Item 2. Properties

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Item 2. Properties

Properties

Waters Corporation operates 23 United States facilities and 67 international facilities, including field offices. The Company believes its facilities are suitable and adequate for its current production level and for reasonable growth over the next several years. The Company’s primary facilities are summarized in the table below.

Primary Facility Locations

LocationFunction (1)Owned/Leased
Golden, COM, R, S, D, ALeased
New Castle, DEM, R, S, D, AOwned
Franklin, MADLeased
Milford, MAM, R, S, AOwned
Taunton, MAM, ROwned
Cambridge, MAR, SLeased
Wakefield, MAM, R, S, D, ALeased
Eden Prairie, MNM, R, S, D, ALeased
Nixa, MOM, S, D, ALeased
Sharpsburg, PAM, R, S, D, ALeased
Lindon, UTM, R, S, D, ALeased
Newcastle, EnglandR, S, D, ALeased
Solihull, EnglandM,AOwned
Wilmslow, EnglandM, R, S, D, AOwned
St. Quentin, FranceS, ALeased
Bochum, GermanyR, S, ALeased
Huellhorst, GermanyM, R, S, D, AOwned
Budapest, HungaryRLeased
Wexford, IrelandM, R, D, AOwned
Etten-Leur, NetherlandsS, D, AOwned
Brasov, RomaniaR, ALeased
SingaporeR, S, D, ALeased
(1)M = Manufacturing; R = Research; S = Sales and Service; D = Distribution; A = Administration

The Company operates and maintains 11 field offices in the United States and 56 field offices abroad in addition to sales offices in the primary facilities listed above. The Company’s field office locations are listed below.

Field Office Locations (2)

United StatesInternational
Costa Mesa, CAAustraliaIndiaPortugal
Pleasanton, CAAustriaIrelandPoland
Wood Dale, ILBelgiumIsraelPuerto Rico
Carmel, INBrazilItalySpain
Columbia, MDCanadaJapanSweden
Beverly, MACzech RepublicKoreaSwitzerland
Durham, NCDenmarkMalaysiaTaiwan
Morrisville, NCFinlandMexicoUnited Kingdom
Parsippany, NJFranceNetherlands
Plymouth Meeting, PAGermanyNorway
Bellaire, TXHungaryPeople’s Republic of China
(2)The Company operates more than one field office within certain states and foreign countries.

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