Month: May 2022

The IWDC hosted its 2022 Sales and Purchasing Convention from May 24-26, 2022 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Attendees were treated to three days of networking opportunities, educational training classes and the resurgence of Gas Day. Attendees also had the opportunity to tour Absolute Air in Faribault, Minnesota. Absolute Air is a consortium of IWDC Members Mississippi Welders Supply, Toll Company, Huber Supply, and A-Ox Welding Supply along with Minneapolis Oxygen. This year’s Sales and Purchasing Convention also featured some other changes that included: Sponsored Educational Training Seminars: Vendor experts spoke on various topics geared toward educating Members to make them even…

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Airgas announces the acquisition of Yakima Welders Supply and Adirondack Compressed Gases, Inc. effective April 1, 2022. These transactions will enable a step-change improvement in capabilities and service reach to key markets in Eastern Washington and Central New York, respectively. Airgas will be closer to current and new customers in the area, including metal fabrication, construction, healthcare, and life science markets. In addition to a complete offering of industrial, medical, and specialty gases in all modes of supply, our Yakima location will continue to sell a full range of argon, CO2, oxygen, and nitrogen in South Central Washington, and our…

All Women of Gases & Welding Educational Grant Applications must be received by June 30, 2022. The new Women of Gases & Welding (WGW) Educational Grant Program will provide financial support to two GAWDA female members to attend the University of Innovative Distribution (UID) in March 2023 & March 2024. The UID is a concentrated educational program focused on the unique needs of the wholesale distribution industry. Courses are grouped in Education Tracks based on theme, such as Management, Operations, Marketing, Distribution Strategy, Sales and more. The UID experience is designed to enhance and fortify your knowledge, skills, and abilities with…

Air Water America, Inc.  a subsidiary of Air Water Inc., announced that it has acquired Noble Gas Solutions, Inc. (Noble Gas), a leading independent gas and welding products distributor in New York. Formed in 1940, Noble Gas Solutions began serving the industrial and manufacturing industries; the company’s headquarters and primary cylinder filling plant are located in Albany, New York, with additional retail stores located in South Glens Falls, NY, and Kingston, NY. “This is a fantastic opportunity for Noble Gas to continue its growth and for our employees to advance within the organization” said J David Mahoney former CEO and…

AWISCO welcomed Corey Notice as its new Bronx Branch Leader! If you need to reach Corey, you can call him at 646-380-5918 or email him at [email protected]. Stop by our Bronx location and say hi!

Airgas, an Air Liquide company, is purchasing wind power for an Air Separation Unit (ASU) in Cleburne, Texas, outside of Dallas, making it the first Airgas primary production unit to be powered with an energy mix that includes locally sourced renewable energy. The ASU produces liquid argon, nitrogen and oxygen and will run on wind power mixed with other energy sources, cutting the overall carbon footprint by an estimated 15,840 metric tons per year. This is equivalent to the CO2 emissions associated with the electricity used by approximately 3,000 U.S. homes every year.   Airgas began receiving wind power at the…

FMCSA to Proceed with Speed Limiter Rulemaking.  The Federal Motor Carrier Safety administration has announced its intent to proceed with a rulemaking to require speed limiting devices on commercial motor vehicles over 26,000 pounds GVW (or CVW weight rating, whichever is greater).  The agency intends to issue a supplemental notice of proposed rulemaking to follow up on a joint proposed rule that is published with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration in 2016. Speed limiters would be required on all vehicles that are equipped with an electronic engine control unit (ECU) capable of governing the maximum speed be required to…