Zodiac

Brand · part of Fluidra

Zodiac is a pool-equipment brand whose trademark originated in 1909 (the company historically known for inflatable boats). Its pool business was acquired by the Carlyle Group (2006), sold to the Rhône Group (2016), and then merged with Fluidra in 2018. Under Fluidra, Zodiac is positioned around pool cleaners and water sanitization.

Website	www.zodiac.com ↗
Category	Cleaner
Parent / owner	Fluidra
Acquired / merged	2018-07-02 — Zodiac Pool Solutions merged with Fluidra on July 2, 2018, bringing the Zodiac brand (and its Polaris/Jandy portfolio) under Fluidra. The Zodiac pool business previously passed through Carlyle Group (2006–2016) and Rhône Group (2016–2018) ownership. [source]
Ownership	pending
Country	Spain (Fluidra)
Known for	Pool cleaners and water sanitization
Product categories	Robotic/automatic pool cleaners, Sanitization (salt chlorination, Nature2), Heat pumps, Controls
Made in USA	unknown — product origins vary by line (Unknown)
Marketplaces	Amazon: Official store Walmart: Third-party listings only Official Amazon Brand Store (amazon.com/stores/Zodiac), though cleaners are also sold by various third parties; Walmart via marketplace pages. Fluidra online-sales restrictions apply to core equipment. [source]
Does well	Pool cleaners and water sanitization/chlorination systems.

Company Timeline

Date	Event
1909	Zodiac trademark registered
2006	Carlyle Group acquires the Jandy/Zodiac pool business
2016	Rhône Group acquires Zodiac's global residential pool business from Carlyle
2018-07-02	Zodiac Pool Solutions merges with Fluidra

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Last updated 2026-06-24 · Next review 2026-07-24

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