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Culligan has come a long way since its beginnings under founder, Emmett Culligan in 1936.
1936 Culligan opens in Northbrook, Illinois.
By 1938, the first Culligan franchised dealership opened in Wheaton, Illinois, followed by another in Hagerstown, Maryland.
In 1945, Emmett dissolved the partnership with his brothers and a new company was incorporated.
The dealer organization was growing again by 1946.
In 1947, a two-story structure was added to the Northbrook home base.
Emmett was president until 1950 when he became chairman of the board and Harold Werhane was made President.
The Culligan Zeolite Company became Culligan Incorporated in 1952.
In 1962, the name was changed to Culligan, Incorporated.
For further information refer to the company magazine, "Topics" of July, 1970.
To reflect that expansion, the company’s name was again changed in 1970 to Culligan International Company.
Culligan was spun off in 1995, and Astrum was renamed Samsonite.
Culligan upped its ad budget from $2 million in its first year as a public company to about $10 million in 1997.
In 1998, Culligan paid approximately $132.5 million for Protean plc, a British water purification equipment maker, and then spent $4.4 million for Harmony Brook, a Minnesota-based manufacturer of consumer water purification products.
Culligan was acquired by United States Filter in 1998.
Culligan was a much bigger target for USFilter than any of its previous purchases, but it brought the company the invaluable Culligan name. It had busily bought up smaller companies in the United States and abroad to increase its business, and in 1998 a bigger company bought it.
US Filter was acquired by Vivendi in 1999.
In 2021, Culligan was acquired by BDT Capital Partners, LLC.
"Culligan Water Technologies, Inc. ." International Directory of Company Histories. . Retrieved June 22, 2022 from Encyclopedia.com: https://www.encyclopedia.com/books/politics-and-business-magazines/culligan-water-technologies-inc
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Culligan competitors
| Company name | Founded date | Revenue | Employee size | Job openings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PepsiCo | 1898 | $91.9B | 267,000 | 647 |
| National Beverage | 1985 | $1.2B | 1,640 | 46 |
| General Mills | 1866 | $19.9B | 35,000 | 133 |
| Constellation Brands | 1945 | $10.0B | 9,300 | 62 |
| Quaker Oats | 1877 | $3.8B | 10,000 | - |
| AriZona Beverage Co. | 1992 | $3.0B | 1,001 | 47 |
| Subway | 1965 | $16.1B | 5,000 | 835 |
| Hillyard | 1907 | $15.8M | 165 | 19 |
| William M. Bird | 1865 | $8.5M | 90 | 4 |
| Auto-Chlor Services | 1946 | $690,000 | 50 | - |
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