The most popular choice for school corridors, canteens and changing areas.
Wall-mounted and freestanding drinking water fountains for corridors, playgrounds and outdoor spaces. Vandal-resistant models are built for the demands of school environments, and DDA-compliant configurations ensure all pupils, including those in wheelchairs, have equal access.
Best for: corridors, playgrounds, outdoor areas
Bottle filling stations reinforce reusable bottle policies by making refilling the fast, easy choice, with high flow rates that serve pupils quickly between lessons and at break times. DDA-compliant models ensure all pupils have equal access.
Best for: corridors, canteens, changing areas, entrance points
Mains-fed and bottled water coolers for staffrooms, administration offices and classrooms. Provides hot and cold water for staff throughout the school day without the limitations of a kettle.
Best for: staffrooms, admin offices, smaller meeting rooms
All products available to rent or buy, with professional installation and servicing included on rental plans.
Reusable bottle policies are now standard across most UK schools, and a bottle-filling station makes that policy easy to follow. With fast refill speeds, pupils can fill their bottle in seconds between lessons without creating a queue, and touchless dispensing keeps the process hygienic. The bottle counter display also lets your school track and communicate its plastic reduction impact, supporting Eco-Schools accreditation and sustainability reporting.
Schools create some of the most demanding hydration environments, with hundreds of pupils needing water at the same time during break times, before PE lessons, and at lunchtime. Culligan bottle-filling stations and drinking fountains are engineered for this kind of high-frequency, high-volume use, with components designed to withstand years of daily use by large numbers of people.
DDA-compliant installation means every pupil, including those in wheelchairs and younger children who cannot reach a standard-height unit, has equal access to drinking water. Culligan’s engineers install units at the appropriate height for each environment, whether that is a primary school corridor, a secondary school canteen or a university campus.
School facilities teams are under enough pressure as it is. Culligan’s rental plans are designed to remove water equipment from your to-do list. Scheduled servicing, filter replacements and sanitisation are all included and managed by our team, with no action required from yours. If something goes wrong between scheduled visits, our call-out team responds quickly.
Experience peace of mind with Culligan, your trusted partner for specialist water equipment for over +85 years.
Encouraging pupils and students to reach for a reusable bottle instead of a single-use one is one of the most visible sustainability lessons a school or university can offer, and our bottle-filling stations and fountains make it effortless to act on.
Globally, our products have already prevented the use of 40 billion single-use plastic bottles. Each installation saves an estimated 1,440 bottles from landfill every year, a number your school or campus can track and share as part of its own sustainability reporting.
Talk to our experts about supporting your institution’s plastic-reduction and Eco-Schools commitments.
For most schools, the best combination is a bottle-filling station for corridors and high-footfall areas and a drinking water fountain for outdoor spaces and playgrounds.
These two product types together support the school’s reusable bottle policy, provide drinking access for all pupils and are built for the kind of high-frequency use that school environments demand. For staff rooms, a compact countertop dispenser providing hot and cold water is the most practical choice. Our team can advise on the right setup for your specific site.
Yes. DDA-compliant models are available across bottle-filling stations, drinking water fountains and water coolers in Culligan’s range. Installation at the correct height for the age group and any pupils with disabilities is included in our site assessment. For new school builds and refurbishments, our team can advise on the most appropriate specification to meet SEND and accessibility requirements.
Yes. Installing bottle-filling stations is one of the most direct actions a school can take to reduce single-use plastic on site, which is a recognised action under the Eco-Schools programme. Culligan’s bottle-filling stations with bottle counter displays provide measurable data on plastic bottles saved, which can be used in Eco-Schools applications, sustainability reports and school council presentations.
Yes. Culligan works with schools at the specification stage of new builds and refurbishments to identify the most appropriate water solutions for each area. Our engineers liaise with your main contractor and architect to ensure installations are coordinated with the wider build programme. All mains-fed plumbing is carried out by Culligan as part of the installation.
Yes. Compact countertop dispensers and bottled water coolers are well suited to school staffrooms, providing hot and cold water for staff throughout the school day. Mains-fed countertop models are the most popular choice where a cold water connection is accessible, providing unlimited filtered water with no bottles to manage.
Our water fountains for schools are designed with accessibility in mind, offering easy-reach heights, smooth operation, and clear sight lines for students of every age. These systems also deliver fast, efficient water flow to handle busy break times and high-traffic corridors without queues. Options such as outdoor drinking water fountains for schools ensure hydration is available wherever students learn and play.
Safety matters in every corner of a school. Our school drinking fountain range includes rounded edges, anti-tamper fixtures, hygienic no-touch bottle fillers, and components designed to withstand everyday wear. Paired with robust water coolers for schools, your students get reliable access to clean drinking water with peace of mind built in.
Introducing modern hydration points helps create daily habits. When students see a school water fountain or bottle-filling station that’s easy to use, well-placed, and clearly signposted, they naturally gravitate toward reusable bottles. Over time, schools see a noticeable drop in single-use plastics; a simple shift that supports both environmental goals and student wellbeing.
Yes. We understand school schedules leave little room for disruption. Our service plans for water coolers for schools are designed around term times, exam periods, and busy morning hours. We proactively manage filter changes and hygiene checks, keeping fountains and coolers running smoothly without interrupting lessons or student routines.
Tell us about your school, college or university and our team will recommend the right combination of water coolers, fountains and bottle filling stations. Free consultation, no obligation.
Culligan provides water coolers, drinking water fountains and bottle filling stations to schools, colleges and universities across the UK. Our range covers every area of an education setting, from bottle filling stations in school corridors and canteens that reinforce reusable bottle policies, to drinking water fountains on playgrounds and sports grounds, to compact water coolers in staffrooms and administration offices.
All products are DDA-compliant, durable and built for the demands of daily use by large numbers of people. Available to rent or buy, with professional installation and servicing included on rental plans.
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