Totaline Presents Sales Center of the Year Awards, Honors Leaders

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Contact: Mike Dziok, Totaline Marketing Manager
315.432.7213,
michael.dziok@totaline.com

SYRACUSE, N.Y., April 14, 2008 – During the fifth annual Totaline Sales Center of the Year Awards held recently in Las Vegas, Nev., nine Totaline Sales Centers were honored with the distinction of 2007 Sales Center of the Year:

   · Brownsville, South Texas
   · Waco, North Texas (three-time winner)
   · Knoxville, Tenn.
   · Daytona Beach, Fla. (three-time winner)
   · Florence, S.C.
   · Frederick, Md.
   · Stratford, Conn. (two-time winner)
   · North Bay, Ontario, Canada
   · Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Award-winning sales centers were top performers in their regions in six key aftermarket categories, including compressor sales, generic motor sales, thermostat sales, and tool and instrument sales. “The purpose of the Sales Center of the Year award is to encourage a competitive environment for growing the aftermarket business,” said Bob Carre, Totaline business development manager. “It’s a prestigious award.”

Also during the celebration, the 2007 Totaline Leadership awards were presented to:

   · Roy Tindell, sales center manager for Totaline Waco, North Texas,
   · John Witz, zone sales manager for Totaline,
   · Joe Murley, market manager for Totaline Central Florida, and
   · Brian Power, area manager for Totaline Central North Canada.

They were honored for their excellence in building and leading successful Totaline teams.

Awards for the best 2007 Totaline store remodels went to:

   · Totaline Dartmouth, Canada (Store Manager Crystal Gillespie),
   · Totaline Tallahassee, Fla. (Store Manager Kevin Calhoun), and
   · Totaline Harahan, La. (Store Manager Joseph Jones).

These stores were chosen because their remodeled showrooms allow for additional product displays, promote sales and facilitate new levels of excellence in customer service. “Remodeling is not easy,” Carre said. “These stores best utilized the Totaline investment.”

During the awards ceremony, Totaline Vice President and General Manager Greg Deldicque congratulated the honorees, saying, “Thank you for your hard work and commitment to our customers and to Totaline. This year’s awards are particularly special since we are celebrating Totaline’s 20th anniversary commemorated by the slogan: Parts and people. Working together.”

A photo to accompany this article can downloaded by clicking the photo image above. Photo caption: Attendees celebrate at the Totaline Sales Center of Year awards ceremony in Las Vegas, Nev.

About Totaline

Totaline is a global network of more than 800 stores offering thousands of heating, ventilation, air-conditioning and refrigeration (HVAC/R) parts — as well as aftermarket products for Totaline and all major HVAC/R equipment brands. Totaline is part of Carrier Corp., which is headquartered in Farmington, Conn., and is the world’s largest provider of heating, air-conditioning and refrigeration solutions. With 2007 revenues of $14.6 billion, Carrier has approximately 43,000 employees worldwide and operations in more than 170 countries. Carrier is part of United Technologies Corp., a Hartford, Connecticut-based provider of products and services to the aerospace and building systems industries worldwide.

For more information about Carrier products and services, visit www.carrier.com. For more information about Totaline parts, aftermarket products and store locations, visit www.totaline.com.

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Posted April 14, 2008

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