Fedders

{{Short description|American company that manufactures air conditioners}}{{Infobox company

| name = Fedders Air Conditioning

| hq_location = Somerset County, New Jersey

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Fedders is an American company that manufactures air conditioners and other air treatment products. Founded by Theodore Fedders in 1896, Fedders is headquartered in the Basking Ridge section of Bernards Township in Somerset County, New Jersey, United States.{{cite web|url=http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/notification-and-hearing-procedures-established-for-trading-in-fedders-equity-securities-58912557.html |title=Notification and Hearing Procedures Established for Trading in Fedders Equity Securities|location=|publisher=Prnewswire.com |date= |accessdate=March 30, 2012}}File:Fedders5000inside.jpgFedders was founded in 1896 by Theodore Fedder as a producer of milk cans, bread pans and kerosene tanks. The company began manufacturing room air conditioners in 1946.{{cite web|url=https://en.globes.co.il/en/article-1000741270|title=Fedders Manufacturer Overview|location=|publisher=Furnace Compare |date=February 19, 2020|accessdate=September 13, 2020}} Fedders purchased Airtemp from Chrysler in 1976.{{Cite news|date=1976-02-24|title=Fedders Purchases Nonautomotive Part Of Unit of Chrysler|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1976/02/24/archives/fedders-purchases-nonautomotive-part-of-unit-of-chrysler.html|access-date=2020-09-29|issn=0362-4331}} Fedders also purchased the General Electric room air conditioner and rotary compressor plant in Columbia, Tennessee in 1987.{{cite web|url=https://air-conditioner-man.tumblr.com/post/146622224459/1987-general-electric-room-air-conditioners |title=1987 General Electric Room Air Conditioners|location=|publisher=tumblr.com |date=June 18, 2016|accessdate=June 14, 2022}}File:Fedders Manufacturing Company Buffalo NY NARA-45506641.jpg

Fedders Quigan Corp., an American company, owns the Fedders trademark in the United States.{{cn|date=August 2022}}