Feature Stories
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Hydrostat, Inc.: 20 Years
Hydrostat, Inc. was founded by Stacy Schraut in 1999 with three employees, a straight truck and approximately 7,000 sq. ft. of leased...
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Independent Welding Distributors Cooperative (IWDC): 25 Years
The Independent Welding Distributors Cooperative (IWDC) was officially formed on January 1, 1994. However, the IWDC’s story goes back much further than...
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Trendex Inc.: 35 Years
Trendex Inc. was started by Soumitra Mukherjee in 1984. Within a few months of the company’s founding, Soumitra’s brother, Bob Mukherjee, joined the company and...
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Black Stallion (Revco Industries, Inc.): 45 Years
Revco Industries was started in 1974 by Mitchell Chu. C. Edward Chu, Mitchell’s brother, joined the company more than 39 years ago....
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Veite Cryogenic Equipment and Service, Inc.: 50 Years
Veite Cryogenic Equipment and Service was founded by Harry and Jim Veite in 1969. The company, formerly known as Cryogenic Equipment and...
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Saf-T-Cart: 50 Years
The history of Saf-T-Cart can be traced back to April 1, 1969, when Jimmy Walker, Sr. opened Walker Welders in Clarksdale, Mississippi....
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Vern Lewis Welding Supply Inc.: 50 Years
Vern Lewis Welding Supply Inc. was founded in 1969 by Vernon F. Lewis. Prior to opening the company, Lewis served as a district...
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Red Ball Oxygen: 50 Years
While Red Ball Oxygen technically incorporated in 1930, it didn’t begin to resemble the modern company until 1969, when Craig and Lorena...
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Genstar Technologies Company, Inc.: 50 Years
Thomas Kuo, founder-CEO of Genstar Technologies Company, founded Genstar in 1969. He saw an opportunity for growth in the area of industrial...
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Dynabrade, Inc.: 50 Years
In 1969, Walter Welsch was working at 3M as an abrasives’ salesman when he developed the original Dynafile Abrasive Belt Tool. The...
