I would like to get the infor. about some companies which manufacture water
filter for home use. The reson is I wanna distribute the water filters
to other countries as Vietnam, Campuchia AND Laos... that's why I need
to get the best prices from factories. Right now I have had some
customres in these countries, so pls., give me  answers as fast as you
can.
Thanks 
Hungrichard-ga

I have listed some of the major manufacturers of domestic water
filters below.  Please note that a some of the manufacturers (Katadyn,
MSR and PRE-MAC) have designed most of their purification kits for
travel and expedition use, but some of the models are also very useful
in homes lacking a reliable mains water supply.  For these
manufacturers, I have provided a link to a product that is
particularly suitable for domestic use.


Katadyn Products Inc.
Birkenweg 4
CH-8304 Wallisellen
Switzerland

Tel: +41 1 839 21 11
Fax: +41 1 830 79 42 
E-mail: katadyn@katadyn.ch 
Web: http://www.katadyn.ch

Suggested model: http://www.katadyn.ch/produkt_detail_en.asp?id=10


Mountain Safety Research (MSR)
PO Box 24547
Seattle, WA 98124
USA

Tel: +1 206 676 1457
Fax: +1 206 505 9525
E-mail: info@msrcorp.com
Web: http://www.msrcorp.com/filters/

Suggested model: http://www.msrcorp.com/filters/waterworks.asp


PRE-MAC International Ltd 
Unit 5, Morewood Close, Sevenoaks,
Kent TN13 2HU
United Kingdom

Tel: +44 1732 460333
Fax: + 44 1732 460222
E-mail: office@pre-mac.com
http://www.pre-mac.com

Suggested model: http://www.pre-mac.com/GWP_IWP.HTM


Pur Water Filters
7120 East 111th Street South
Mulvane, Kansas 67110
USA

Tel: +1 316 777 2299
Fax: +1 316 777 9430
E-mail: info@pur-water-filters.com
Web: http://www.pur-water-filters.com


BW Technologies Group
Abbey Business Park, Monks Walk, Farnham
Surrey GU9 8HT
United Kingdom

Tel: +44 8705 820000
Fax: +44 1252 722022
E-mail: sales@thirstpoint.com
Web: http://www.thirstpoint.com (this website depends on the Shockwave
Flash viewer)


Watermate Filtering System Inc. 
350 Shirley Avenue, Unit 6
Kitchener, Ontario
Canada N2B 2E1

Tel: +1 519 571 9577
Fax: +1 519 571 9843
E-mail: watermate@watermate.com
Web: http://www.watermate.com


BRITA GmbH
Heinrich Hertz Strasse 4
DE - 65232 Taunusstein 
Germany

Tel: +49 6128 746 0 
Fax: +49 6128 746 355 
E-mail: info@brita.net 
Web: http://www.brita.com


General Ecology Inc.
151 Sheree Blvd.
Exton PA 19341
USA

Tel: +1 610 363 7900
Fax: +1 610 363 0412
E-mail: info@generalecology.com
Web: http://www.generalecology.com


PentaPure Inc.
1000 Apollo Road
Eagan, MN 55121-2240
USA

Tel: +1 651 554 3140
Fax: +1 651 554 3164
E-mail: info@pentapure.com
Web: http://www.pentapure.com


America Pacific Water Industries, Inc.
18375 Ventura Blvd., Suite 301
Tarzana, CA 91356
USA

Tel: +1 818 700 8015
Fax: +1 818 700 2895
E-mail: ampac@ampac1.com
Web: http://www.ampac1.com


Culligan International
One Culligan Parkway 
Northbrook, Illinois 60062 
USA

Tel: +1 847 205 6000 
Fax: +1 847 205 6030 
E-mail: internationalinfo@culligan.com
Web: http://www.culligan.com


Lake Industries Company
715 East Arrow Grand Circle
Covina, California 91722
USA

Tel: +1 626 859 1131
Fax: +1 626 859 1135
E-Mail: info@lakeindustries.com
Web: http://www.lakeindustries.com/html/water_filters.html


Everpure, Inc.
2375 Sanders Road
Northbrook, Illinois 60062
USA

Tel: +1 847 205 6000
Fax: +1 847 205 5880
E-mail: info@everpure.com 
Web: http://www.everpure.com


Search strategy:
Being a water quality professional, I already knew most of these
companies.  I searched for their websites on Google.  I also located
some manufactures via the "Science > Environment > Water Resources >
Drinking Water > Filtration and Treatment" category in the Google
Directory.  Please note that this category includes water filtration
equipment intended for industrial or scientific use.

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Request for Answer Clarification by hungrichard-ga on 20 Aug 2002 09:36 PDT

-The problems is I couldn't find any factories which wanna sell water
filters by wholesale or distributor price, All most are retails
-The water filter I need like Big Brand water filter which was
distributed  for ECO home product ( Home water treatment ).
- So could you pls., help me how to contact with the factory directly,
it is the best if I got  with the export department of ECO.
Thanks

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Clarification of Answer by blazius-ga on 20 Aug 2002 11:59 PDT

Big Brand Water Filter (BBWF) and Eco Home Products (EHP) seem to be
companies with a very close relationship - I have not found any
contact information for EHP that differs from BBWF's.  The Water
Quality Association's member directory
(http://www.wqa.org/members.cfm) lists BBWF and EHP in the same
record.  Also, BBWF claims to be an "exclusive distributor for Eco
Home Products Home Water Treatment".  Based on this, it is possible
that EHP will be reluctant to accept any other distributors.

BBWF/EHP's contact information is as follows:

Big Brand Water Filter / Eco Home Products 
7745 Alabama Avenue #11 
Canoga Park, CA 91304 
USA

Tel: +1 (818) 340-7258
Fax: +1 (818) 883-4744
E-mail: info@bigbrandwaterfilters.com 
Web: http://www.bigbrandwaterfilters.com

The companies listed in my original answer are all manufacturers of
water filters.  Unfortunately, most of them do not disclose whether
they have any distributor agreements in the countries you have
mentioned.  I suggest that you contact these manufacturers directly to
check if they are interested in doing wholesale business with you.  Of
course, the Water Quality Association's member directory mentioned
above might suggest other companies that could be interested in doing
business with you.

I might be able to provide some consulting service regarding this
matter.
I may know some contacts that may look for water filter device
distributor through out the world.
But first I need to find out if you have enough resources to do this
or not.

Consultant