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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 subsidiary, in business matters is an entity that is controlled by a bigger and more powerful entity United Technologies Corporation (UTC ( is an American multinational conglomerate based in Hartford, Connecticut and is the 20th Farmington is a town located in Hartford County in central Connecticut in the United States. For other uses of this term see Industry (disambiguation An industry (from Latin industrius, "diligent industrious" Ventilation is the intentional movement of Air from outside a building to the inside The term air conditioning refers to the cooling and dehumidification of indoor air for Thermal comfort. HVAC (pronounced either "H-V-A-C" or occasionally " H-vak " is an Initialism or Acronym that stands for " Heating Employment is a Contract between two parties, one being the employer and the other being the employee. A website (alternatively web site or Web site, a back-construction from the Proper noun World Wide Web) is a collection of Web pages HVAC (pronounced either "H-V-A-C" or occasionally " H-vak " is an Initialism or Acronym that stands for " Heating A wholly owned subsidiary of United Technologies Corporation, Carrier is a $12. United Technologies Corporation (UTC ( is an American multinational conglomerate based in Hartford, Connecticut and is the 20th 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

History

Willis Carrier is credited with inventing modern air conditioning in 1902. Willis Haviland Carrier ( November 26, 1876 – October 7, 1950) was an Engineer and Inventor, and is known as the The term air conditioning refers to the cooling and dehumidification of indoor air for Thermal comfort. 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. Farmington is a town located in Hartford County in central Connecticut in the United States. Connecticut ( is a state located in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. United Technologies Corporation (UTC ( is an American multinational conglomerate based in Hartford, Connecticut and is the 20th

Other Information

Carrier is a roughly $13. 5 billion-a-year manufacturing company. Manufacturing (from Latin manu factura, "making by hand" is the use of tools and labor to make things for use or sale 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. The Carrier Dome is a 50000-seat domed sports Stadium located on the campus of Syracuse University in the University Hill neighborhood of Syracuse Syracuse University (SU is a private research university located in Syracuse, New York. 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). The Association of Home Appliance Manufacturers or AHAM represents the manufacturers of Household appliances and products/services associated with household appliances