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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…

Final GAWDA Consultant Roundtable for 2024 By Tom Badstubner, Marilyn Dempsey, Michael Dodd, Rick Schweitzer, and Steve Guglielmo The GAWDA Consultant Program is a GAWDA member benefit that is included as part of your member dues to the association. It is consistently rated as one of the most valuable member benefits that GAWDA provides. Between the four of them GAWDA’s consultants bring more than 150 years of industry-specific experience to the association. The GAWDA Consultants will be on-hand in Phoenix at the GAWDA Annual Convention to discuss the flurry of regulatory activity that has been handed down in summer 2024.…

New committee to shed light on 21st century issues facing all GAWDA Members By Steve Guglielmo, John Vrana and Hector Villarreal During the 2024 GAWDA Spring Management Conference, GAWDA debuted its brand-new Technology Committee. The Committee will be co-chaired by Red Ball Oxygen’s John Vrana and Weldcoa’s Hector Villarreal and will tackle some of the industry’s greatest looming threats and challenges including cyber security, automation and AI. We were lucky enough to be able to interview John and Hector during the SMC for an interview that aired in the May 1st episode of GAWDA TV. To see the full interview,…