Author: Steve Guglielmo

According to a blog on its company site, Butler Gas will celebrate its 75th Anniversary in 2023! Per the blog: Jack and Millie Butler founded Butler Gas Products Company in western Pennsylvania in 1948. Jack was responsible for sales and purchasing, and Millie managed the books. They hired one employee- a driver to make deliveries. Seventy-five years later, Butler Gas is in its third generation of family operation and ownership with the most packaged gas capabilities of any company in its region. Jack and Millie’s son, Jack, leads as Chairman. Their daughter-in-law, Elissa, is Treasurer, and their granddaughter, Abydee, serves…

Atlas Welding Supply announced on its LinkedIn page that it had hired Marcus Hill as its newest Inside Sales Representative. As an Inside Sales Representative, Marcus handles several tasks that help Atlas’ sales team thrive and ensure its customers are well taken care of. Marcus graduated from A.H. Parker High in 2003, attended trade school at Virginia College in Birmingham for H.V.A.C, and has ten years of experience working in the gas industry.

According to this article, NASA has awarded a contract to Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. of Allentown, Pennsylvania, to supply up to 7.5 million pounds of liquid hydrogen to support operations at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida and the nearby Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. The indefinite delivery requirements contract includes firm-fixed price delivery orders with a maximum value of approximately $75 million. The contract begins Dec. 9 and consists of a base period and one option period that, if exercised, would extend the contract to Nov. 30, 2025. NASA’s Kennedy Space Center is the nation’s premier multi-user…

nexAir announced its new CNC Plasma Cutting System. “An affordable, high-speed precision cutting solution for the steel processing needs of a broad range of shops. With effective dimensions of 4’ x 4’, 4’ x 8’, 5’ x 10’, 6’ x 12’, or customizable lengths, nexAir CNC Plasma Cutting systems provide the ability to efficiently process a variety of steels and thicknesses. These machines feature full support for HYPERTHERM AIR® plasma systems, and FlashCut software for fast cutting speed, optimal nesting, exceptional cut quality and ease of use. The nexAir CNC Plasma Cutting systems require minimal setup and feature unitized frames…

Weldstar announced that it had promoted Andrew Blatner to Specialty Gas Manager. According to the announcement: “We are pleased to announce the promotion of Andrew Blatner to the position of Specialty Gas Manager for the Weldstar Company. Andrew has been with Weldstar for ten years, during which time he has held positions in customer service, inside sales/sales support and as Specialty Gas Technical Representative. As Specialty Gas Manager, Andrew’s responsibilities will include overseeing the FDA Program; managing the day-to-day lab operations; leading the current Specialty Gas Sales Team and maintaining most of his current technical responsibilities. Andrew brings an incredible…

Butler Gass announced that it is working hard to collect new, unwrapped toys for local children who need a little extra Santa this holiday season. The Brashear Association works with Pittsburgh families who seek help moving out of poverty and back toward self-sufficiency. Each holiday season, The Brashear Association hosts a Toy Drive which relies solely on local businesses like us to ensure the children of those families receive a present this holiday season. Based on the core belief that everyone deserves a fair shot, The Brashear Association provides Pittsburgh residents and community groups with access to quality programs and…

Airgas, an Air Liquide company and one of the largest U.S. suppliers of safety products, formally opened a new, state-of-the-art safety and welding hardgoods Distribution Center in Henderson, Nevada, bringing 55 new jobs to the area. The construction of the building was completed in August of this year, major systems were in place by mid-September and shipping to customers from the Henderson Distribution Center began in mid-October. This Airgas location near Las Vegas provides more room for expansion than the Whittier, CA location it replaces and joins five other geographically-optimized hardgoods distribution centers throughout the United States. With over 19,000…

Dale Wilton, CEO of Central Welding Supply, announced the opening of a new location at 2345 E 4th Avenue, Anchorage AK. Anchorage represents the third retail and distribution location in Alaska, after the Fairbanks, AK store opened in April 2022, and the Wasilla, AK branch, the first Alaska store for Central Welding Supply opened in February 2017. The new Anchorage branch improves local service and deliveries to customers in the Municipality of Anchorage and immediate surrounding areas, previously served from the Wasilla, AK store. All three Central Welding Supply Alaska locations offer fast local delivery, as well as convenient retail…

GAWDA extends its condolences to the friends and family of Bruce Cook, President and Owner of Humphries Welding Supply, who passed away tragically on December 6, 2022, at the age of 52 following a snowmobiling accident. To read Bruce’s full obituary, see below or click here to send flowers or sign the guest book. Bruce Larsen Cook (52) – A beloved husband, father, grandfather, brother, uncle, businessman and friend to all – passed away tragically in a snowmobile accident on Tuesday, December 6, 2022. Bruce was born to Lynn and Jule Anne Cook in American Fork, Utah on December 22,…

At this year’s IWDC Owner’s Meeting, Jenny McCall, President and COO of WESCO Gas & Welding Supply, Inc., was named the 2023 IWDC Chairman of the Board. Jenny delivered her incoming Chairman of the Board address to approximately two hundred of her fellow high-altitude independent Member-Owners of the Independent Welding Distributors Cooperative. Click here to find out more.