History

The history of Unico, Inc. is a twenty-one year odyssey that began in the spring of 1985 when Joe and Sharon Intagliata started the business in a garage in Chicago, Illinois. Today, Unico, Inc. has grown to over 100,000 square feet of manufacturing and storage space with distribution and sales in North America, Europe, the African continent, Central and South America, India, and China.  To learn more about Unico, Inc. worldwide operations, please click here.

Unico, Inc. is considered the leader in Small Duct High Velocity (SDHV) heating and cooling systems. In fact, Unico, Inc. spearheaded and led the effort in getting SDHV systems approved as a class of product with the US Department of Energy. Aligning with other major HVAC manufacturers, conservation groups, and other industry partners and influencers, the designation was granted in 2004 to recognize The Unico System as its own classification of product.