Carrier

Carrier is the world leader in air-conditioning and climate control systems.  Most engineering students learn that Willis Carrier studied the principles of heat exchange, humidity and thermodynamics and consequently invented air-conditioning in 1902.  This year, the brand celebrates its 50-year presence in the Philippines, and we have been fortunate to have been part of the brand's local history (maybe a few people can remember that in the 1990s, we made a television endorsement of their room air-conditioners, attesting to the robust engineering and noteworthy cooling power).  Vicky and I were at the Fort Tent this evening to celebrate this milestone with the group.

The Philippine partnership started in 1962, when the Jose Concepcion Sr,. was granted a license to manufacture and sell Carrier air-conditioners in the Philippines.  Today, the Concepcion family is in joint-venture partnership with United Technologies Corporation (the parent company of the Carrier Corporation) in what is known as the Concepcion-Carrier Air Conditioning Company.  Here's a toast to the group--congratulations for taking us through the spring, summer, and autumn of our lives, and here's more power for the next 50 years, as we look forward to the coming winter!  Three cheers to climate control--a showcase of human ingenuity!