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About us
Est. 1976
Our Mission: Engineering Better Air
CaptiveAire is on a mission—Fresh air everywhere. Our Paragon HVAC delivers the best of the great outdoors indoors—up to 100% outdoor air—fresh, filtered, and dehumidified.
Built on our decades of learning as the nation's leader in kitchen ventilation systems, CaptiveAire is transforming HVAC. CaptiveAire's one system, one source solution to HVAC maximizes comfort, health, safety, efficiency, and price. We remain committed to continuous innovation and superior service.
Our Careers: Work with Meaning
- 2,100+ employees
- 125+ North American sales & engineering offices
- 6 U.S. manufacturing plants
- 2 R&D labs
Real-time problem solving with company-provided resources+Flat management structure increases efficiency and removes bureaucratic hurdles
Happy, engaged employees+well-served customers
Our Manufacturing Locations: Nationwide Efficiency
- 125+ North American sales & engineering offices
- 6 U.S. manufacturing plants (NC, IA, OK, CA, PA, FL)
- 8 Decentralized corporate centers
- And our nationwide service team
Our Founder: Bob Luddy
- Grew up in Harrisburg, PA
- Entrepreneurial-minded from his first job on a bread delivery truck at age 11
- Attended college, opened a fiberglass manufacturing business, served in Vietnam, & started a family
- Founded CaptiveAire in 1976 with $1,300 capital + a one-room facility in North Carolina
"Serve the customer to the best of our ability. That is our driving goal at CaptiveAire."