Author: GAWDA MEDIA

As part of its continued push to help GAWDA members get the most out of their membership dues in the association and stay on the front lines of emerging industry trends and hot-button issues, GAWDA has several volunteer committees devoted to specific areas of the industry. The volunteer committees include Government Affairs, Industry Partnering, Insurance & Benefits, Member Services, Safety, Technology, Women of Gases and Welding and Young Professionals. This feature in Welding & Gases Today will update readers on the latest news and events from each committee. We thank all the committee chairs for their help and input as…

“Wherever gas is the integral part and provides energy for everyday life, there will be the technological and productive commitment from Cavagna Group.” The Cavagna Group’s Mission statement begins with lofty aspirations. “Wherever gas is used, we are there.” But, after three-quarters of a century of continuous growth and evolution, the Cavagna Group doesn’t just talk the talk. It walks the walk. The company, which was founded in 1949 by Paolo Cavagna and his family in his home in Northen Italy, today comprises a group of 18 companies around the globe with 160 countries served and more than 1,000 employees.…

Service Only a Family-Owned Business Can Supply How California Tool & Welding Supply has evolved since 1976. In 1976, Robert C. Craig (Bob Jr.) worked for his father, Bob Sr., at his welding supply company in Duarte, California. Bob and Rick Davis decided to set out on their own and opened California Tool & Welding Supply out of a wooden shed on a dusty sand lot with a few bottles of compressed gases, an oxygen cascade system, and a small selection of hard goods. But what they lacked in resources, they more than made up for in vision. The motto…