Author: Steve Guglielmo

GAWDA Announced its GAWDA Giveaway Winners during the Contact Booth Program at the 2021 Spring Management Conference. Congratulations to the following winners, who won a full delegate admission to GAWDA’s 2021 Annual Convention at The Broadmoor in Colorado Springs. Jane Aparicio – Vern Lewis Welding Supply Ryan Diekow – Oxygen Service Company Ryan Craven – General Air Stefanie Berg – Wright Brothers, Inc. Stacey Budae – Flint Welding Supply

American Welding & Gas, Inc. (“AWG”) is pleased to announce that A+ Distributing Inc., headquartered in Strawberry Point, IA, has joined forces with AWG effective immediately. Locally owned and operated by Robert (Bob) and Diane Maker, A+ Distributing Inc. has built a strong reputation for prompt, professional service for its CO2 customers. “After 20 years in the CO2 business, we are pleased to be joining the team of American Welding & Gas, Inc. Together with AWG and our valued customers, this acquisition will broaden the business platform to continue to deliver high-quality product and service to our customers. We are…

Holston Gases completed the acquisition of AG Propane, Inc. with operations headquartered in Franklin, GA. Holston Gases will maintain the current location at 329 Pierce St., Franklin, GA. Holston Gases President Robert Anders said, “We are very pleased to add the propane customers of AG Propane, Inc. to those of Holston Gases. AG Propane, Inc. has a great reputation and loyal customers that we are excited to bring into the Holston Family.” The owners of AG Propane, Inc. agreed that the consolidation of the two companies resources in Northwest Georgia and Eastern Alabama bring added value to the current AG Propane…

According to an article from the Daily American,  Dale Oxygen has opened its new location near Somerset, PA. From the article: Johnstown industrial gas supply company Dale Oxygen will open a new branch this week along Berlin Plank Road near Somerset. President Evan Bennear said this will be the fourth location for the family-owned business. The others are in Johnstown, Indiana and Altoona. “We stock and supply industrial gases, welding supplies, industrial tools and safety equipment,” Bennear said. “Dale Oxygen is a distributor for recognized welding and cutting equipment brands such as Lincoln Electric, Hypertherm and Miller Electric, to name a few.” How many employees? According…

Corina “Cori” Gessford, PHR Joins Cee Kay Supply as Human Resources Manager Cee Kay Supply is pleased to announce the addition of Cori Gessford. She will be taking on the position of Human Resources Manager. Cori comes to Cee Kay with an Undergraduate & Master’s degrees in Communications from Eastern Illinois University. Cori previously held the role of Human Resources Business Partner at TeeTurtle over the past year. Prior to that, she also had 8 years of experience as Human Resources Manager at Gateway Industrial Power. We are excited to have Cori as the newest member of our team at…

According to an article in The Saratogian, Noble Gas Solutions hosted a ribbon cutting event for its third storefront location in South Glens Falls, New York. From the article: Noble Gas Solutions, a family-owned industrial gas and welding supply company that has been a staple in the Capital Region for more than 80 years, officially opened its newest location in South Glens Falls with a ribbon-cutting and grand opening celebration. Located at 15 Third St., this facility is the third storefront location for the industrial gas and welding supplier. The 6,000-square-foot area includes a retail site, offices and warehouse space…

Holston Gases announced that they opened new stores in Birmingham, Alabama, and Muscle Shoals, Alabama. Holston Gases President Robert Anders said, “We are very excited about this latest expansion. These new locations will allow us to provide products and services throughout middle and northern Alabama as well as adjacent markets in Mississippi.” Holston Gases is a regional distributor of industrial, medical and propane gases as well as welding, safety, and industrial supplies. Holston has been in business for 60 years. Its headquarters are in Knoxville. It now has 40 locations in Tennessee, Kentucky, Alabama, North Carolina, Georgia and South Carolina.

GAWDA extends its condolences to the friends and family of Bruce Leasure, who passed away last year. His obituary can be read in full below, as well as a statement from his colleagues at Middlesex Welding. Bruce P. Leasure died on Monday, August 24, 2020, surrounded by his family, at Saint Mary Medical Center in Langhorne at the age of 66. Born in Lackawanna, NY, son of the late Helen (Whitelaw) and Clyde Leasure, Bruce has been a long time resident of Lower Bucks County. Bruce co-owned Middlesex Welding Sales with his stepbrother, Gregg Pardun. For many years Bruce coached…

Professionalism, Productiveness, and Safety How DeLille Oxygen’s three-tiered system has allowed the distributor to thrive for nearly a century. DeLille Oxygen Company was founded in 1924 by W.C. DeLille. Originally, DeLille supplied coal and ice. However, shortly after its founding, DeLille shifted its focus to the welding supply industry, becoming a supplier of gases and hardgoods to the industry the company still serves nearly a century later. As the company found success in the gases and welding industry, W.C. DeLille continued to grow the company’s footprint. He added multiple locations throughout Ohio and continued to service different areas of the…