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RJ Murray Co. - A Locally Owned Business

RJ Murray Co., Inc.
7 Northway Lane, Latham

Owners: Robert Murray & Richard Murray

Describe your business: Now in its third generation, family-owned RJ Murray Company, Inc. was the first Carrier distributor in the world. In 1929, founder Richard Murray, Sr., started bringing refrigeration and air conditioning to homes and industries in the Northeast.

“The Father of Cool”, Dr. Willis Carrier, who invented mechanical air conditioning, took notice of Murray’s success. In 1933, Murray joined a young Carrier Air Conditioning Company. As business expanded, Carrier asked Murray to form a distributorship and franchise dealers to sell and install air conditioning equipment.

Today, as Carrier’s oldest operating distributor, RJ Murray supports over 500 contractors, government and industrial accounts from a modern, 50,000-square-foot distribution facility in Latham.

Upgrade To Comfort.com is RJ Murray’s consumer site with information, promotions and helpful tips on everything concerning heating, indoor air quality, cooling, water heaters and generators, along with a listing of local Carrier dealers.

Every dealer maintains a full staff of factory-trained service and installation technicians with a reputation for quality workmanship and trust.

What makes you optimistic about the future of your business and our region? RJ Murray has many Carrier HVAC products that help homeowners enjoy their homes in a healthy, comfortable way. These products are in high demand as consumers are looking for energy-efficient technology to reduce utility costs and provide increased home comfort. Carrier products also allow for next-level communication with programmable controls and remote convenience.

Plus, RJ Murray enjoys working with a dealer network that is second to none. Carrier dealers are trained in proper equipment operation, application and installation and provide 24/7 support.

What do you find most rewarding about your business? We strive to provide customers with the ultimate in home comfort, performance and energy savings and Carrier is the leader in intuitive, high-tech and high-efficiency engineering. We take pride when a noisy, poorly operating heating and cooling system has been replaced with a quieter, more energy-efficient model and the homeowner is completely satisfied with the results and enjoying a more healthy and comfortable home. (See our ad on page 8).