ORLANDO, Fla. — Carrier’s three-day national factory-authorized dealer meeting and awards celebration concluded recently, with more than 400 dealers receiving the Carrier President’s Award and three emerging as top award recipients.

Desmond Howard, a former National Football League wide receiver and return specialist, delivered the keynote speech.

At the event, Carrier inducted Greg Harnist and Tim Corcoran, of Corcoran & Harnist of Cincinnati, Ohio, and John Ambrosino, of Total Temperature Control of Wakefield, Massachusetts, into its Dealer Hall of Fame. Fred Habegger, of The Habegger Corp., received the Carrier Distributor Lifetime Achievement Award. The awards were established to recognize dealers and distributors who exemplify exceptional leadership in business management, customer satisfaction, HVAC expertise, and operational excellence.

The meeting also served as a training opportunity, with sessions led by industry experts. Each course provided credit hours toward participants’ Carrier factory-authorized dealer designation; Carrier’s standard requires designees to maintain industry licenses and insurance, pass extensive training requirements, and maintain exemplary scores in customer service.

Training topics covered the upcoming refrigerant transition, generational selling and profitability, and branding and marketing with a focus on social media.

“The national dealer meeting is an annual reminder that we truly have the best dealers in the industry,” said Nick Arch, vice president and general manager of the residential solutions division at Carrier, in a press release. “Their ongoing commitment to excellence in service, sales, and brand loyalty is unmatched. Congratulations to our Hall of Fame inductees, our Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, and all of our President’s Award winners.”