Carrier completes acquisition of E.B. Ward/Valair distributor

Carrier Corp. completed its acquisition of E.B. Ward & Company/Valair, a long-standing Carrier distributor serving northern California and parts of Nevada with 140 employees and ~$150 million in combined annual sales. Purchase price not disclosed. Carrier framed it as expanding its company-operated sales and distribution network.

“Carrier Corp. has completed its acquisition of E.B. Ward & Company/Valair, a long-standing Carrier distributor of residential, light commercial, and commercial products.”

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