The story
Founded by Francis Marion Roots and Philander Higley Roots in 1859.1
Private company
Roots Blowers
Defunct American engineering company
The Roots Blower Company was an American engineering company based in Connersville, Indiana. It was founded in 1854 by the inventors Philander Higley Roots and Francis Marion Roots.2 It is part of Ingersoll Rand.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
Overview
1859Founded1
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The Roots Blower Company was an American engineering company based in Connersville, Indiana. It was founded in 1854 by the inventors Philander Higley Roots and Francis Marion Roots.2
Corporate structure
Roots Blowers is part of a group headed by Ingersoll Rand. 203 entities, 59 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.
- Ingersoll Rand Swords
- Roots Blowers Connersville
- 200 PARK, INC. Subsidiary · South Carolina, United States
- AIRCO LIMITED Subsidiary · Thailand
- AL-KO AIR TECHNOLOGY (SUZHOU) CO., LTD. Subsidiary · China
- AL-KO LUCHTTECHNIEK B.V. Subsidiary · Netherlands
- AL-KO THERM GMBH Subsidiary · Germany
- ALDRICH PUMP LLC Subsidiary · North Carolina, United States
- ALLIANCE COMPRESSORS LLC Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
- AMAIR LIMITED Subsidiary · Thailand
- ARCTIC COOL CHILLERS LIMITED Subsidiary · Canada
- BEST MATIC INTERNATIONAL AB Subsidiary · Sweden
- BEST MATIC VERMOGENSVERWALTUNGS GMBH Subsidiary · Germany
- BRAINBOX AI INC. Subsidiary · Canada
- BRAINBOX AI RETAIL INC. Subsidiary · New Hampshire, United States
- BRAINBOX AI US, LLC Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
- CALMAC CORP. Subsidiary · New York, United States
- CLIMATE ETC TECHNOLOGY SERVICES PRIVATE LIMITED Subsidiary · India
- CLIMATELABS LLC Subsidiary · North Carolina, United States
- COMPAGNIE TRANE TECHNOLOGIES SAS Subsidiary · France
- COOL ENERGY LIMITED Subsidiary · United Kingdom
- DALLAH TRANE FOR MANUFACTURING AIR CONDITIONERS Subsidiary · Saudi Arabia
- DIASORIN INTERNATIONAL B.V. Subsidiary · Netherlands
- DIVERSIFIED LABORATORY REPAIR INC. Subsidiary · Maryland, United States
- FBL ENTERPRISES INC. Subsidiary · California, United States
- FILAIRCO TECHNICAL SERVICES CO., INC. Subsidiary · Philippines
- and 177 more
Built from subsidiaries listed in Exhibit 21 of annual reports filed with the SEC; subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0); major holders from Schedules 13D and 13G. Each entity in the chart links to its source.
Leadership
Who has led Roots Blowers, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.
- FounderPhilander Higley Roots 18541
- FounderFrancis Marion Roots1
Products and brands
- positive displacement pump
Listed on Wikidata.1
Subsidiaries and ownership
Parent company
- Ingersoll Rand since 2023
Former owners and parents
- Dresser Industries 1944 to 2011
- General Electric 2011 to 2015
- Colfax Corporation 2015 to 2019
- KPS Capital Partners 2019 to 2023
- Chart Industries, Inc 2023 to 2023
From Wikidata.1
Former names
Timeline
- 2023Renamed Name changed to Industrial Technologies and Services, LLC1
- 2023Renamed Name changed to Roots Blowers LLC1
- 2023Acquired Acquired by Chart Industries, Inc1
- 2023Acquired Acquired by Ingersoll Rand1
- 2019Acquired Acquired by KPS Capital Partners1
- 2015Renamed Name changed to Howden Roots LLC1
- 2015Acquired Acquired by Colfax Corporation1
- 2011Acquired Acquired by General Electric1
- 1944Renamed Name changed to Dresser Roots1
- 1944Acquired Acquired by Dresser Industries1
- 1931Renamed Name changed to Roots-Connersville Blower Company1
- 1859Founded Founded1
Links
- WikipediaRoots Blower Company
- More imagesWikimedia Commons
- WikidataQ7366631
Sources
The numbers on this page point here. Each one links to the record it came from.
- 1WikidataRoots Blowers on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaRoots Blowers on Wikipedia
- 3Wikimedia CommonsRoots Blowers photo by Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain