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GAWDA held its first ever virtual Annual Convention on Friday, September 25, 2020. The hour-long virtual event was the “Business…

by Sean Coyle, CEO of Sandler Training Our businesses, people, families and lives have experienced unprecedented difficulties in 2020. That…

By Jay Spielvogel, Venator Sales Group, LLC “I am a face-to-face type of salesperson” “I don’t do well on the…

by Mike Marks and Dan Horan,  Indian River Consulting Group As practices continue to shift, there are two trends distributors…

COVID-19 has impacted all of our businesses in some way, shape or form. What lasting impacts will this experience have…

Improvements Are Required inCommunications Between Manufacturer, Distributor and the Customer by J. R. (Buzz) Campbell & Ken Thompson In this…

GAWDA Members Commemorate Milestone Anniversaries By Steve GuglielmoIt doesn’t seem like there has been much to celebrate in 2020. The…

By Dan Horan, Senior Associate Consultant at Indian River Consulting Group The need for a strong strategy does not stop…

By Paul Banuski As we all find ourselves in an unprecedented and rapidly evolving situation regarding COVID-19, we know many…

Is your sales team making these four mistakes that could make it more difficult to sell during an economic downturn?…

The COVID-19 pandemic has been an incredibly trying time for our nation and our industry. Though many GAWDA members remained…

How COVID-19 has impacted GAWDA members and what will need to be done as businesses reopen. By Steve Guglielmo, Tom…

A-L Compressed Gases of Spokane A-L Compressed Gases of Spokane is celebrating its 30th Anniversary in 2020. The company was…

EQUIGAS EQUIGAS was founded 35 years ago in Venezuela by Antonio Arvelo. Antonio was working in the Lubricant and LP-Gas…

Worthington Industries Worthington Industries is celebrating its 65th Anniversary in 2020. The company came from humble beginnings. Founder John McConnell…

Mathey Dearman, Inc. When Mathey was established in 1935 by Frank Mathey, the company not only did pipe beveling machines,…

Generant Company Generant was founded in 1930 by Albert Simon, an engineer and business owner. He started the company with…

AGL Welding Supply Company AGL Welding Supply Company (Clifton, New Jersey) is celebrating its 100th Anniversary in 2020. The company…

105 Years CPV Manufacturing The CPV story is built on the enterprise of a farmer turned machinist – whose tradition of…

Lincoln Electric 125 years ago, a young electrical engineer by the name of John Cromwell Lincoln founded the Lincoln Electric…