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Warm Weather and Well Water Woes

  Warm temperatures have come barreling across the continent in the recent days, which many are welcoming with open arms. As the off-season clothes spring out of their attic prisons, people all over North America should keep an eye on their water. During this rapid warm-up, left over snow melts and unlocks water contaminants hidden [...]

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Sterling Water Welcomes Willmar Dealership Into the Fold

Effective January 1, 2012, Sterling Water-Minnesota, LLC d.b.a Culligan of South Central Minnesota has acquired Culligan Water Conditioning of Glenwood and Willmar. The deal included all current customers, assets and equipment, as well as the existing building located at 800 Campbell Avenue NW in Willmar. The dealership serves both Pope and Kandiyohi Counties, as well [...]

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Evolution of the Culligan Man

All icons go through their share of changes. This week marks the most recent evolution of the most recognizable symbol in water as Culligan International announced the latest Culligan Man update. Take a look back throughout the years to see how the newest version stacks up against its predecessors. The Original (Emmett Culligan, founder of [...]

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The Very General Water Softener Explanation

If you don’t know it by now, we are fans of soft water. We wax philosophic about it on this very blog almost every week. But mostly, we concentrate on the benefits (you know, the silky hair, soft skin and optimal-perfroming appliances.) Today, we focus on the process or purging those hard water minerals and [...]

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‘Tis the Season

People yell “Hey Culligan Man!” all over the world. They yell it in Australia and Argentina. It can be heard in Nova Scotia and Texas. So, yes, Culligan is truly a global brand – but it’s your Culligan Man who matters. It’s that local dealer who helps you out when you are out of salt, [...]

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The Season That Was in the Big Ten

As a proud sponsor of the Big Ten Network, it is only fitting that Culligan looks back on the season that was and forward to the game that will be. The Badger and the Spartans will have a chance for an epic rematch in Indianapolis on December 3rd at the inaugural Big Ten Championship game. [...]

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Revisionist History

This year marks the 75th anniversary of the Culligan brand.  The brand’s slogan may be a memorable as anything else every featured in advertising. Say you were tasked with coming up with Culligan’s tag line, what would be your spin on a marketing classic? We want to hear your original Culligan slogans (no crude language [...]

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Alberta’s Water Gets a C-

Originally reported at CTV News TORONTO — More than a decade after the Walkerton disaster, much of Canada’s tap water remains at risk from contamination despite initial progress in front-line monitoring and treatment, a new report concludes. In its third such report released Tuesday, the environmental group Ecojustice warns that while some jurisdictions have stepped up [...]

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Arsenic pollutes Iowa’s water supplies

Originally printed in the Des Moines Register Hundreds of Iowans across the state are drinking tap water polluted with poisonous arsenic as health workers move to rein in the problem. The problem is so widespread that health officials statewide gathered last week in Des Moines to discuss remedies. Large public water supplies routinely test for [...]

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National award for local bottling plant

By NICK GARDINER THE RECORDER AND TIMES Originally found at http://www.recorder.ca/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=3348134 Posted 13 days ago Brockville’s Culligan bottling plant has moved to the head of the class following an annual audit by the Canadian Bottled Water Association (CBWA). The Waltham Road plant scored 98.5 per cent in the unannounced audit, which considers a variety of [...]

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