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                                                                   EXHIBIT 21(a)


                           SUBSIDIARIES OF THE COMPANY


     Name of Subsidiary                             State or Other Jurisdiction 
                                                          of Incorporation

Emerson Quiet Kool Corporation                                 Delaware

Columbia Specialties, Inc.                                     Delaware

Rotorex Company, Inc.                                          Delaware

Fedders, Inc.                                                  Ontario

Fedders de Mexico S.A. de C.V.                                 Mexico