Carrier Corporation

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Carrier Corporation

Type	Subsidiary of UTC
Founded	1915 (acquired in 1979)
Headquarters	Farmington, Connecticut
Industry	Heating, Ventilating and Air Conditioning (HVAC) Systems
Employees	Approximately 45,000
Website	carrier.com

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.

1 History
2 Other Information
3 Brands
4 External links

[edit] 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 and was acquired by United Technologies Corporation in July 1979.

[edit] 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).