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ADDING MULTIMEDIA Sweden’s Bluewater Merges With Denver-Based FloWater Creating Global Powerhouse in Drinking Water Purification – Businesswire
~More Choices in Safer Drinking Water Now Available for Business and Consumers as They Turn Away from Single-Use Plastic Water Bottles~ DENVER, August 31, 2021–(BUSINESS WIRE)–At many schools nationwide, K-12 students and their teachers are in for a completely new drinking water experience as they head back this fall for in-person learning. Gone are the…
FloWater Eliminates the ‘Germiest’ Surface of All at Schools Across America as In-person Learning Returns – Yahoo
~New-tech, Fully ‘Touchless’ FloWater Refill Stations Replace Traditional Communal Water Fountains, Eliminating the #1 ‘Germiest’ Touchpoint, While Improving Water Quality, Safety and Taste~ DENVER, August 31, 2021–(BUSINESS WIRE)–At many schools nationwide, K-12 students and their teachers are in for a completely new drinking water experience as they head back this fall for in-person learning. Gone…
FloWater Eliminates the ‘Germiest’ Surface of All at Schools Across America as In-person Learning Returns – APNews
At many schools nationwide, K-12 students and their teachers are in for a completely new drinking water experience as they head back this fall for in-person learning. Gone are the most germ-infested surfaces in school environments—the iconic water fountains, or bubblers, that so many of us grew up with, replaced by fully self-sanitizing and touchless…
FloWater Eliminates the ‘Germiest’ Surface of All at Schools Across America as In-person Learning Returns – MFC
At many schools nationwide, K-12 students and their teachers are in for a completely new drinking water experience as they head back this fall for in-person learning. Gone are the most germ-infested surfaces in school environments—the iconic water fountains, or bubblers, that so many of us grew up with, replaced by fully self-sanitizing and touchless…
FloWater Eliminates the ‘Germiest’ Surface of All at Schools Across America as In-person Learning Returns – Marketwatch
DENVER, (BUSINESS WIRE) — At many schools nationwide, K-12 students and their teachers are in for a completely new drinking water experience as they head back this fall for in-person learning. Gone are the most germ-infested surfaces in school environments—the iconic water fountains, or bubblers, that so many of us grew up with, replaced by…
FloWater places 6,000 water refill stations
Denver-based FloWater reported that more than 6,000 FloWater Refill Stations are now connected and operating nationwide. They have filled over 350 million bottles over the past decade, the company estimated. Bathroom doors, cafeteria trays and tables, computers, desks and gym equipment are all on the ‘germiest’ list, FloWater pointed, but of all the places tested…
SoCal’s Fontana Unified School District Installs FloWater Touchless, Self-Sanitizing Water Refill Stations as Part of COVID Prevention Strategy
As America’s schools reopen and make plans for Back-to-School this Fall, safe and sanitary drinking water is top-of-mind for school administrators and facility managers across the country. With the CDC calling for the replacement of high-touch, communal fixtures, such as water fountains, to reduce the spread of COVID-19, the Fontana Unified School District (FUSD) is…
SoCal’s Fontana Unified School District Installs FloWater Touchless, Self-Sanitizing Water Refill Stations as Part of COVID Prevention Strategy
As America’s schools reopen and make plans for Back-to-School this Fall, safe and sanitary drinking water is top-of-mind for school administrators and facility managers across the country. With the CDC calling for the replacement of high-touch, communal fixtures, such as water fountains, to reduce the spread of COVID-19, the Fontana Unified School District (FUSD) is…
SoCal’s Fontana Unified School District Installs FloWater Touchless, Self-Sanitizing Water Refill Stations as Part of COVID Prevention Strategy
As America’s schools reopen and make plans for Back-to-School this Fall, safe and sanitary drinking water is top-of-mind for school administrators and facility managers across the country. With the CDC calling for the replacement of high-touch, communal fixtures, such as water fountains, to reduce the spread of COVID-19, the Fontana Unified School District (FUSD) is…
FUSD installs ‘touchless’ self-sanitizing water refill stations
As America’s schools reopen and make plans for back-to-school this fall, having safe and sanitary drinking water is an important consideration for school administrators and facility managers across the country. With the Centers for Disease Control calling for the replacement of high-touch, communal fixtures, such as water fountains, to reduce the spread of COVID-19, the…
Colton Joint Unified School District uses CARES funding to purchase touchless drinking water stations
With the CDC calling for the replacement of high-touch, communal fixtures, such as water fountains, to reduce the spread of COVID-19, the Colton Joint Unified School District (CJUSD) announced that FloWater Touchless Refill Stations have now been installed in all 28 district schools and administrative support sites. With the availability of touchless, foot pedal activation…
Touchless drinking fountains in Minersville Area schools help reduce COVID-19 spread
Principal Stephen Bressi, Minersville Area High School, fills a bottle with water Wednesday at one of the high school’s new purified, touchless water machines. The water is dispensed when a foot pedal is pushed. David McKeown / Staff Photographer A purified water machine was recently installed at the Minersville Area Junior-Senior High School.…
CJUSD Utilizes Cares Act Fundingfor Innovative Touchless Drink Water Solution
With the CDC calling for the replacement of high-touch, communal fixtures, such as water fountains, to reduce the spread of COVID-19, the Colton Joint Unified School District (CJUSD) in San Bernardino County today announced that FloWater Touchless Refill Stations have now been installed in all 28 district schools and administrative support sites. With the availability…
Colton Schools Replace Traditional Water Fountains With Touchless Water Stations To Prevent Spread Of COVID
COLTON (CBSLA) – In another sign of how the coronavirus pandemic has changed sanitation and hygiene, the Colton Joint Unified School District announced Wednesday that it has replaced all its school water fountains with touchless water refill stations. The district announced that the refill stations were installed at all 28 schools and its administrative offices. The…
FloWater expects to increase refill station placements in schools thanks to new CARES Act money
Hydration expert FloWater said it is accelerating the nationwide rollout of its touchless, self-sanitizing refill stations to replace old water fountains in schools. FloWater is preparing to increase its installation rate on the heels of an additional $170 billion in CARES Act funding that is earmarked for K-12 schools and higher education in the new $1.9…
America’s Schools Utilize CARES Act Funds to Replace Outdated Water Fountains as They Reopen With Heightened Health and Safety Awareness
With an additional $170 billion in CARES Act funding earmarked for K-12 schools and higher education in the new, $1.9 trillion stimulus package proposed by President Joe Biden, FloWater today announces an accelerated rollout of its fully ‘touchless,’ self-sanitizing FloWater Refill Stations to replace old water fountains in schools nationwide. Since the CDC called for the replacement…
Schools Give Water Fountains the Touchless Treatment
Alongside investments in personal protective equipment, sanitation stations and distancing shields, some schools are earmarking a portion of their federal CARES Act funding to replace their water fountains with touchless versions that don’t need continual cleaning. According to FloWater, one company that makes refill stations, business is gushing. In the past year, CARES Act funds have been…
Earth Day Update: FloWater on Target to Eliminate One Billion Plastic Water Bottles From Entering the Environment by End Of 2022
A Denver-based company has some good news to commemorate Earth Day 2021. FloWater, maker of new-tech water refill stations, today announces that it’s on target to eliminate one billion single-use plastic water bottles from entering the environment by year’s end, 2022. Since its launch in 2013, FloWater has already eliminated the need for over 350…
Bevnet: FloWater Sets Sights on Consumer Markets with Introduction of Aluminum Bottled Line
Denver, Colo. — Recognized as one of America’s fastest growing companies, FloWater today announces its move into consumer markets with the rollout of FloWater in aluminum bottles. Since its launch in 2013, FloWater has dispensed over 330 million fills of water through its new-tech Refill Stations at thousands of locations nationwide and overseas — from the…
Talking Under Water Podcast Episode 38: When it Rains, it Pours
In this episode of Talking Under Water, One Water, One Podcast, hosts Lauren Del Ciello, Katie Johns and Bob Crossen discuss the latest coronavirus relief package — the American Rescue Plan — and its impact on the water industry. We’ll also dig into the results of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) 2021 Infrastructure…
Home Gadget Geeks Podcast Episode 483: Raz from FloWater
Raz from FloWater joins us this week to discuss some of the substances found in drinking water that might surprise people, what is the FloWater Faucet Filter, and what makes it unique as well as the benefits of using a FloWater Faucet Filter over just buying bottled water. We also look at the Flowater Refill Station…
Your Forest Podcast Episode #100: Recycling is Dead with Raz Razgaitis
Water security is not something most of us have to worry about in developed countries. But we do have to worry about our footprint when it comes to the water we choose to drink. Plastic water bottles are largely discarded, despite the exhaustive decade-long campaigns to get people to recycle. And much of those that…
Flowater installs touchless, self-sanitizing water stations to prevent COVID-19 in schools nationwide
Feb. 16, 2021 Flowater has accelerated its rollout of its fully “touchless,” self-sanitizing Flowater refill stations to replace old water fountains in schools nationwide, according to a press release. Since the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention called for the replacement of high-touch, communal fixtures, such as water fountains, to reduce the spread of COVID-19,…
America’s Schools Utilize CARES Act Funds to Replace Outdated Water Fountains as They Reopen With Heightened Health and Safety
America’s Schools Utilize CARES Act Funds to Replace Outdated Water Fountains as They Reopen With Heightened Health and Safety Awareness ~FloWater Set to Expand National Rollout in Schools of Fully ‘Touchless,’ Self-Sanitizing FloWater Refill Stations~ Business Wire DENVER — February 16, 2021 With an additional $170 billion in CARES Act funding earmarked for K-12 schools…
Touchless drinking fountains in Minersville Area schools help reduce COVID-19 spread
With the CDC calling for the replacement of high-touch, communal fixtures, such as water fountains, to reduce the spread of COVID-19, the Minersville Area School District in eastern Pennsylvania today announced that FloWater Touchless Refill Stations has been installed in its elementary and high schools to replace out-of-date water fountains. The availability of touchless, foot…
Colton Schools Replace Traditional Water Fountains With Touchless Water Stations To Prevent Spread Of COVID
COLTON (CBSLA) – In another sign of how the coronavirus pandemic has changed sanitation and hygiene, the Colton Joint Unified School District announced Wednesday that it has replaced all its school water fountains with touchless water refill stations. The district announced that the refill stations were installed at all 28 schools and its administrative offices.…
Sea Change Radio: Is FloWater an answer to our plastic bottle woes?
In the 1990s, I recall my grandfather remarking upon the new ubiquity of plastic water bottles, “When did everybody get so thirsty all of a sudden?” Indeed, plastic bottles have been proliferating at an exponential rate since the 1970s – the US alone is responsible for tens of billions of single-use plastic bottle waste every…
FloWater on a Mission to Reduce Home Use of Plastic Water Bottles With Introduction of the FloWater Faucet Filter for the Home
DENVER–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Dec 1, 2020– FloWater today introduces FloFaucet, a home-use device that attaches to your faucet to transform ordinary tap water into clean, great-tasting, and plastic-free drinking water. FloWater has saved over 300 million single-use plastic water bottles from the environment by providing some of the best-tasting and better-hydrating water through its Advanced Purification Refill…
Eat Green Make Green Episode 134: Rich Razgaitis & The Solution To Our Toxic Drinking Water
On this week’s episode of the Eat Green Make Green Podcast I sit down with the one and only Rich Razgaitis. Rich is a social entrepreneur and the Co-Founder & CEO of FloWater, the world’s most advanced water refill station. With a purpose-driven mission, partners like Google, Airbnb, Vayner Media & Hilton, and $15 million…
Sustainability Now Episode 040: Making Tap Water Great Again
Raz Razgaitis is on a mission to eliminate single-use packaging and put bottled water out of business by making tap water safe and tasty again. Co-founder and CEO of FloWater, Raz sees the bottled water industry as our contemporary “Big Tobacco,” capitalizing on a manufactured need while wreaking untold public health consequences due to plastic…
FloWater Working with Plumbing Contractors to Install ‘Touchless’ Self-Sanitizing Water Refill Stations in America’s Buildings
CDC Guidelines Call for Eliminating “High-touch Communal Items, such as Shared Water Fountains, as Schools, Offices and Gyms Reopen with Heightened Health and Safety Awareness With the CDC recommending that schools and workplaces minimize the use and touching of water fountains or consider installing no-touch alternatives, FloWater announces the availability of foot pedal technology for the plumbing…
Fast Break: Tapping into Clean Water
This week we’ll learn how a couple of companies are taking sustainability to the next level and get some new tips on staying comfy this coming fall. GUEST: FloWater Listen Here: FloWater on Fast Break
Colorado’s Best Fox 31 Denver: Going Touchless with FloWater
Many companies have responded to the ever changing needs created by COVID-19 and one of those companies is Colorado based FloWater. They have created a water refill station that is completely touchless with the addition of their foot pedal and they are popping up in all kind of businesses including all Anytime Fitness locations in…
FloWater, Delivering the Future of Drinking Water, Lands Spot in Top 1,000 for Second Consecutive Year on Inc. 5000 List of America’s Fastest-Growing Private Companies
~With New-Tech Water Refill Stations, Touchless Technology and Home Water Purification Solutions, Company Leads the Way in ‘Reopening’ America with Clean, Great-Tasting and Plastic-Free Drinking Water Anywhere Consumers Live, Work, Rest, and Play~ DENVER–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Sep. 8, 2020– With a three year annual revenue growth rate of 704%, FloWater, makers of new-tech, fully self-sanitizing water Refill…
The Water Values Podcast Episode #174: Driving Consumers Back to the Tap with FloWater’s Rich Razgaitis
Rich Razgaitis, founder of FloWater, details his mission to eliminate single use plastics and drive consumers back to the tap for their drinking water. In this session, you’ll learn about: How Rich’s background in pharmaceuticals influenced his career arc from delivering treatment to proactively engaging in prevention in the health and wellness space Rich’s mission…
Club Industry: FloWater Set To Replace Water Coolers In America’s Workplace With Fully ‘Touchless’, Self-Sanitizing Water Refill Stations
New CDC Guidelines Call for Changes as Business Reopens with Heightened Health and Safety Awareness Denver, CO—July 7, 2020–With the CDC recommending that ‘office building employers, building owners and managers, and building operations specialist’s replace “high-touch communal items,” such as water coolers, in America’s workplaces, FloWater announces the addition of a foot pedal mechanism to its already self-sanitizing…
Green Lodging News: Two Water Filtration System Companies Eliminate Hand Touch Points
NATIONAL REPORT—One thing that COVID-19 experts agree on is this: the fewer the touch points, the fewer the opportunities for infection. Much has been written so far about touchless check-in but another touch point beginning to receive attention is the water filtration system. Earlier this month, Vero Water, a leading provider of luxury still and sparkling…
FloWater Set to Replace Water Coolers in America’s Workplace With Fully ‘Touchless’, Self-Sanitizing Water Refill Stations
~New CDC Guidelines Call for Changes as Business Reopens with Heightened Health and Safety Awareness~ With the CDC recommending that office building employers, building owners and managers, and building operations specialists replace “high-touch communal items,” such as water coolers, in America’s workplaces, FloWater announces the addition of a foot pedal mechanism to its already self-sanitizing FloWater Refill…
FloWater Targets Workplace Accounts With Fully ‘Touchless’, Self-Sanitizing Water Refill Stations
Denver, Colo. — With the CDC recommending that ‘office building employers, building owners and managers, and building operations specialist’s replace “high-touch communal items,” such as water coolers, in America’s workplaces, FloWater announces the addition of a foot pedal mechanism to its already self-sanitizing FloWater Refill Stations, making them fully ‘touchless.’ FloWater CEO and Co-Founder, Rich Razgaitis,…
“Touchless” Self-Sanitizing Water Refill Stations From FloWater
FloWater has added a foot pedal mechanism to its already self-sanitizing FloWater Refill Stations, making them fully “touchless.” June 25, 2020 With the CDC recommending that facility managers replace “high-touch communal items” such as water coolers in America’s workplaces, FloWater has added a foot pedal mechanism to its already self-sanitizing FloWater Refill Stations, making them fully “touchless.”…
The Zero Waste Countdown Podcast – Episode 96: Bottled Water
Rich Razgaitis is the Co-Founder and CEO of FloWater, a company determined to stop the horrific flow of plastic from bottled water into our environment. Find out why Rich says bottled water is the new cigarette, and how his machines are filtering out tap water problems to bring the cleanest drinking water in the world to…
Business For Good Podcast: Making Tap Water Cool Again. Will Bottled Water Be the Next Cigarette?
Let’s face it: even though we all know there’s a huge problem with single-use plastic bottles, right or wrong, most Americans just don’t trust tap water. Tens of thousands of plastic water bottles are thrown out every minute, with nearly none of them actually being recycled. In fact, thousands of years from now, our plastic…
The Startup Life Podcast: How To Achieve The Refreshing Taste of Entrepreneurship with Rich Razgaitis
In this episode, we talk to Rich Razgaitis (Co-Founder & CEO of FloWater) as we discuss how he started his company, what he looks for when turning around a company, and his passion to drastically reduce plastic water bottles. **More On Rich** Rich “Raz” Razgaitis is the Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of FloWater, where he…
Leaders of Transformation 329: Rich Razgaitis: Transforming The Way The World Drinks Water
Rich Razgaitis is the CEO and founder of FloWater. With 20 years of experience in leadership and tech, Rich is passionate about transforming the way the world drinks water. Based in Denver, FloWater’s mission is to put an end to single-use plastic water bottles. Their product keeps 2.38 plastic water bottles from reaching our landfills and oceans every second. (To date,…
FloWater Set to Make Advanced Purification Water Refill Stations Available for Home Installation Beginning May 18
DENVER–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Seeing permanent changes driven by the coronavirus pandemic in how consumers get safe drinking water at home, FloWater today announces the first-time availability of its new-tech, Advanced Purification Water Refill Stations for home use. “When it comes to their drinking water, consumers are facing a new reality driven by the coronavirus pandemic,” says FloWater…
Episode #66 of Season 2 of The Social Impactors Podcast: Mission, Business, and Transforming Tap Water
Rich Razgaitis created FloWater with the mission of ensuring everyone has access clean drinking water. Flowater’s modern water dispenser provides the world’s best-tasting water while eliminating 1 billion single-use plastic bottles, by 2022. Rich is a successful business leader and a social impactor. Listen to his The Social Impactors episode below to learn more about his journey and how…
The Silicon Valley Podcast: Episode 36 – What it takes to build a company with FloWater CEO Rich Razgaitis
Rich Razgaitis has been passionate about building brands and teams. Since 2002, he has served in CEO/president-level roles in several venture capital backed start-ups, privately held turnaround and growth companies, and he brings insight from those experiences to his work today at FloWater. ‘Raz’ was the CEO of several consumer-tech companies, including DealOn, an e-commerce…
The Titan 100 program recognizes Colorado’s Top 100 CEO’s & C-level executives
ARVADA, CO, UNITED STATES, May 5, 2020 /EINPresswire.com/ — FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Announcing the recipients of the 2020 Titan 100 Titan CEO and headline sponsor Wipfli LLP are pleased to announce the 2020 Titan 100. The Titan 100 program recognizes Colorado’s Top 100 CEO’s & C-level executives. They are the area’s most accomplished business leaders in their…
Fast Company World Changing Ideas Awards 2020: Health and Wellness Finalists and Honorable Mentions
Products and projects that improve either personal or global well-being and longevity, from apps to devices to treatments. Read about the winner: an at-home medical test startup that may soon have approval for a home test for COVID-19. FINALISTS Abortion Care Finder, Planned Parenthood Federation of America Actiste, Brighter Bilikit, Little Sparrows Technologies ClearUp Sinus Pain Relief, Tivic Health Eko…
FloWater Ranks in Top 100 on Financial Times 2020 List of Top 500 Fastest Growing Companies in the Americas
DENVER–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Joining household names such a Tesla, Netflix, Uber and PayPal; FloWater today announces its rank in the top 100 on the 2020 Financial Times list of the Top 500 Fastest Growing Companies in the Americas. The list ranks the companies that have achieved the highest growth in revenues between 2015 and 2018. According to the FT…
Choice Market Partners with FloWater to Ditch Plastic Water Bottles for Good
Denver-based grocer and restaurant plans to remove all single-use plastic water bottles by 2021 In celebration of Earth Day, Choice Market today launched a new campaign to remove all single-use plastic water bottles from its stores by 2021. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20200422005180/en/ FloWater Refill Station in Choice Market Denver Store (Photo:…
Financial Times ‘Americas’ fastest-growing companies 2020′: FloWater #94
The inaugural FT Americas ranking comes at a perilous and uncertain time for many companies, as the coronavirus severely curtails economies, workforces and ultimately growth. Yet the ranking also highlights 500 businesses across the continent for whom innovation and creativity have paid off — attributes that will underpin resilience and enable many of them to…
Silicon Valley: The Investor’s Podcast Network SV036: HARDWARE IS HARD WITH FLOWATER CEO RICH RAZGAITIS
Rich Razgaitis has been passionate about building brands and teams. Since 2002, he has served in CEO/president-level roles in several venture capital backed start-ups, privately held turnaround and growth companies, and he brings insight from those experiences to his work today at FloWater. Razgaitis was the CEO of several consumer-tech companies, including DealOn, an e-commerce…
Achieve Nirvana At CIVANA Wellness Resort & Spa
The desert has always had an aura of the mystic. A warm, dry, desolate yet strikingly beautiful land that invites all to pause, unwind and be surrounded by the breathtaking mountain scenery. Just outside of Scottsdale and nestled in the Sonoran Desert, CIVANA Wellness Resort & Spa is a holistic wellness resort offering a regenerating experience to…
Earth Day May Be Approaching, but Terranea Resort Has Made Environmental Sustainability a Priority from Day One
Currently celebrating its 10th year on the Palos Verdes Peninsula, Terranea Resort’s promise to protect and sustain this unique environment helps preserve one of Southern California’s most scenic and coveted coastlines for future generations. Terranea remains committed to minimizing its environmental footprint by integrating transparent, eco-friendly practices throughout the resort—including but not limited to those…
FloWater ‘One-Ups’ Coke (Dasani) and Pepsi (Aquafina) With Drinking Water Solution, Eliminating Need for Plastic Water Bottles and Shipping
DENVER–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Fresh off unveiling at CES the first cloud-connected water Refill Station and mobile app for consumers, FloWater today announces the introduction of its Multi-Use aluminum water bottles, making it easy for consumers to grab a drink of water, without the plastic, at a FloWater Refill Station when they are at work, the gym, in…
These refill stations now sell reusable aluminum bottles for the same price as single-use plastic
As water refill stations become more common, consumer habits of carrying reusable bottles haven’t necessarily kept up. That’s why FloWater, a company that makes refill stations, is now beginning to offer a new type of aluminum reusable bottle next to its equipment—for roughly the same cost as premium bottled water sold in single-use plastic. “It’s…
Learning From the Best: Highlights From Startup Grind 2020
Every February, people gather to celebrate the Super Bowl, Black History, love, groundhogs and more. But for us, one of the things we look forward to most is gathering alongside 10,000 startups, tech leaders and brands from around the world for two days of inspirational content, education, and networking, spanning 10 stages, 100+ sessions, and…
Princeville Makai Golf Club Says Aloha/Goodbye To Plastic Water Bottles
Kauai, Hawaii) – Princeville Makai Golf Club, located on the North Shore of Kauai, recently said “aloha” or goodbye to single-use plastic water bottles. Princeville Makai did so to help reduce plastic pollution in the world’s oceans, fight the negative impacts plastic pollution causes on wildlife, and to cut landfill inputs. Water served in plastic bottles…
Inside Outside Innovation Podcast Ep. 186 – Rich Razgaitis, FloWater Co-Founder and CEO on Disrupting the Water Business
Brian Ardinger: On this week’s episode of Inside Outside Innovation, we interviewed Rich Razgaitis. He is the Co-Founder and CEO of FloWater. We talk about the disruption that’s happening in the water business, what it’s like to be working in a big company, and move from there to a startup, and everything in between. Let’s…
Plant Yourself Podcast Episode 359: Democratizing Water with Rich ‘Raz’ Razgaitis
Rich “Raz” Razgaitis is on a mission to get water out of plastic, and plastic out of water. As co-founder and CEO of FloWater, which aims to reduce and ultimately end our dependence on single-use plastic water bottles, Raz has become an impassioned advocate for public health and environmental sanity. His message: bottled water is the new…
FloWater to Showcase IoT Water Refill Stations and Mobile App at CES 2020
DENVER–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Silicon Valley-incubated FloWater is one step closer to making it easier than ever before for the growing numbers of consumers looking to ditch the plastic water bottle. Attendees at CES this year (Las Vegas. January 7-10) will get the first glimpse at a ‘smarter,’ IoT-connected drinking water platform. FloWater, makers of new-tech water refill…
Changing How We Think About Water with Rich ‘Raz’ Razgaitis on Beth Bell LIVE
This week’s Episode on the “Pollinating the Planet with LOVE” Show with host Beth Bell: “Changing How We Think About Water ” with Rich ‘Raz’ Razgaitis ????On a mission to change the world through water, Raz shares his story of making a big personal shift to make a huge difference in the world. You’ll learn…
Summit LA19 puts Sustainability on center stage
Summit Series has built an incredible brand since its inception back in 2008. From their humble beginnings, a 19 person invite-only event in Park City, Summit has grown into a community of 18k people in 50 countries. Look no further than its speaker lineup (the Founders/CEO’s of Uber, SpaceX, LinkedIn, Beyond Meat, TPG Capital, and…
San Francisco Marriott Marquis commits to zero waste in 2020
Shaken, not stirred. That’s should be the tag line for the San Francisco Marriott Marquis hotel because it opened with a bang on October 17, 1989, the day of the Loma Prieta earthquake. Fortunately, the striking luxury hotel was so well built that there was no damage from the earthquake that rocked the San Francisco Bay Area.…
BUILDING A DISRUPTIVE BRAND WITH INNOVATION WITH RAZ RAZGAITIS OF FLOWATER
In a market that’s more crowded than ever, today’s brands want to be louder and achieve more if they’re wanting to capture the attention of their target market. The phrase “Disruptive Branding” has started to make an insurgence and has started to lead the way as many companies are searching for new innovations and for…
HOW TO CREATE CULTURE & ALIGN MISSIONS
Today’s episode brings the heat! Jason and Raz sit down to talk about FloWater, the company’s roots, their mission, and the foreseeable future. The two discuss how to create a company’s culture and how to keep staff on board with the vision. Raz shares exactly how FloWater interviews, on-boards, and grooms the industry’s top employees.…
FloWater Hydrates Oceana’s 4th Annual Rock Under The Stars
Rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers performed a private concert at the home of Oceana Board President Keith Addis and his wife Keri Selig to help raise money for Oceana, the largest international organization dedicated to ocean conservation. Band members singer Anthony Kiedis, bassist Flea, drummer Chad Smith and guitarist Josh Klinghoffer performed several hits…
FloWater makes BizBash’s ’10 Best Ideas of the Week’
This week’s roundup includes Trojan’s sex-ed van tour across Washington, Baltimore, and Philadelphia; Maleficent-theme ice cream from Morgenstern’s at the Bustle Rule Breakers Festival in Brooklyn; Mastercard’s “Taste of Priceless” Art Exhibition in New York; and Stella Artois’ human-operated vending machines at Refinery29’s 29Rooms in Toronto. Mastercard ‘Taste of Priceless’ Mastercard commissioned an immersive exhibition…
America’s Original California Surf Lifestyle Brand Waves Goodbye to Plastic Waste With New-tech FloWater Refill Stations
DENVER–(BUSINESS WIRE)–On a mission to eliminate single-use plastic waste from its supply chain and operations, O’Neill today announces the installation of new-tech FloWater Refill Stations at its 8 retail locations across California, Florida, Nevada and at company headquarters in Irvine, CA. The company also has plans to eliminate poly-bags from its on-line order fulfillment and…
FloWater helps put Denver on the map for the ’10 hottest startup cities in America’
It should come as no surprise that San Francisco continues to nurture fast-growing startups, but other metropolitan hubs are catching up. Thanks to strong talent pipelines, growing markets, and big exits, three Texas cities–Austin, Houston, and Dallas–are proving that you don’t need a coastal location to launch a successful startup. The following 10 U.S. cities have the highest collective three-year revenue growth rates among…
Oakland News Now
Dozens of leaders recently came together at Allendale Elementary School to announce the lead issues that had existed in some OUSD school water fixtures have been largely mitigated. In front of dozens of students in the cafeteria, the leaders also revealed the joint City-County-District effort to install hydration stations in all District-run schools is nearly…
AP News
DENVER–(BUSINESS WIRE)–FloWater, on target to disrupt the drinking water sector, today announces the addition of water industry heavyweight Will Sarni to its Board of Directors. Sarni is an internationally recognized thought leader on water strategy and innovation and advisor on sustainability and water solutions to multinationals, water technology companies and NGOs. Silicon Valley-incubated FloWater, makers…
BusinessWire
DENVER–(BUSINESS WIRE)–FloWater, on target to disrupt the drinking water sector, today announces the addition of water industry heavyweight Will Sarni to its Board of Directors. Sarni is an internationally recognized thought leader on water strategy and innovation and advisor on sustainability and water solutions to multinationals, water technology companies and NGOs. Silicon Valley-incubated FloWater, makers…
Less Soda /More Water
OAKLAND — After years of public outcry and the discovery of dozens of lead-tainted drinking water taps throughout the city’s public schools, Oakland Unified has tested every single drinking water tap at its schools, and is fixing or replacing those with dangerous lead levels. Charles Smith, director of Oakland Unified’s Buildings and Grounds department, said…
Airline Reporter
No matter how much you love flying, you’ve got to admit it can take a toll on your body and mind. Arriving at the airport late is stressful, TSA security checkpoints are hectic, and airplanes are dry. Air travel can bump your blood pressure up a few points and leave you feeling exhausted and dehydrated. And…
Major Concert Players are Going Green – FloWater leads the way
The entertainment industry is often progressive and (usually) on the right side of history, putting on events promoting peace, equality, justice and for many decades a safe and healthy environment. More and more these days, the major corporations behind the touring business are gearing up their efforts to conserve, reuse and reduce coinciding with a…
The Denver Post
Make room Deep Rock and Eldorado Natural Spring Water. FloWater, a Denver startup, is pushing to get its fill in a thirsty U.S. market expected to reach 6.8 million water coolers by next year. Modern water coolers have moved far beyond stands holding big plastic jugs that make odd noises as air bubbles move through…
Expo West Here We Come!
This week we’re heading to Anaheim, California along with thousands of other companies in the Natural Products Industry for Expo West! This convention brings together a variety of brands in the natural product space to connect, and showcase their latest and greatest products! You can find FloWater at booth #3551 where we will be…
Hydrus Award Winners: Q4 and 2018!
The Hydrus Award Program recognizes FloWater employees for their above and beyond contribution to the company, their practice of our code of conduct and other values! FloWater appreciates the strength in our teams and will continue to encourage and support efforts in building a high performing workplace! This Hydrus Award announcement includes two winners, one…
Cheddar News
With sustainability on the mind, FloWater is working to keep people hydrated and reduce the use of single-use plastics. Their machines are popping up all over the world, and now the company is getting a new round of financial backing. The company’s CEO Rich Razgaitis talked to Cheddar about changing the culture behind how…
CleanTechnica
FloWater Secures $15 Million to Combat Single-Use Plastic FloWater, a company that sells and produces reusable water bottle refilling stations, has raised $15 million in its first major round of funding. The California-based company is on a mission to combat the prevalence of sugary drinks, single-use plastic, and the toxic byproducts that come from plastic…
Fortune
2019 CRYSTAL BALL Before we get to your 2019 business predictions, I wanted to share with you some news from Fortune. Chatchaval Jiaravanon, the executive chairman of Thailand’s biggest conglomerate Charoen Pokphand Group, is officially the new owner of Fortune after buying it for $150 million. The deal closes today. Jiaravanon says he intends to…
Pulse 2.0
FloWater Secures $15 Million To Help Wean Companies Off Plastic Water Bottles FloWater, a Denver-based company eliminating single-use bottle waste from the environment, has raised $15 million in Series B from Bluewater, a sustainable home, commercial, and public water technologies company. “Bluewater’s leadership team have been global visionaries in pioneering new approaches in sustainability and…
The Green Optimistic
FloWater Raises Extra Funding for Water Bottle Refilling Stations FloWater, manufacturers of water bottle refilling stations, just raised the incredible $15 million. Only eight years old, the company has already pleased customers like Google, Airbnb, and even Red Bull. It is insane how something simple like having a sip of water can have such a…
BusinessWire
YPurchasing Group Strikes Deal with FloWater for Water Refill Station Deployment DENVER–(BUSINESS WIRE)–YPurchasing (YPG, LLC), a member-owned company that provides innovative business solutions for its YMCA members, and Denver-based FloWater announce an agreement making FloWater the preferred provider of water refill stations nationwide for its 100+ owner-members that operate 2,500+ YMCA community locations. YPG represents a huge…
BusinessWire
FloWater Secures $15 Million Investment from Bluewater to Accelerate Growth and Reduce Single-Use Plastic Waste DENVER–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Fast-growing FloWater, makers of new-tech water Refill Stations, announces a $15 million Series B investment from Bluewater, a world leader in sustainable home, commercial and public water technologies and solutions. Incubated in Silicon Valley, FloWater customers include: Google,…
Entrepreneur
The fitness marketplace giant, ClassPass, has acquired its competitor, GuavaPass! This acquisition will further ClassPass’s expansion both domestically and internationally. ClassPass will absorb GuavaPass’s founders along with some team members. This is ClassPass’s second acquisition. LG has come out with a TV that rolls itself up and vanishes from view when you don’t need it. The…
BusinessDen
FloWater has opened the floodgates for another wave of equity funding. The Denver-based startup, which makes water bottle refill stations that also purify the water, has reported $15 million in new capital. The round was led by Bluewater, a Swedish water purification company, according to Rich Razgaitis, FloWater co-founder and CEO. This is the startup’s…
TechCrunch
FloWater, an eight-year-old, Burlingame, Calif.-based company whose reusable water bottle refilling stations produce purified water, has raised $15 million in its first major round of funding. Bluewater, a Swedish company that sells water purifiers, among other things, led the round. FloWater caters to schools, colleges, fitness centers, hotels and offices, and, in the words of…
Business Wire
DENVER–(BUSINESS WIRE)–With studies showing sales of plastic water bottles at an all-time high, the headlines continue on the devastating effects of plastic pollution. All while studies show that 80% of the U.S. workforce is under hydrated daily. FloWater today announces that it has saved 100-million single-use plastic water bottles from the environment since its launch in…
The Sustainable Business
169 – FOLLOW FLOWATER EXAMPLE TO BUILD A GREAT BUSINESS – RICH RAZGAITIS On this episode, Josh speaks with Rich Razgaitis, CEO of FloWater. They talk about FloWater and some of the successful models they are employing in the business. Rich Razgaitis (known as Raz) is the CEO of FloWater and over the…
TriplePundit
Leveraging New Tech to Wean America Off Its Addiction to the Plastic Water Bottle– It’s finally clear—the single-use plastic water bottle is now the environmental cigarette, stigmatized as a mark of disgrace in a growing circle of consumers. The mega-trend away from single-use plastics is no longer deniable. The statistics around single-use plastic water bottles…
Forbes
Why 40 Investors Are Betting On This Device To Curb America’s Addiction To Plastic Bottles– Esha Chhabra Contributor As Millennials begin to turn their back on single-use plastic, the UK government has announced plans to offer free tap water refill stations in every major city and town by 2021. But in the US, where 84…
BusinessWire
FloWater Achieves 50-Million Plastic Water Bottles Saved From Ending Up in Landfills, Oceans and Waterways– ~New-tech Water Refill Stations Now Deployed at Corporate Offices, Stores, Hotels, Schools and Fitness Centers in 42 States Across the US~ FloWater Water Refill Station (Photo: Business Wire) September 11, 2018 09:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time DENVER–(BUSINESS WIRE)–With…
NCFIT Podcast
Jason sits down for a 25 minute AMRAP with the CEO & Co-Founder of FloWater, Rich “Raz” Razgaitis. FloWater is a sustainable hydration company that’s changing the way the world views water while putting an end to single use plastic water bottles. In businesses around the world (including NCFIT) you can find FloWater refill stations…the…
San Francisco Chronicle
Few California school districts have tested water for lead, even though it’s free– Jill Tucker Aug 13, 2018 As students head back to class across California this month, many will sip water from school fountains or faucets that could contain high levels of lead. That’s because two-thirds of the state’s 1,026 school districts have not…
TechCrunch
Hydrate, intoxicate, caffeinate, repeat: Meet the startups pouring the future These days, it seems like everyone with extra cash has some kind of pricey drinking habit. It might be fine wine, craft beer or cocktails. Or it could come in the form of coconut water, cold-pressed juice or the latest frothy caffeinated concoction. No…
CRS Wire
Latest Tech in Drinking Water Delivery to Be Deployed Nationwide at Xponential Fitness Locations to Better Hydrate the Boutique Fitness Industry – Without the Plastic DENVER, Jun. 19 /CSRwire/ Set to scale on a global level, Xponential Fitness today announces plans to deploy FloWater Refill Stations at up to 3,000 franchise locations in the…
Edge Media Network
Xponential Fitness Announces FloWater Partnership Set to scale on a global level, Xponential Fitness has announced plans to deploy FloWater Refill Stations at up to 3,000 franchise locations in the U.S. over the next three years. Parent company of premium fitness brands Club Pilates, CycleBar, RowHouse, Stretch Lab and AKT, Xponential has committed with FloWater…
mindbodygreen
Boutique Gyms Are Finally Starting To Ditch Single-Use Plastics (!) By Emma Loewe mbg Sustainability Editor You’re running late to spin class and forgot your water bottle at home. You begrudgingly buy a plastic one and swear to reuse it for the rest of the day to lessen the guilt a little. We’ve all been…
Green Lodging News
DENVER—With FloWater Refill stations now on every floor, the Inn by the Sea at La Jolla has eliminated plastic water bottles from guestrooms, recently becoming the 100th hotel property to deploy FloWater Refill Stations. Other early adopters include the Beverly Hills Hilton, the world renowned Miraval Spa Resort in Tucson, the Greystone Hotel Properties in San Francisco, and the Terranea…
Big Pitch Radio Show
FloWater CEO, Rich Razgaitis is the featured BPRS CEO Spotlight guest. Listen to the podcast to hear Raz discuss best business practices and advice on how to be a successful entrepreneur.
TrendMonitor
It’s the purest, most hydrating water on the planet, delivered into your reusable bottle.
O’Dwyer’s
The hotel provides FloWater Refill Stations so that guests can have access to purified, crisp and chilled water instead of opting for plastic bottled water that is left in the rooms. Ice machines are no longer needed, as the FloWater Refill Station dispenses optimally chilled water.
EcoWatch
The repeal of a law that bans plastic water bottles in public lands represents a decision steeped in tacit approval of the lobbying power of big business with profit-at-any-cost-to-the-environment motivations. This represents a policy reversal in order to drive the profitability of companies that package and distribute single use plastic water bottles.
Green Sports Blog
Super Bowl 50 engaged several Sustainability Sponsors to help it make good on its Net Positive/Greenest Ever commitments. GreenSportsBlog spoke to Neste and FloWater to understand why they came on board and get their takes on the experience.
Yahoo! Finance
Students can’t drink enough FloWater, and the faculty both trust and love it. FloWater is the single best solution we have seen for our water crisis…Schools and businesses across Flint would benefit from having FloWater.
WNEM News Channel 5 (Video)
FloWater donates to Flint, providing clean drinking water on a large scale, and the Flint community reacts in this WNEM TV news story.
Entrepreneur
FloWater CEO & Entrepreneur contributor, Rich Razgaitis, leverages two decades of executive experience to advise handling internal leadership departures.
Sustainable Brands
Some of the best companies and events in the world hydrate their employees, guests, customers, and athletes with FloWater
Fast Company
Because FloWater Refill Stations can be used almost anywhere, including replacing community water fountains, we hope to become a resource for cities who need immediate solutions and do not want to contribute to plastic pollution by relying on bottled water.
Green Lodging News
FloWater customers…are seeing payback in just a few months. ‘It is a great amenity and a way to differentiate oneself.’
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