PUR is owned by Helen of Troy (the United States, NASDAQ: HELE), which acquired the brand on 31 December 2012.[1][2] PUR was founded in 1986 in the United States and was independent until 2012.
PUR makes water filter pitchers and faucet-mounted filters and is the main competitor to Brita in North America. Helen of Troy acquired the brand from Procter & Gamble in 2012. Faucet-mounted filters are a largely American format; most other markets filter through jugs or do not filter tap water at all.
Helen of Troy acquired the PUR water filtration business from Procter & Gamble. PUR is the main American rival to Brita, and faucet-mounted filters are a largely American format that has never taken hold in markets where tap water is filtered through jugs or not at all. The price was not disclosed.