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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

CARRIER MEETS EMERGENCY AIR CONDITIONING REQUIREMENTS

MINNEAPOLIS, MN, Jun 22 -- Building owners and managers facing unexpected increases in cooling demand, scheduled maintenance or emergency repairs can get immediate portable equipment service from HVAC Portable Systems Inc., recently acquired by Carrier Corporation.

"HVAC Portable Systems Inc. provides building owners and managers with portable equipment to generate the additional air-conditioning capacity required to meet peak demand," said Taylor Norris, HVAC Portable Systems Inc. president and general manager. "We also provide solutions for maintenance or repairs to existing equipment, planned shutdowns, accidents and natural disasters." In addition, the company helps building management improve existing system performance.

HVAC Portable Systems Inc. provides air- and water-cooled chillers with capacities ranging from 20 tons to 2,000 tons, air conditioners, electric heaters, pumps, generators and other portable equipment solutions. In most situations, HVAC Portable Systems Inc. can supply the equipment and put it into operation within 24 hours.

"Our goal is to reduce operating costs, maintain competitive rates and continually provide the highest quality service, equipment and personnel," Norris said. "We strive to make each project an accomplishment of our customers' highest expectations in an industry where there is no room for error."

To help meet those expectations, HVAC Portable Systems Inc. has a 24-hour service hotline, 1-800-586-8336.

Carrier acquired the Houston, Texas-based company in March.

"The addition of a portable equipment service capability has expanded Carrier's ability to satisfy our customers with total solutions to commercial air conditioning requirements," said Roger Morey, vice president and general manager, Carrier Commercial Applied Equipment & Services. "It also has enhanced our position as a global HVAC service provider."

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 automotive industries.

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Mary Milmoe
Carrier Corporation
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Syracuse, NY 13221

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