The origins of Air Comfort Corporation date back to 1934 when several young engineers founded a company, initially called the Engineering Sales Corporation, to design and build power plants. With the advent of air conditioning, they recognized an opportunity to tap into a new market. In 1935, the man who invented modern air conditioning, Dr. Willis Carrier, came to Chicago searching for a company to sell, install, and service his new air conditioning products in the Midwest. He selected Engineering Sales Corporation, which changed its name to Air Comfort Corporation to reflect the new focus and mission.

Air Comfort grew, and as it did so it created and developed many services and procedures that would become the standard for the industry. The company, initially founded on the strength of its design, engineering, and installation capabilities, quickly recognized the importance of quality maintenance programs and service. The company became an early pioneer of planned maintenance programs and was one of the first companies in the country to provide preventive maintenance agreements.

In the 1960s the formal ties between Air Comfort and The Carrier Corporation were dissolved. Air Comfort became a completely independent contractor as it spun off the Carrier distributorship. Over the years Air Comfort expanded its capabilities to include sheetmetal work, building automation systems, energy recovery technology, and national service.

As the company has matured, it has focused on its core competencies in the field of heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) contracting. These include service, preventive maintenance, retrofit projects, equipment replacements, and unique design/build projects. The company's primary mission is to provide quality and service to our clients. In order to best accomplish this, we view ourselves as a service company with construction capabilities.

As we now embark upon a new century and a new millennium, we recognize that many things about Air Comfort have changed, evolved, progressed, and developed. We also recognize, however, that many more things have remained unchanged. Chief among these are Air Comfort's commitment to continually improve our quality and level of service, our dedication to our customers and employees, and our mission to be a leader in the industry and to promote positive changes, which will raise the standards of excellence and increase the value to our customer.