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Norco, Inc. Norco was founded by David Nordling in 1948 and purchased by Larry Kissler in 1968. At the time…

General Distributing Company General Distributing Company is a family-owned business that has been serving Montana since 1948, when Glenn E.…

CK Supply CK Supply opened for business on Nov. 3, 1948, as a distributor for National Cylinder Gas Company. CK…

Butler Gas Products Company In 1948, John A. (Jack) and Thomas G. (Tom) Butler started a gas and welding supply…

Bug-O Systems In 1943 the Livesay Multipurpose Machine was invented by Everett Livesay to increase the production of ships and…

McKinney Welding Supply As New York City became the world’s largest manufacturing center and the introduction of TIG welding, followed…

Willard C. Starcher Willard C. Starcher, Inc.  was founded by Willard Starcher in 1938. Prior to opening the company, Starcher had worked…

Sherwood Valve Celebrates 85 year anniversary Sherwood Valve has its earliest roots in the Hill Clutch and Machine &…

85 Year anniversary for Purity Cylinder Gases In 1938, Edward Butterfield, Glenn G. Garman and Howard Sweet organized Purity Cylinder Gases. The company was…

West Penn Laco Celebrates 95 Years West Penn Laco was founded by Andrew Seibert in 1928 in Pittsburgh’s East Liberty…

Sutton-Garten Co. Sutton-Garten Company is celebrating its 105th anniversary in 2023. The company began in 1918 when Charles Sutton and…

ILMO Products Company 110 Year Anniversary Like most companies that have lasted for 110 years, ILMO Products Company bears little resemblance to…

GAWDA Members Commemorate Milestone Anniversaries in 2023 Congratulations to all GAWDA members celebrating milestone anniversaries in 2023. GAWDA members represent…

Norton Abrasives In 1858, Franklin Norton and his older cousin, Frederick Hancock opened a pottery shop in Worcester, Massachusetts, called…

The 2023 GAWDA Annual Convention Gala Photobooth Sponsored by Astaras

GAWDA’s Board and Volunteer Committees Meet Ahead of the AC The GAWDA Executive Committee, Board of Directors, and Committee chairs…

Business of Convention Begins with Full Day of Networking Following a wildly successful welcome, the business of the 2023 GAWDA…

Opening General Business Session an Emotional Affair The first general session of this year’s Convention packed an emotional punch. First,…

Business of Convention Concludes With Thank You’s and The Changing of the Guard The Closing General Business Session kicked off…