Oasis International
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.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded1910
- HeadquartersColumbus, United States
- Headcount251–500
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingHardware or Manufacturing
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.
Oasis International firmographics
Firmographics- 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
Oasis International industry classification
Industry- 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)
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Where Oasis International is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Columbus
- HQ country
- United States
- HQ region
- North America
Offices4 records
Markets served
Oasis International business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Hardware or Manufacturing
- Cost components
- Operations, Supply Chain, Personnel, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales
Revenue model
- 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.
- 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
Oasis International product offering
Product offeringCore 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
Companies that use Oasis International
Customer profileNamed customers5 records
Segments6 records
Ideal customer profiles6 records
Oasis International technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed No
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Feature8 records
Oasis International partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.
- AD (Associated Distributors)coreOasis 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.
- SalsifycoreSalsify provides the PIM platform powering Oasis International's centralized product information management system, enabling improved product data quality and faster distributor syndication.
- ImpaaxxcoreImpaaxx 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
Oasis International competitors and assessment
Company assessmentBroad 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
Oasis International social profiles
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Valuation estimate
Oasis International leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles1 record
Oasis International subsidiaries and ownership
Company hierarchySubsidiaries1 record
Oasis International funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds
Investors
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Oasis International M&A and investment
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Investments
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Frequently asked questions about Oasis International
What does Oasis International do?
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.
Is Oasis International a public or private company?
Oasis International is a private company. It is classified as corporate owned and is currently operating.
When was Oasis International founded?
Oasis International was founded in 1910. It employs 251 to 500 people.
Where is Oasis International based?
Oasis International is headquartered in Columbus, United States, in the North America region.
How does Oasis International make money?
Two revenue lines are on record. Water Delivery Equipment Sales are the primary driver. The others are parts and Accessories.
Who are Oasis International's main competitors?
Broad incumbents on record are Pentair, Watts Water Technologies, Brita (The Clorox Company), 3M Purification and Culligan International. Direct peers are Elkay Manufacturing, Primo Water Corporation and Halsey Taylor. Emerging players are Bevi and Quench (a Culligan company).
Does Oasis International have an API?
No public API is recorded for Oasis International.
What industry is Oasis International in?
Oasis International's product category is Water Coolers and Drinking Fountains. Its primary akta.pro industry code is CRACACAF, Water Heating & Treatment Appliance Retail (Water Heaters, Water Softeners, Filtration Systems), with a secondary code of CRADAKAK, Water & Home System Care (Water Softeners, Septic Treatments, Drain/Openers, Appliance Cleaners). Its NAICS code is 33341 and its SIC code is 3585.