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CARRIER AND MCAA CELEBRATE EXCELLENCE

SYRACUSE, N.Y., Feb. 12 -- Celebrating the excellent achievements of individuals and companies in various arenas, Carrier Corporation sponsored the "Celebration of Excellence" breakfast at the Mechanical Contractors Association of America's (MCAA) 108th annual convention in Scottsdale, Ariz. last week.

The MCAA honored David A. Nelson of Nelson Carlson Mechanical Contractors, Rockford, Ill., with its "Distinguished Service Award." Nelson was a strong force behind the creation of the National Plumbing Bureau and is a member of its Board of Directors. Also honored was the McClure Company, Harrisburg, Penn., selected by its peers as the 1996 E. Robert Kent Award winner in recognition of the firm's development of a labor analysis software system designed to improve job productivity.

"As a founding member of the Mechanical Contracting Foundation's Partnership Enterprise, we are proud to be associated with contractors who represent excellence in this industry," said Roger Morey, vice president and general manager of Carrier's Commercial Applied Equipment and Services business unit. "Like all of those honored today, we strive for a perfect score everyday on every project. Some of those being recognized today are coming close to that goal."

The MCAA's annual safety awards honor those companies having the fewest number of reportable incidents. Those winners are: 1,000,001 hours and above, Kinetic Systems, Inc., Santa Clara, Calif.; 300,001 hours to 1,000,000 hours, Natkin & Company (South Central Region), Dallas; 100,001 hours to 300,000 hours, Wiegmann & Associates, Inc., St. Charles, Mo.; 50,001 hours to 100,000 hours, Voegele Mechanical, Inc., Philadelphia; 50,000 hours and below, Hammond Mechanical Corp., Euclid, Ohio, Sids Air Conditioning & Heating Co., Inc., Los Angeles, and; Temperature Control, Inc., Knoxville, Tenn.

Carrier Corporation is the world's largest manufacturer of heating and air conditioning systems and equipment. It is a subsidiary of United Technologies Corporation, provider of a broad range of high-technology products and support services to the aerospace, building systems and automobile industries.

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