Founded in 1938 with a cooling coil built in its founder’s garage, Baltimore Aircoil Company is now a global manufacturer shaped by more than 2,000 employee-owners. The company develops cooling equipment for demanding commercial, industrial, and refrigeration environments, with a longstanding focus on reducing water and energy use.
EVAPCO, IncFounded in 1976, EVAPCO designs and manufactures heat-transfer equipment for evaporative cooling and industrial refrigeration applications. The employee-owned company became employee owned and operated in 1984 and now engineers and manufactures products at 36 locations in 14 countries, supported by a sales network of more than 200 offices. Its Mr. GoodTower operation extends that work into maintenance, repair and replacement support for evaporative cooling equipment.TANEYTOWN, MD
Skil-aireFor 50 years, Skil-aire has manufactured precision cooling and environmental-control systems for facilities where temperature stability and uptime are critical, from datacenters and trading floors to medical and defense sites. A TitheCorp company based in Baltimore, it builds systems in-house and supports projects with a nationwide team of more than 400 engineers and technicians. Its Guardian systems can hold temperature within ±0.5°F for demanding 24/7 environments, including landmark installations such as San Francisco’s 181 Fremont.BALTIMORE, MD
Bard Manufacturing Company, IncFounded in a Bryan, Ohio tin shop in 1914, Bard Manufacturing makes commercial heating and cooling equipment, including the wall-mounted systems that became its signature. The company remains fourth-generation family-owned, with the fifth generation involved in daily operations and strategy, and now serves customers worldwide from three North American facilities. Bard’s equipment is especially established in schools and modular buildings, where its decentralized systems provide room-by-room climate control without relying on large central systems.BRYAN, OH