Q water
- Company typePrivate
- Founded2008
- HeadquartersMarkham, Canada
- Headcount101–250
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingHardware or Manufacturing
Q water firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Q water
- Legal name
- Quench Canada, Inc.
- Website
- https://qwater.ca
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 2008
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 101–250 employees
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
Q water industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Commercial Water Dispensers
- NAICS
- Water Supply and Irrigation Systems (22131)
- SIC
- Water Supply (4941)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Potable Water Treatment & Conditioning (Filtration, Disinfection, Corrosion Control) (EUANAAAC)
- akta.pro secondary industries
- Countertop Water Filtration Systems (CRAJAJAC), Water Softener, Filtration & Treatment System Installation (HSAOAAAH)
Keywords
Where Q water is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Markham
- HQ country
- Canada
- HQ region
- North America
Offices1 record
Markets served
Q water business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Hardware or Manufacturing
- Cost components
- Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure
Revenue model
- Water Dispenser Rental: Monthly rental plans over fixed periods that include installation, regular servicing, sanitization, filter replacements, and preventative maintenance. Offers easy monthly payments with no hidden costs.
- Water Dispenser Sales: Purchase of sparkling water dispensers with annual service and maintenance agreement. One-time equipment sale combined with ongoing service contract.
- Service and Maintenance: Ongoing service contracts covering sanitization, filter replacements, and preventative maintenance. Professional repair services when issues arise.
Pricing tiers
| Model | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Subscription | Monthly | Rental plans with all-inclusive service |
| One time/ perpetual license | Annual | Purchase with annual service agreement |
Go-to-market motion1 record
Distribution channels5 records
Marketing channels8 records
Q water product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Q water (Culligan Quench Canada) designs, installs, and services point-of-use bottleless water dispensers for Canadian workplaces. Its core offering centres on plumbed-in dispensers that filter building water through multi-stage activated carbon and UV sanitization to deliver still, sparkling, hot, cold, and flavoured water, sold or rented to businesses with all-inclusive installation, filter replacement, and preventative maintenance.
Product overview
Q water (Culligan Quench) offers a portfolio of point-of-use water dispensing solutions for workplaces, centered on bottleless sparkling water dispensers that connect to building water supplies. The product line includes freestanding and countertop sparkling water dispensers (Twist, Bevi Standup 2.0, Bevi Countertop, 533 Touchless, 555-T/565-T, 565, 580, and the Vivreau-branded 570, 575, and 578 units), complemented by undercounter commercial dispensers (90 Series). Core water cooler offerings span countertop dispensers, freestanding ADA-compliant coolers, hot & cold units, ice maker combinations, and touchless sensor-activated models. The portfolio is supported by reverse osmosis and specialty filtration products, plus water delivery and rental/service plans. The company positions advanced multi-stage carbon filtration, in-tank UV sanitization, and antimicrobial protection as core technology Differentiators across its dispensing hardware.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Products and services
- Twist Flavour and Sparkling Water Dispenser Commercial-capacity sparkling water dispenser offering hot, cold, ambient, flavoured, and sparkling water options with touchless dispensing capabilities for workplaces.
- Bevi Standup 2.0 Flavour and Sparkling Water Dispenser High-capacity freestanding water dispenser with flavoured and sparkling water options designed for medium to large workspaces.
- Bevi Countertop Flavoured and Sparkling Water Dispenser Standard-capacity countertop sparkling water dispenser with flavoured water options, ideal for small spaces.
- 533 Touchless Sparkling Water Dispenser Touchless sparkling water dispenser with sensor-activated dispensing technology for reduced communal touchpoints, available in freestanding and countertop configurations.
- 555-T/565-T Tap Dispensing Sparkling Water Dispenser Tap dispensing sparkling water dispenser offering sparkling water output with tap-style operation.
- 565 Sparkling Water Dispenser Button dispensing sparkling water dispenser with straightforward push-button operation for sparkling water.
- 570 Vivreau Freestanding Main Bottler Freestanding bottler unit with extra hot and sparkling water capabilities, part of the Vivreau hospitality product line.
- 575 Vivreau Countertop Mini Bottler Compact countertop bottler unit for sparkling water, designed for smaller spaces under the Vivreau hospitality brand.
- 578 Vivreau Vi Tap Sparkling Water Dispenser Tap-style sparkling water dispenser from the Vivreau Vi Tap hospitality line offering tap-based dispensing.
- 580 Sparkling Water Dispenser Sparkling water dispenser with extra hot water capability for workplace hydration needs.
- 90 Series Undercounter Sparkling Water Dispenser Commercial undercounter sparkling water dispenser designed for installation beneath counter surfaces in commercial settings.
- Countertop Water Dispensers Space-saving water dispensers with advanced filtration and eco-friendly features for countertop installation in workplaces.
- Freestanding Water Dispensers ADA-compliant standing water coolers designed for employee safety and wellbeing with no-bend operation.
- Hot & Cold Water Dispensers Instant hydration dispensers providing hot and cold water for worker comfort throughout the day.
- Water Coolers with Ice Maker Combined water and ice dispensing units for refreshing water and ice output in workplaces.
- Touchless Water Dispensers Sensor-activated water dispensers reducing communal touchpoints in workplace environments.
- Reverse Osmosis Water Filters Proprietary purification technology filters protecting workforce and visitors through advanced reverse osmosis filtration.
- Specialty Water Products Under-sink reverse osmosis filters, deionizing units, emergency systems and additional specialty water solutions for commercial environments.
- Water Delivery Service Bottled water delivery service offering highly customizable delivery options for businesses.
- Ice Machines Commercial ice making equipment for workplace and commercial use.
- Coffee Machines Office coffee brewing equipment for workplace beverage service.
- Water Dispenser Rental Plans with Installation and Maintenance All-inclusive monthly rental plans for bottleless water dispensers covering equipment, professional installation, regular servicing, sanitization, filter replacements, and preventative maintenance with no hidden costs.
Quantifiable outcome
- Save 30-80% on water costs
- +2 more outcomes
Companies that use Q water
Customer profileNamed customers3 records
Segments4 records
Ideal customer profiles3 records
Q water technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed No
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Feature6 records
Q water partnerships and signals
Strategic signalScale indicators4 records
Recent moves6 records
Expansion highlights5 records
Q water competitors and assessment
Company assessmentBroad incumbents
- BlueTriton Brands: BlueTriton (Poland Spring, Deer Park, Arrowhead) is a major bottled water incumbent; its office and foodservice delivery channel competes with Quench's bottleless proposition by offering bottled water at workplace sites.
- Culligan International: Culligan is both Quench Canada's parent and a broad incumbent in residential, commercial, and industrial water treatment globally — its commercial water portfolio overlaps significantly with the workplace hydration category Quench Canada serves.
Direct peers
- Elkay Manufacturing: Elkay manufactures and distributes commercial water coolers, drinking fountains, and bottle-filling stations widely installed in offices, schools, and healthcare — a direct peer in workplace hydration hardware.
- Oasis International: Oasis manufactures POU and bottleless water coolers and dispensers for offices, healthcare, and education, overlapping Quench Canada's core customer verticals with similar freestanding and countertop form factors.
- Crystal Springs (HD Supply): Crystal Springs delivers bottled water and office water service to businesses, directly competing with Quench's bottled water delivery and dispenser rental streams in the workplace channel.
- Primo Water Corporation: Primo operates a large North American water-as-a-service business combining dispensers with bottled water delivery, directly competing with Quench's workplace hydration offering and bottled water delivery stream.
- Bevi: Bevi is a direct competitor in workplace point-of-use sparkling and flavored water dispensers; notably, Quench Canada actually resells Bevi units (Standup 2.0 and Countertop) alongside its own lineup, evidencing direct product overlap and competitive parity.
- Quench USA (Culligan Quench US): Quench's U.S. sister operation under Culligan offers the same bottleless workplace dispensers and service model at much larger scale; serves as the most directly comparable peer for unit economics and growth trajectory.
- Waterlogic (Culligan UK): Waterlogic is a sibling brand under Culligan that sells POU bottleless water coolers and dispensers across Europe and other markets; directly comparable product, business model, and customer base to Quench Canada's workplace offering.
Emerging players
- SodaStream (PepsiCo): SodaStream targets at-home sparkling water making and increasingly the office micro-kitchen use case, an adjacent emerging alternative to workplace POU sparkling dispensers.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat5 records
Key risks6 records
Key highlights7 records
Customer concentration
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Q water leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles1 record
Q water funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds
Investors
Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →
Q water M&A and investment
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Investments
M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →
Frequently asked questions about Q water
What does Q water do?
Q water (Culligan Quench Canada) designs, installs, and services point-of-use bottleless water dispensers for Canadian workplaces. Its core offering centres on plumbed-in dispensers that filter building water through multi-stage activated carbon and UV sanitization to deliver still, sparkling, hot, cold, and flavoured water, sold or rented to businesses with all-inclusive installation, filter replacement, and preventative maintenance.
Is Q water a public or private company?
Q water is a private company. It is classified as corporate owned and is currently operating.
When was Q water founded?
Q water was founded in 2008. It employs 101 to 250 people.
Where is Q water based?
Q water is headquartered in Markham, Canada, in the North America region.
How does Q water make money?
Three revenue lines are on record. Water Dispenser Rental is the primary driver. The others are water Dispenser Sales and service and Maintenance.
Who are Q water's main competitors?
Broad incumbents on record are BlueTriton Brands and Culligan International. Direct peers are Elkay Manufacturing, Oasis International, Crystal Springs (HD Supply), Primo Water Corporation, Bevi, Quench USA (Culligan Quench US) and Waterlogic (Culligan UK). SodaStream (PepsiCo) is listed as an emerging player.
Does Q water have an API?
No public API is recorded for Q water.
What industry is Q water in?
Q water's product category is Commercial Water Dispensers. Its primary akta.pro industry code is EUANAAAC, Potable Water Treatment & Conditioning (Filtration, Disinfection, Corrosion Control), with a secondary code of CRAJAJAC, Countertop Water Filtration Systems. Its NAICS code is 22131 and its SIC code is 4941.