Author: Courtney Kless

An announcement on iwdc.coop reads: “Effective December 18, 2020, two strong regional players joined forces to better service their respective customer bases. Sky Oxygen and James C. Dawes Company, Inc. are in adjacent markets, are passionate about customer service and have similar cultures that value employees. “I saw this as a great way to provide continuity for my employees and to keep serving our long-term loyal customer base” – Brian Dawes, President, James C. Dawes. “I am excited for Sky Oxygen and am very happy that Brian is staying with our merged enterprise. Both our companies are on the same computer system…

GAWDA extends its condolences to the friends and family of Bill McKenna, Chief Operating Officer of F&M MAFCO, who passed away on January 4, 2021. An obituary posted on iwdc.coop reads: “He was born 64 years ago into a loving family of four older brothers and a younger sister where the value of hard work was taught by their parents, Bob and Mary. In his youth, Bill did a little bit of everything – paperboy, gas station attendant, mechanic – you name it. Before graduating from his beloved Elder High School, he started working with his father and brothers at…

Noble Gas Solutions announced that it will be opening a location in South Glens Falls. Click here or read the full announcement below. Noble Gas Solutions will be arriving in Glens Falls swiftly! Our newest location, set to open in South Glens Falls in a few short months, is currently under construction and our doors will be opening before we know it. Our new store is located at 15 Third Street in South Glens Falls and will have many of the same features our other locations are known for. We will be able to offer a wide range of gases, gas equipment,…

Meritus Gas Partners (“Meritus”) announced its formation via a partnership with Willingham Welding Solutions, Inc. (d/b/a Gas Innovations) (“Gas Innovations”) and Atlas Welding Supply Co., Inc. (“Atlas”), in conjunction with a growth investment from AEA Investors’ (“AEA”) Small Business Fund (“AEA SBF”). Meritus is a platform led by a team of accomplished industry executives to partner with best-in-class independent packaged gas distributors across North America. Meritus intends to assemble a national federation of high-quality independent distributors of industrial, medical, and specialty gases and welding and safety supplies, located in diverse geographies and serving growing end-markets. The Meritus executive team is…

In its December 31 newsletter, AWISCO shared a message from President Lloyd Robinson. Read it in full below. Wishing you good times, good cheer and a memorable new year. I am dedicating our last newsletter of 2020 to everyone that was instrumental in AWISCO getting through this tumultuous year. Our dedicated customers, our loyal vendor partners and the amazing AWISCO team. Without all of you, AWISCO would not be what we are today. To all of our loyal customers we say “thank you!”  Thank you for your business, thank you for your loyalty, and thank you for choosing AWISCO. We are all glad to…

By Molly Burgess nexAir has broken ground on a new location in Miami, Florida. The distributor of atmospheric gases and welding supplies, today (5th Nov) said the new building will serve as its Florida Centralised Warehouse, replacing the current facility in Okeechobee. Click here to read the full article by gasworld.

Read the full press release from Central McGowan below. ST. CLOUD, Minn. – Central McGowan (www.centralmcgowan.com), a leading supplier of gases and state-of-the-art equipment/technology for the manufacturing, welding, medical, and food and beverage industries in the upper Midwest and a FANUC-authorized integrator of automation/robotic solutions, announced that it is expanding its Fargo, N.D. CO2 distribution hub to be a fully-stocked retail store and distribution site. Central McGowan’s Fargo store is located at 1226 38th St N, Fargo, ND 58102 (next to the newly painted water tower). The store officially opens today. Central McGowan has had a presence in the area…

Read the full press release from nexAir below. nexAir announced Friday that it has acquired the business operations and customers of Atlanta Medical Gases, LLC (“Atlanta Medical Gases”), a medical gas supplier located in the Atlanta, Georgia area.  The healthcare customers of Atlanta Medical Gases will complement nexAir’s strong medical gas presence in the greater Atlanta area and will benefit from a broad range of offerings nexAir provides to ensure the success of its customers. “The addition of the strong customer relationships at Atlanta Medical Gases to our current healthcare-related services and operations will be beneficial to everyone and expand…

Holston Gases recently recognized six of its branches for their work in 2020: Columbia, TN; Somerset, KY; Jasper, AL; Ft. Payne, AL; Louisville, KY; and Tri-Cities, TN. Click here or on the post below for more information.

In its September 30 newsletter, AWISCO announced the grand reopening of its Maspeth Store. Read the full announcement below. AWISCO Maspeth has a brand new look! Stop by our Maspeth location at 55-15 43rd St. Maspeth, NY 11378 on October 15th to check out the new store. Sales and specials will be available all day. Thank you to our generous sponsors of this celebration: Ace Industrial , Bessey Tools, Enerpac, Hougen, MK Morse, Metal Man, Miller Electric, SafTcart, Scotchman, United Abrasives, and Wilton/Jet. All of these vendors will be offering specials on this day. The company also announced the winner of its 2020…