Author: Steve Guglielmo

ARCgas announced on its Instagram that it will be opening a brand new location in Akron, Ohio. According the company, “This expansion allows us to better serve our existing, valued customers and significantly broaden our reach across Northeast Ohio.” Since 2010, ARCgas has been your trusted, independently owned and operated supplier of: • Industrial & Specialty Gases • Welding and Cutting Equipment • Safety Supplies Founded in Cleveland, Ohio, we are proud to serve all of Northeast Ohio. View this post on Instagram A post shared by ARC Gas & Supply (@arcgas)

According to a post on the company’s Facebook Page, AWISCO’s West Milford Branch is relocating. The current West Milford location will officially close Friday, October 31st at 2:30pm. In the meantime, please use our Branchville or West Orange location starting on November 1st. Stay tuned for updates. We look forward to continuing to serve you at one of our other AWISCO locations!

During the 2025 GAWDA Annual Convention in Tampa, CGA President Rich Gottwald announced the 2025 CGA Awards from the stage. Congratulations to Earlbeck Gases & Technologies for winning this year’s CGA Distributor Award for 100,000 or fewer employee exposure hours. Congratulations to Red Ball Oxygen for winning the distributor safety award for more than 100,000 employee exposure hours. According to the CGA’s website, the CGA & GAWDA Distributor Safety Award, ” Recognizes participating GAWDA distributor member companies that have shown the greatest improvement in safety performance during the previous two years. The Distributor Safety Award is intended to promote safety…

During the 2025 GAWDA Annual Convention, WEMCO announced that Barnes Welding Supply was named the 2025 WEMCO Excellence in Welding Award Winner. The announcement was originally made during FABTECH 2025. According to the IWDC, this recognition is a true reflection of the passion, dedication, and expertise of their incredible employees who make everything possible. It is also a testament to the loyalty and trust of their valued customers, who inspire them to continually raise the bar. They are proud to serve and support the welding community, and grateful to be recognized in such a meaningful way.

Arc3 Gases announced on its company LinkedIn page that it had acquired Hall’s Welding Supplies in Liverpool, Ohio. The acquisition marks Arc3’s 60th store. “Through this acquisition, Arc3 Gases is bringing our extensive industrial gas capabilities and access to all leading premium brands of welding supplies to Ohio. We’re excited to welcome a local team that shares our values and our commitment to responsive service, technical expertise, and trusted relationships.” “We are thrilled to welcome Hall’s Welding Supplies,” said Emmett Aldredge III, President at Arc3 Gases. “Their dedication to customer service and deep local knowledge reflect the same values that…

Phil Kirby has been promoted to Executive Vice President. In his new position, Mr. Kirby will oversee the sales and branch management of the six geographic regions of Holston Gases and will report directly to President/CEO Joe Baxter. Mr. Kirby has worked for Holston Gases for over 38 years, joining the company right out of high school. He has excelled at every assignment given to him, moving through the ranks from truck driver, outside sales, branch management, and then regional management. “There is no one at Holston Gases that has more credibility and respect than Phil Kirby. We are confident…

GAWDA extends its condolences to the friends and family of Donald Michael Bobyk, who passed away on September 25. Don was retired for the past five years from Gas Innovations, where he was instrumental in developing a very successful company. He loved all his co-workers and friends and cherished the relationships built over the many years he was in the industrial gas industry. In lieu of flowers, you may send memorials to U.S. Pain Foundation, 15 North Main Street, Unit 100, West Hartford, CT 06107 or Chronic Pain Research Alliance, P.O. Box 26770, Milwaukee, WI 53226. To read a full…

GAWDA extends its condolences to the friends and family of Donald Stobaugh, who passed away on September 29, 2025 at the age of 75. Donald spent a career in the welding and industrial gas industry. “After high school, he attended Tulsa Welding School, where he began building the foundation for a lifelong career in the welding supply and industrial gas industry.  He worked at Flint Steel before beginning his entrepreneurial journey.  In 1978, he co-founded D&M Welding Supply, followed by Alloy Welding Supply in 1982, and later Tulsa Gas & Gear in 2011. His vision and work ethic left a…

According to a post on iwdc.coop, ARC Gas & Supply opened an Akron, OH, location. This will be the company’s second location, along with its headquarters in Cleveland. New Address: 2400 South Main Street Akron, Ohio 44319 PH: 234-999-9353 For more information, please contact Danny Strazzanti, VP ([email protected]) or Jeff Steiger, CFO ([email protected]).

According to a post on the company’s LinkedIn Page, Hohenschild Welders Supply’s brand-new cylinder plant is officially online in downtown Kansas City. “We’re now filling oxygen, argon, nitrogen, carbon dioxide, and propane right here on site in KC. This new capability is just another way we’re committed to serving our customers with reliable gas supply and service.”