Carrier Fact Sheet
Carrier Corporation (www.carrier.com) is a leader in providing heating, ventilation, air-conditioning and refrigeration (HVACR) systems, controls, services and sustainable building solutions for residential, commercial, industrial, food service and transportation applications. It is a subsidiary of United Technologies Corporation (NYSE:UTX).
To be our customers’ first choice for air-conditioning, heating and refrigeration solutions everywhere around the world.
Purpose
We make the world a better place to live by creating a comfortable, productive and healthy environment, regardless of climate, and by ensuring the global food supply is transported and preserved for safe consumption.
Revenues
$14.9 billion in 2008
Current Employment
Approximately 41,000
Historical Milestones
1902 – Willis Carrier invents the world’s first mechanical air conditioner.
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1915 – Carrier Engineering Corp. is founded in
1922 – Carrier develops a new coolant and a centrifugal refrigerating machine that enables the cooling of public spaces, changing the face of urban architecture.
1939 – Carrier invents a system for air conditioning skyscrapers.
1965 – Carrier installs ground-based environmental control systems for the Apollo-Saturn V moon program.
1979 – UTC acquires Carrier, the world’s largest manufacturer of air conditioning and refrigeration equipment.
1986 – Carrier establishes first of several joint ventures in
1996 – Carrier introduces its first product line of high efficiency residential air conditioners and heat pumps using the environmentally sound, non-ozone-depleting Puron® refrigerant.
1999 – Carrier enters into a global joint venture with Toshiba Corp. of
2004 – Carrier acquires Linde AG’s commercial refrigeration business.
2008 – Carrier establishes a joint venture with Midea to produce residential and light commercial duct-free split air-conditioning systems exclusively for Carrier for the global market.
Operations
Carrier distributes to, and services its customers via a worldwide network of owned and independent distributors and dealers in more than 170 countries on six continents.
Landmark Installations
- The Sistine Chapel in
- Singapore Expo,
- The Great Hall of the People in
- George Washington’s Mount Vernon Estate and Gardens in
- Galleria degli Uffizi in
Recent Wins
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- Carrefour
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- Shanghai World Financial Center
- Tour Granite office tower (Paris)
- 2008 Beijing Games – 69% of HVAC contracts awarded including the Water Cube and Bird’s Nest
- Mayo Clinic (
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Awards
| 2008 | Awarded the Environmental Pioneer in Cooling award for carbon dioxide refrigeration systems (U.K.) | |
| 2008 | Industry Week magazine names Carrier’s Huntington facility a top 10 plant in North America | |
| 2008 | First prize in India’s National Energy Conservation Awards | |
| 2008 | Consumers Digest Premium Best Buy for Infinity™ heat pump (U.S.) | |
| 2008 | Featured in six winning projects of the 2008 Builder’s Choice Awards which showcase excellence in home design (U.S.) | |
| 2007 | Ministry of Construction award for being one of the top 10 international companies for energy efficiency in China | |
| 2007 | U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Best-of-the-Best Stratospheric Ozone Protection award in recognition of the company's achievements in helping restore the earth's ozone layer (U.S.) | |
| 2007 | AHR (Air Conditioning and Refrigeration) Expo Innovation Award to Aquaforce™ chiller (U.S.) | |
| 2007 | Home Magazine Building Product Awards for innovation and energy efficiency to Carrier Infinity™ system (U.S.) |
Recent Innovations
| 2008 | Launches AvantAC™ All-Electric bus system, the first of its kind in North America to provide constant passenger cooling regardless of vehicle engine speed |
| 2008 | Launches Aquaforce® 30XW water-cooled chiller that is up to 20 percent more efficient than its predecessors and meets strict energy efficiency guidelines |
| 2007 | Introduces new 23XRV Evergreen® chiller with Foxfire® compression technology, the world’s most efficient chiller with non ozone-depleting refrigerant; also launches PrimeLINE® container unit with a reduced carbon footprint and 30 percent lower life cycle costs compared with competing units |
| 2007 | Pilots a refrigeration system for retail stores that uses natural refrigerant carbon dioxide |
| 2007 | Introduces Hybrid Heat® system that switches between electricity and gas to lower energy costs for the homeowner |
| 2006 | Launches Infinity™ Air Purifier that captures and kills airborne allergens, bacteria, molds and viruses |
| 2006 | Launches a new range of ducted split systems with efficiencies up to 21 SEER for the |
Sustainability
From 2000 to 2008, Carrier reduced its air emissions by 56 percent and water usage by 39 percent. Since 2006, the company lowered its greenhouse gas emissions by 18 percent. In 2008, Carrier’s
Parent Company
United Technologies Corporation (www.utc.com) provides high technology products and services to the building systems and aerospace industries worldwide through its industry-leading businesses: Carrier, Hamilton Sundstrand, Otis, Pratt & Whitney, Sikorsky, UTC Fire & Security and UTC Power. It is the 39th largest
Corporate Headquarters
Carrier Corporation
One Carrier Place
Farmington, CT 06032
U.S.A.
