Oasis International

What Oasis International does

Oasis International (legal entity LVD Acquisition, LLC d/b/a Oasis International) is a 115-year-old manufacturer and distributor of water delivery and hydration infrastructure, founded in 1910 in Columbus, Ohio as Ebinger Sanitary Manufacturing Company and now operated as a subsidiary of Culligan following the 2019 acquisition. The company designs, builds, and sells bottled water coolers, point-of-use (POU) bottle-less coolers with integrated filtration, wall-mounted and free-standing bottle fillers, pressure water coolers and drinking fountains, dehumidifiers, and supporting parts and accessories under brands including Aqua Pointe, VersaCooler, Freshshield, Green Filter, and QUASAR. Its technical stack includes proprietary innovations such as QUASAR UV-C LED point-of-dispense disinfection (2019), IoT-enabled drinking fountain monitoring (2017), contactless electronic-eye bottle fillers (2014), antimicrobial copper components (2016), WaterGuard no-spill bottle loading (1991), Pressure Vessel Direct Chilled (PVDC) systems (2006), and Gemini thermoelectric chilling (2015), manufactured across four plants in the United States, Mexico, Ireland, and Poland.

The company sells primarily through a multi-tier channel model: 2,679 distributors, 119 service centers, regional sales representatives covering Latin America, Europe, Middle East, Africa, Asia-Pacific, and India, and a direct e-commerce parts portal at parts.oasiscoolers.com. Revenue mechanics are hardware-led, combining unit sales of coolers, fountains, and bottle fillers with a recurring aftermarket stream from replacement filtration cartridges, parts, and accessories. Customers span six primary segments — Education (K-12), Healthcare, Commercial/Office, Municipality, Transportation, and Hospitality — with specification-driven demand influenced by BIM/Revit content, continuing education programs for architects and engineers, and a "Find a Representative" / distributor-locator funnel. Most recently, Oasis deployed a Salsify Product Information Management system with Associated Distributors and implementation partner Impaaxx, lifting product data quality from 69% to over 90% within one year and tripling syndication speed to distributor partners, a move the company attributes to driving 16% year-over-year sales growth.

Name

Oasis International

Legal name

LVD Acquisition, LLC d/b/a Oasis International

Website

https://oasiscoolers.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1910

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Oasis International is a 115-year-old Columbus, Ohio-based manufacturer of water coolers, point-of-use filtration systems, drinking fountains, and touchless bottle fillers, serving Education, Healthcare, Commercial, Municipality, Transportation, and Hospitality markets in 80+ countries via 2,679 distributors, 119 service centers, and four global plants.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Water Coolers and Drinking Fountains

NAICS

Ventilation, Heating, Air-Conditioning, and Commercial Refrigeration Equipment Manufacturing (33341), Refrigeration Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers (423740)

SIC

Air-Cond & Warm Air Heatg Equip & Comm & Indl Refrig Equip (3585), Wholesale-Hardware & Plumbing & Heating Equipment & Supplies (5070)

akta.pro primary industry

Water Heating & Treatment Appliance Retail (Water Heaters, Water Softeners, Filtration Systems) (CRACACAF)

akta.pro secondary industry

Water & Home System Care (Water Softeners, Septic Treatments, Drain/Openers, Appliance Cleaners) (CRADAKAK)

Keywords

• Water cooler manufacturing
• Drinking fountains
• Point-of-use filtration
• Bottle filling stations
• Water dispensers

Headquarters

HQ city

Columbus

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Operations, Supply Chain, Personnel, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Water Delivery Equipment Sales: Sale of water coolers, bottle fillers, drinking fountains, point-of-use filtration systems, and dehumidifiers to commercial, educational, healthcare, and municipal customers.
2. Parts and Accessories: Sale of replacement parts, filtration cartridges, and accessories through online parts portal (parts.oasiscoolers.com) and service centers.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Oasis International manufactures and globally distributes a portfolio of water delivery hardware including bottled water coolers, point-of-use (POU) bottle-less filtration coolers, electronic bottle fillers, pressure water coolers, drinking fountains, dehumidifiers, and replacement parts/accessories. The company serves commercial offices, K-12 schools, healthcare facilities, hospitality venues, transit hubs, and municipal customers through 2,679 distributors and 119 service centers across 80+ countries, anchored by brands including Aqua Pointe, VersaCooler, Freshshield, Green Filter, and QUASAR.

Product overview

Oasis International is a manufacturer of water delivery solutions offering a comprehensive portfolio of drinking water products including bottled water coolers, point-of-use (POU) bottle-less coolers, bottle fillers, water coolers, drinking fountains, dehumidifiers, and associated parts and accessories. The product line is organized around core product categories with specialized configurations such as contactless sensors, vandal-resistant, outdoor-rated, and smart/IoT-enabled variants. Key technology brands include QUASAR (UV-C LED disinfection), Freshshield (antimicrobial surfaces), and Green Filter (filtration systems). OASIS also markets products under sub-brands including Aqua Pointe, VersaCooler, and Green Filter. The portfolio serves commercial, education, healthcare, hospitality, transportation, and municipality markets.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Aqua Pointe®: Brand name for water dispensing solutions
• VersaCooler®
• Freshshield™
• Green Filter®
• QUASAR

Products and services

• Bottled Water Coolers Water coolers that use large water bottles for dispensing chilled and/or hot drinking water, sold to commercial, education, healthcare, hospitality, and municipal customers.
• Point of Use (POU) Water Coolers Bottle-less water coolers that connect directly to a building water supply with integrated filtration, providing a continuous supply of filtered drinking water without bottled-water replacement.
• Bottle Fillers Wall-mounted and freestanding electronic bottle filling stations that provide touchless or manual water dispensing for schools, offices, healthcare facilities, transit hubs, and public spaces.
• Water Coolers and Fountains Pressure water coolers and drinking fountains for commercial and public installations, offered in freestanding, in-wall, on-wall, and outdoor configurations including vandal-resistant and IoT-enabled variants.
• Parts and Accessories Replacement parts, filtration cartridges, accessories, and maintenance items for OASIS water coolers, fountains, and bottle fillers, sold online and through authorized service centers.
• Filtration Systems Water filtration products including the Green Filter line that remove sediments, metals, and chemicals to deliver clean drinking water, sold with POU coolers and as replacement cartridges.
• Chillers Cooling units designed to chill water for use with pressure water coolers and drinking fountains in commercial and public installations.
• Dehumidifiers Portable and compact dehumidifiers for moisture control in commercial and institutional environments, including hospitality, healthcare, and office settings.

Quantifiable outcome

• Product data quality improved from 69% to over 90% within one year of PIM implementation
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature8 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• AD (Associated Distributors)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 14 May 2026Oasis International partnered with AD, a major distribution network, to implement a centralized Product Information Management (PIM) system. The partnership enabled product data quality improvement from 69% to over 90% within one year, and syndication to AD distributors running 3x faster, contributing to 16% YoY sales growth.
• SalsifycoreTechnology or IntegrationSalsify provides the PIM platform powering Oasis International's centralized product information management system, enabling improved product data quality and faster distributor syndication.
• ImpaaxxcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerImpaaxx served as the implementation partner for the Salsify PIM system deployment, enabling Oasis's digital transformation initiative.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Pentair: Pentair (including Everpure) manufactures commercial water filtration and treatment systems, competing with Oasis's filtration offerings in foodservice, healthcare, and commercial accounts.
• Watts Water Technologies: Watts manufactures water quality, conservation, and flow control products including filtration and treatment systems used in plumbing installations, adjacent to Oasis's product portfolio.
• Brita (The Clorox Company): Brita competes in water filtration with consumer and commercial pitcher/POU filters; overlaps with Oasis's Green Filter program and POU filtration category.
• 3M Purification: 3M provides commercial and residential water filtration solutions, overlapping with Oasis's filtration cartridges and POU product lines in institutional and consumer channels.
• Culligan International: Culligan is Oasis's parent company and a global water treatment leader with 35+ brands across 90 countries; it is also a competitor in commercial water treatment, filtration, and POU systems.

Direct peers

• Elkay Manufacturing: Elkay is the most direct competitor to Oasis, manufacturing drinking fountains, water coolers, bottle fillers, and water filtration systems for commercial, educational, and institutional markets with a comparable product portfolio.
• Primo Water Corporation: Primo Water sells bottled water coolers, dispensers, and filtration systems, competing with Oasis's bottled water cooler and POU product lines in commercial and residential channels.
• Halsey Taylor: Halsey Taylor (an Elkay division) is a leading manufacturer of drinking fountains and water coolers, directly overlapping with Oasis's core pressure water cooler and fountain product lines.

Emerging players

• Bevi: Bevi offers smart, IoT-enabled sparkling and still water dispensers for offices and schools, competing with Oasis's IoT drinking fountains and POU coolers in commercial hydration.
• Quench (a Culligan company): Quench is a water-as-a-service subscription provider of filtered water coolers, directly competing with Oasis's commercial installed-base model via a recurring revenue approach.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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