Author: Steve Guglielmo

Central Ohio Welding Company was founded by J. Louis Richter in a small garage in Columbus in 1911. The company was originally a welding equipment repair service. In 1918, the small company began distributing industrial gases and selling welding supplies and continued its growth through both World Wars, eventually moving to a much larger facility in downtown Columbus. Shortly after World War II, the company expanded into welding and fabrication and opened a new division of the company. In 1946, Mike Burns, Richter’s son-in-law, began running the company and later added a fill plant to the downtown facility. “Those of…

After almost two years of missed connections and collaborations, FABTECH 2021 convenes in Chicago, IL., on September 13-16, 2021. And the American Welding Society is pleased to announce its plans for the four-day event. “We are excited to have an optimistic outlook for an in-person event for FABTECH 2021,” said Gary W. Konarska II, Executive Director & CEO. Attendees looking to maintain their certification or earn PDHs towards their professional license can plan to attend the AWS Welding Track program. Led by industry experts, it focuses on best practices and new developments in the welding and manufacturing industry. “We’re offering…

Air Products (APD) said that its executive vice president and chief financial officer Scott Crocco plans to retire on September 30, 2021 following a 31-year career with the company. The company noted that Melissa Schaeffer will succeed him as Senior Vice President and chief financial officer on August 10, 2021. Schaeffer will report to Air Products’ Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer Seifi Ghasemi. Schaeffer joined Air Products in June 2016 as vice president, chief audit executive, responsible for leading the Company’s Audit team. In 2020, she was appointed vice president, Finance—GEMTE, Americas, Middle East, and India. Before joining to…

Long Beach, California based Encore Gas & Supply has opened its first Inland Empire branch store and distribution hub in Ontario, California. Located at 1631 S. Marigold Place, the branch is conveniently located for customer will-call pickups, gas cylinder exchanges and retail sales. The new location also facilitates product and service delivery to customers east of Los Angeles, throughout California’s Inland Empire, which encompasses Riverside County, San Bernardino County, the Coachella Valley and surrounding communities. “Our share of the Inland Empire market has been growing steadily for years,” said Encore’s president Ben Anderson. “As business has increased, so has the…

The producers of the television show “World’s Greatest!…”, How2Media, announced that they have recently selected Butler Gas to be a part of the popular television series. When it comes to industrial, specialty, and medical gases and dry ice, it takes a certain level of expertise to be considered the best regional manufacturer and distributor in the business. Butler Gas Products has been meeting and exceeding that level of expertise for three generations and they’ve never been more important than they are right now. “We think their story will be meaningful as well as educational to our viewers” said Gordon Freeman,…

Mississippi Welders Supply unveiled its new logo. The new logo is a recognition of the fact that the company is more than a welding supply company! View this post on Instagram A post shared by Mississippi Welders Supply (@mississippiwelderssupply)

Holston Gases announced that they opened a new store in Lexington, SC, and that new stores in Greenwood, SC and McKenzie, TN will be opening soon. 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 western Tennessee and serve customers more efficiently between our existing South Carolina markets.” 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, and it…