Year: 2020

Fronius “I have opened a specialist repair shop for radios and electrical equipment at the Rankleiten hotel. All repairs are carried out by me personally at any time, both in my workshop or at your premises. I ask my valued customers to turn to me with complete confidence.”  With those simple words, Gunter Fronius marked the beginning of a journey that has encompassed the next 75 years. Fronius was started on June 20, 1945, in the Austrian market town of Pettenbach, where its headquarters still reside today. From its roots as a simple one-man radio repair shop in 1945, Fronius…

American Torch Tip Company In October 1940, Jack Walters, Sr. and his brother-in-law saw the need for quality replacement Torch Tips and created a new company called American Torch Tip Company. Walters was working as a plant manager for a competitor in Pittsburgh at the time when he decided to strike out on his own. To make his dream a reality, Walters sold torch tips during the day and went to work at the American Bridge Company at night. Today, American Torch Tip is in its third generation of family ownership. “Every generation has added to the company,” says Jack…

The company’s Somerset location will relocate in August. Read the full press release below or on the company’s website. To meet the increasing needs of our customers, our Somerset location will move to a larger location in late August. The new address is 530 Enterprise Dr. Somerset, KY 42501, and we look forward to seeing you there!

Geldof is an operations manager with Keen Compressed Gas Co. Read the full press release below or on the company’s website. WILMINGTON, DELAWARE (July 21, 2020) – Dave Geldof, Operations Manager at Keen Compressed Gas Co., recently celebrated his 50th year working for the company. In August 1970, Geldof began working for Harold Keen, brother of Keen Gas’s CEO, Merrill Keen, at Keen Service Shop, a separate entity from Keen Compressed Gas Co. At the shop Geldof worked with Harold repairing torches and regulators, and testing cylinders. The shop folded into Keen Compressed Gas Co. in 1972 when the New…

The IWDC is pleased to announce that effective, Monday, July 13, 2020, Vic Wilson joined the IWDC, reporting to Keith Werkley as the Southern Regional Sales Manager. In this role, he will be responsible for promoting IWDC’s value proposition to the Membership as well as driving profitable growth of our Vendor partner brands and Weldmark® brand. During Vic’s 27-year career he has held several positions from Inside Sales to General Manager and Shareholder of an independent welding distributor. Vic was an IWDC Member and sat on the Marketing Committee for 9 years. Vic has extensive knowledge of welding, welding supplies…

Thirty young propane professionals, who were nominated by others in the industry, have been selected as Charter Members of the Young Gassers’ 30 Under 30 Program. Each of these young adults will receive a variety of assignments, perks, and recognition within the propane industry for their participation. This is the inaugural year of the 30 Under 30 Program. Created by the International Association of Young Gassers in conjunction with the National Propane Gas Association (NPGA) and the Canadian Propane Association (CPA), the program is meant in invest in, engage, and encourage young professionals working for companies directly involved in the propane…

Messer, the largest privately-owned industrial gases leader, announced that the company recently won three industry awards for their new digital web presence in the Americas. Messer’s enhanced websites earned the following honors for 2020: AVA Digital Awards – Gold Winner for planning, concept, direction, design and production of digital communication. MUSE Creative – Gold Award in the Corporate Website category; Silver Award in the Business-to-Business (B2B) website category. “These awards recognize our website as among the best in class for a corporate web presence in 2020,” said Gina Gibbs Foster, Vice President, Communications, Messer Americas. “The team at Messer is…

Read the full update below or on the company’s website. During the current COVID-19 emergency EspriGas is not taking orders by phone.  Please  place your order through your normal Procurement System, EspriGas’s secure online portal at portal.esprigas.com or by emailing [email protected].  If you need to reach Customer Service, please email us at [email protected].  We are working to respond to all orders and inquiries during business hours within 1 hour.

Read the full post below or on the company’s website. So, obviously dry ice is cold – but just how cold? A normal ice cube you may toss into your favorite beverage melts at 32 degrees Fahrenheit; Dry Ice sublimates, which is the transition from a solid phase to a gaseous phase while skipping the liquid phase, at -109.3 degrees Fahrenheit! This extremely low temperature is enough to freeze your cells with prolonged contact, causing injuries very similar to that of a burn. Typically, minor burns can be treated with some over the counter antibiotic ointment and a band-aid. However,…

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