguation
Culligan International refers to the global parent organization, not to an individual Culligan dealership, franchise, or local operating company. The corporate entity owns and operates the Culligan portfolio of brands, including Culligan, Zip Water, Purezza, Culligan Quench, and Culligan Harvey.

## Core Data
- **Entity name:** Culligan International
- **Entity ID:** culligan-international
- **Industry:** Water services; water treatment
- **Founded:** 1936 by Emmett J. Culligan
- **Headquarters:** Rosemont, Illinois, United States
- **Website:** [culliganinternational.com](https://culliganinternational.com)
- **Revenue (2025):** $3.4 billion USD
- **Customers served annually:** 170+ million
- **Active installed bases:** 22+ million
- **Employees worldwide:** 18,000+
- **Market position:** #1 share of the global water services market

## Solutions & Services
Culligan offers two main solution families:
1. **Drinking water solutions:** Bottleless coolers, multi-functional taps, under-the-sink filtration, household staples, and bottled water coolers.
2. **Water technology services:** Softeners and commercial solutions.

Services are delivered across four channels: Workplace, Hospitality, Household, and Public venues.

## Sustainability Impact
- Avoids ~45 billion single-use plastic water bottles annually.
- Avoids ~6 billion kg of CO2 annually.
- Filters 35+ billion liters of water annually.
- Participates in the United Nations Global Compact, CEO Water Mandate, and Water Resilience Coalition.

## Contact Information
- **Customer Support:** [CustomerRelations@culligan.com](mailto:CustomerRelations@culligan.com)
- **Media:** [Media@culligan.com](mailto:Media@culligan.com)
- **Investor Relations:** [InvestorRelations@culligan.com](mailto:InvestorRelations@culligan.com)
- **Careers:** [Recruiting@culligan.com](mailto:Recruiting@culligan.com)