Author: Steve Guglielmo

EspriGas, a technology-driven industrial gas company, announces its strategic alliance with Coca-Cola Consolidated, Inc., the largest Coca-Cola bottler in the United States. As part of this alliance, EspriGas partnered with Coca-Cola Consolidated to provide carbon dioxide (CO2) at their customer locations. EspriGas was selected due to their 30+ years of experience managing customer accounts through their nationwide network of gas suppliers. EspriGas is known for their reliable service, simple ordering, and dedicated account support.   Coca-Cola Consolidated has served consumers, customers, and the community with excellence for more than 120 years. The company makes, sells, and distributes beverages of The Coca-Cola Company and other…

MJB Welding Supply added a new branch in Woodland, California. The new address is: 106 Kentucky Ave. Woodland, CA 95695 530-774-2768

CK Supply CEO Ned Lane was selected as one of Family Business Magazine’s CEO to watch in 2022. According to the article: Ned Lane joined CK Supply, a distributor of gas and welding supplies, in 1995 after working for 10 years in the gas and welding industry. Lane started at CK Supply as manager of gas operations and then progressed to vice president of sales and executive vice president. He was named president in 2000 and was elevated to president and CEO in January 2021, after second-generation owner Tom Dunn retired and became chairman of the board. “Ned has worked with…

Gas and Supply recently held a Grand Opening and Open House for its new Cayce, SC, location. The event was attended by customers, vendors, the local Chamber of Commerce, the mayor and mayor pro tem of Cayce, as well as the district’s U.S. congressman. A great time was had by all who attended. To see more pictures from the event, click here.

According to a press release from Air Products, Sidd Manjeshwar, vice president and corporate treasurer, has been appointed to also lead Investor Relations for the Company. Sidd will continue to have responsibility for Treasury at Air Products, overseeing capital, liquidity and cash management; corporate finance; financial risk management; treasury planning and analysis; economic forecasting; and pension asset management activities. In his expanded role, Sidd will work closely with Simon Moore―who plans to retire at the end of March 2023 following a distinguished 33-year career with the Company―to ensure a smooth and seamless transition of Investor Relations responsibilities. “Sidd brings a breadth of…

O.E. Meyer was recently spotlighted by LP Gas Magazine for its work maintaining bobtails and storage facilities for its island-based customers, sending employees and even transport loads on ferries across Lake Erie. For more information, click here.

A-OX Welding Supply owners The Elliott Family were honored as the 2022 Boyd Hopkins Sr. Excellence in Family Business Award by the Prairie Family Business Association. The award will be presented on November 15th. Prairie Family Business Association is an outreach center of the Beacom School of Business at the University of South Dakota. The Boyd Hopkins Sr. Excellence in Family Business Award in Sioux Falls that has been presented for 19 years to a Sioux Falls area family business. The Boyd Hopkins Sr. Excellence in Family Business Award was established in 2003 to acknowledge and celebrate the importance of…

Coastal Welding Supply is providing its client, Gulk Copper and Manufacturing, bulk oxygen as part of its historic renovation of the Battleship Texas. Click here to see a video about the restoration. The Battleship Texas was the first battleship to be declared a U.S. National Historial Landmark. It is currently dry docked in Galveston, Texas, for repairs and restoration.

According to an article from the IWDC, Jim Earlbeck was honored with the Bob Jackson Memorial Award at IWDC’s November 2-4 Owners’ Meeting in Park City, Utah. Bob Jackson played an integral part in the formation of the Independent Welding Distributors Cooperative (IWDC). The honor is bestowed annually upon a Member who has “gone above and beyond” in their support of the organization. The Bob Jackson is considered the preeminent award of the IWDC. Criteria for the award includes strong volunteer spirit, supportive of independents, viewed internal and externally as a respected leader, engaged in our industry, community, and family…

Thank you to all the GAWDA Members who attended the Fall Professional Compliance Webinar and Seminar at Weldcoa’s Innovation Center from October 18-20, 2022. For the first time, the event was held in-person with a simulcast option via GoToMeeting Webinar. Attendees were treated to the latest certified DOT Function Specific Training, FDA Food/Drug CGMP and critical OSHA Training. More than 2/3rds of this year’s registrants were new attendees to this year’s event. “How exciting to see so many new participants at this fall’s Hybrid GAWDA Professional Compliance Seminar. And a large portion of this new crowd is young and emerging…