Carrier Corporation
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{{Infobox_Company |
company_name = Carrier Corporation|
company_logo = [[Image:CarrierLogo.png|225px]]|
company_type = [[Subsidiary]] of [[United Technologies Corporation|UTC]]|
foundation = 1915 (acquired in 1979)|
location = [[Farmington, Connecticut]]|
num_employees = Approximately 45,000|
industry = [[Heating]], [[Ventilating]] and [[Air Conditioning]] ([[HVAC]]) Systems|
homepage = [http://www.carrier.com carrier.com]|
slogan = Turn to the Experts|
}}
The '''Carrier Corporation''' is the world’s largest manufacturer and distributor of heating, ventilating and air conditioning ([[HVAC]]) systems, and a global leader in the commercial refrigeration and food service equipment industry. A wholly owned subsidiary of [[United Technologies Corporation]], Carrier is a $12.5 billion company with over 45,000 employees serving customers in 170 countries on six continents.
== History ==
[[Willis Carrier]] is credited with inventing modern [[air conditioning]] in 1902. The corporation bearing his name succeeded in marketing its air conditioner to the residential market in the 1950s, creating a revolution in which formerly sparsely populated areas such as the American Southwest became home to sprawling suburbs. Carrier is the largest air conditioning producer in the world. It has U.S. manufacturing facilities in Indianapolis, IN for residential and commercial furnaces and air handlers, Collierville, TN for residential condensing units and heat pumps, Tyler, TX for residential package units and commercial condensing and package units, and Charlotte, NC for accessories and chillers. Carrier Corporation is also the manufacturer of Bryant, and Payne, Heating and Cooling Systems. The company is headquartered in [[Farmington, Connecticut|Farmington]], [[Connecticut]] and was acquired by [[United Technologies Corporation]] in July 1979.
== Other Information==
Carrier is a roughly $13.5 billion-a-year [[manufacturing]] company. In order to remain competitive, it aggressively seeks competitive labor costs.
Carrier purchased the naming rights to the [[Carrier Dome]], the football and basketball arena at [[Syracuse University]]. Ironically, despite being named for an air conditioner manufacturer, the Carrier Dome is ''not'' air conditioned.
The Carrier Corporation historically has been based in Syracuse, where Willis Carrier moved his facilities from New Jersey in the 1930s. During the late 20th century, when it was acquired by UTC, it was Central New York State's largest manufacturer. In recent years Carrier has substantially downsized its presence in Syracuse with manufacturing work being sent to Asian locations and managerial employees located closer to UTC's Connecticut corporate headquarters. This has been a challenge for the Syracuse regional economy.
Carrier has several air conditioner models that are certified by [[Association of Home Appliance Manufacturers]] (AHAM).
==Brands==
Carrier Corporation Homepage
*[http://www.corp.carrier.com/www/v/index.jsp?vgnextoid=9d087afdef677010VgnVCM100000cb890b80RCRD Official Site]
Carrier North America Homepage
*http://www.residential.carrier.com/
Bryant Heating and Cooling Systems
*http://www.bryant.com
International Comfort Products
*http://www.icpusa.com/
Linde Refrigeration
*http://www.linde-refrigeration.com/
Magic Aire
*http://www.magicaire.com/
Microthermo Technologies
*http://www.microthermo.com
Payne Heating and Cooling Systems
*http://www.payne.com
Transicold
*http://www.transicold.carrier.com/
Totaline
*http://www.totaline.com/
Tyler Refrigeration
*http://www.tylerrefrigeration.com
==External links==
AHAM's website on Room Air-Conditioners
*http://www.cooloff.org/
[[Category:United Technologies]]
[[Category:Cooling technology]]
[[Category:Companies based in Hartford County, Connecticut]]
[[Category:Farmington, Connecticut]]
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