INNOVATION TIMELINE
1911
First electric refrigerated water cooler is marketed
1922
First point-of-use 'bubbler' is developed
1944
Streamlined cooler design places all components into a compact case
1949
First electric dehumidifier is marketed
1954
First Hot 'N Cold model is designed
1974
First Removable Reservoir side panel streamline servicing
1985
First counter-top water cooler developed
1990
First point-of-use systems are marketed
1991
The revolutionary WaterGuard System for no-spill bottle loading introduced
1992
First removable water reservoir cooler
1993
Introduction of polycarbonate cabinet
1998
Service-friendly, stainless steel hot tank introduced
2000
Translucent colour coolers introduced
2001
Gliwice, Poland plant begins production
2003
Monterray, Mexico plant begins production
2004
Company acquires Sunroc
2005
RFX cooler with the RR operating system introduced
2006
Kalix POU model with PVDC system introduced
2009
ONYX countertop bottled and POU model introduced
2010
Kalix POU Carbo Co2oler with PVDC system introduced
2014
Contactless Bottle Fillers with Electronic Eye Sensors
2015
Ecooler: the introduction of the environmentally friendly R600a refrigerant gas in our RR coolers.
2016
Ultra Bottled CO2
2019
Quasar UCV-LED at the Point-of-Dispense
2020
Foot switch activations introduced. (Hands-free)
2020
Free standing Bottle Fillers introduced to product offerings
2020
First fully contactless Mains-fed Water Cooler: Contactless Kalix