Our History
For over 90 years, we’ve been
on a mission to provide clean,
healthy, great-tasting water.
Our History
1936
Emmett J. Culligan founds the company and designs Culligan’s first home-owned softener, the Faucet Water Softener.
Our History
1942
Culligan changes operations for wartime efforts in WWII and receives the Army-Navy “E” award, for upholding the “highest standards of quality and equally high standards of production efficiency.”
Our History
1958
The “Hey, Culligan Man!” catchphrase is conceived, and the first radio commercials hit the air.
Our History
1975
Zip launches the world’s first instant boiling water dispenser.
Our History
1987
Culligan Italy introduces the first two-stage reverse osmosis (RO) system into hospitals for dialysis.
Our History
1990
Culligan pioneers triple filtration to reduce contaminants in drinking water.
Waterlogic introduces its first dispenser using ultraviolet (UV) purification technology.
Our History
2015
Blupura introduces BLUSODA, which uses R290, a natural refrigerant that has zero impact on global warming.
Our History
2020
Harvey introduces the HarveyArc, a water softener that uses 38% less plastic than previous models and 62% recycled plastic.
Our History
2021
Culligan brings new WiFi and Bluetooth capabilities to our smart products.
BDT Capital Partners, LLC acquires Culligan alongside several strategic family business owners and investors.
Our History
2022
Culligan and Waterlogic combine to bring clean, soft and sustainable water to more than 140 million consumers globally.
