Quooker is a company from the Netherlands that manufactures mixing taps with integrated heating elements (
instant boiling water dispensers), as well as
soap dispensers
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,
water filters and
water softeners for removal of minerals from
hard water. The company was founded in 1987 by Henri Peteri and his son Niels Peteri.
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Keuken en Badtechniek, november 2012, p. 46-47, geraadpleegd 28-12-17 The company holds several patents on both the boiling water tap and other products. Quooker is currently active in 16 different countries as of 2023, and has more than 400 employees. All products are manufactured at their factory in
Ridderkerk, the
Netherlands.
History
In 1970, the Dutch
physicist Henri Peteri came up with the idea of a water tap with an integrated water heater while working at
Unilever.
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TU Delft, juni 2015, p. 14-15, geraadpleegd 28-12-17 In 1972, he was awarded a
patent for the invention.
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Keuken en Badtechniek, november 2012, p. 46-47, geraadpleegd 28-12-17 In 1985, Henri was joined by his son Niels Peteri, and on 1 September 1987, they founded the company Henri Peteri B.V., the brand name 'Quooker' was later created by Niels.
The first boiling water tap was launched on the market by Niels in 1992. In 1993, Henri's other son Walter Peteri also joined the company. The first vacuum-insulated boiler in the world was brought onto the market by Quooker in the year 2000. From this point on, the boiling water tap started growing within the Netherlands. In 2004, the first batch of Quookers was exported abroad.
Denmark and
United Kingdom were the first countries to become acquainted with the Quooker systems.
The current factory in
Ridderkerk was bought in 1995, and has been expanded during the years. Due to the growth of the sales, the head office was expanded considerably in 2015.
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