Culligan Water Conditioning

Founded: 1936 Franchising since: 1938
Since 1936, Culligan has been delivering purified water to homes and businesses throughout the United States and Canada. The company also provides filtration systems for tap water.

9399 West Higgins Rd., #1100 Rosemont, Illinois 60018

Phone: (847)205-6000

Franchisor has 500 employee(s); 5 employee(s) in franchise department.

Where Seeking Franchisees
In the U.S. Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North carolina, South carolina, Tennessee, United states

Exclusive territories available.

Total investment: $125K-775K Franchise fee: to $5K

Ongoing royalty fee: 0.5-5% Term of agreement: 10 years, renewable

Type of Financing Available

	In-House	Third Party
Franchise Fee	Yes	No
Startup Costs	No	Yes
Equipment	Yes	No
Inventory	Yes	No
Accounts Receivable	Yes	No
Payroll	No	Yes

Qualifications
Net worth requirement: $750K
Cash liquidity requirement: $300K
Business Experience:

• General business experience
• Marketing skills

Operations

• 33% of all franchisees own more than one unit
• Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (99% of current franchisees are owner/operators)

Training

• Available at headquarters
• Available at franchisee's location
• Culligan University

Ongoing Support

• Newsletter
• Meetings
• Toll-free phone line
• Grand opening
• Internet
• Security/safety procedures
• Field operations/evaluations
• Purchasing cooperatives

Marketing Support

• Co-op advertising
• Ad slicks
• National media

Franchise 500® rank:
#69 (2005);

Ranked #1 in category in:
2005;

America's Top Global Franchises:
#48 (2005);