Lennox International Inc. is a provider of climate control products for the heating, ventilation, air conditioning, (in the complex colloquially called: HVAC) and

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markets. The company is based outside

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in the United States and has operations globally.

History

The company was founded in 1895, in Marshalltown, Iowa, by

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, the owner of a machine repair business for railroads. Inventors Ezra William Smith and Ernest Bryant brought their idea for a riveted steel coal-fired furnace to his machine shop to build parts for a prototype. In lieu of payment, Lennox accepted their patent, obtaining rights to the idea. He founded the Lennox Furnace Co. improving the design that led to numerous advancements in heating, cooling and climate control solutions. The company was sold in 1904 to

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who managed the company until his death in 1949, following which ownership devolved to his descendants who continued to hold a prominent position in the company in the following decades. From 1964-65, Lennox dabbled in the lawn and garden industry by building a small crawler tractor and mower called the ''Lennox Kitty Track 600''. It featured a

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engine and a 32" mower deck. In 1971 the small, nonprofitable (low pressure) gas cylinder business of Lennox Industries was sold to Worthington Industries, marking its first diversification step. In 1973, Lennox purchased the commercial refrigeration products firm Heatcraft, including the Larkin, Bohn, Chandler, and Climate Control brands. In 2010, the Kysor/Warren brand was added under the Heatcraft umbrella.

Air conditioning

Lennox has three different series of air conditioners, Elite, Dave Lennox Signature Collection and Merit series.

Brands

Besides the namesake Lennox brand, the company sells a number of brands under its Allied Air subsidiary, including the following: *Concord *Ducane *Allied *AirEase *Armstrong Air *Magic-Pak *Advanced Distributor Products (ADP) *Heatcraft

Plant locations

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, USA - Main plant that manufactures furnaces, heat pumps, and air conditioners *

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, USA - Allied Air products including furnaces, heat pumps, and air conditioners *

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, USA - Coils and air handlers * Ramos Arizpe,

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- Merit series Lennox products and many Allied Air models

Former locations

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- Air conditioners; closed in 1994 * Bellevue, Ohio - Main Armstrong plant; closed in 2008

References

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* {{Authority control Companies listed on the New York Stock Exchange Electronics companies established in 1895 Companies based in Richardson, Texas Heating, ventilation, and air conditioning companies American companies established in 1895 1895 establishments in Iowa