WhiteWater is a manufacturing company based in Richmond, British Columbia, Canada. It was established in 1980 and manufactures a variety of products for water parks including water slides and water play areas. The company also owns FlowRider, which produces a line of surf simulators.
In 1982, WhiteWater West acquired WhiteWater Composites. This was followed by the merger with Brookside Engineering in 1985 and Barr & Wray in 1987.
In 1998, the company entered into a limited license agreement to manufacture FlowRiders.
In 2002, WhiteWater acquired Prime Play (now Prime Interactives).[3]
In 2014, WhiteWater acquired Wave Loch's FlowRider line of products and IP.[4]
In 2015 and 2016, Canada named WhiteWater Best Managed Company.[5]
In 2018, WhiteWater launched Vantage, a guest engagement and operational optimization platform, which was the recipient of an IAAPA Brass Ring Award in 2018 and a WWA Leading Edge Award in 2019.[6]
In 2019, the company announced a deal with Wiegand-Maelzer to acquire exclusive rights to the award-winning SlideWheel.[7]
Installations
WhiteWater West has completed over 5,000 projects worldwide and has a workforce of over 600 employees.[8] Some notable installations include:
