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Kalas Wire & Cable In the back room of the Denver Hardware Store in 1958, Paul Witwer, Walter Cubberley and…

Holston Gases, Inc. In 1958, Pat Baxter and Bob Walsh, who had worked together at National Cylinder Gas (NCG) decided…

Haun Welding Supply Though Haun Welding Supply was incorporated in 1958, its roots trace back much further than that. In…

 FIBA FIBA was founded in 1958 by Frank Finn and Al Bamford – they combined the first two letters of…

City Welding Sales & Service John Coffey opened City Welding Sales & Service in October 1958. 65 years later, the…

Anthony Welded Products In 1955, Anthony Salvucci began his career managing a welding supply distributor in California when he realized…

 Welders Supply Company of Louisville Louis Wright, Sr. founded Welders Supply of Louisville in 1948. At the time, Wright was…

Norco, Inc. Norco was founded by David Nordling in 1948 and purchased by Larry Kissler in 1968. At the time…

General Distributing Company General Distributing Company is a family-owned business that has been serving Montana since 1948, when Glenn E.…

CK Supply CK Supply opened for business on Nov. 3, 1948, as a distributor for National Cylinder Gas Company. CK…

Butler Gas Products Company In 1948, John A. (Jack) and Thomas G. (Tom) Butler started a gas and welding supply…

Bug-O Systems In 1943 the Livesay Multipurpose Machine was invented by Everett Livesay to increase the production of ships and…

McKinney Welding Supply As New York City became the world’s largest manufacturing center and the introduction of TIG welding, followed…

Willard C. Starcher Willard C. Starcher, Inc.  was founded by Willard Starcher in 1938. Prior to opening the company, Starcher had worked…

Sherwood Valve Celebrates 85 year anniversary Sherwood Valve has its earliest roots in the Hill Clutch and Machine &…

85 Year anniversary for Purity Cylinder Gases In 1938, Edward Butterfield, Glenn G. Garman and Howard Sweet organized Purity Cylinder Gases. The company was…

West Penn Laco Celebrates 95 Years West Penn Laco was founded by Andrew Seibert in 1928 in Pittsburgh’s East Liberty…

Sutton-Garten Co. Sutton-Garten Company is celebrating its 105th anniversary in 2023. The company began in 1918 when Charles Sutton and…

ILMO Products Company 110 Year Anniversary Like most companies that have lasted for 110 years, ILMO Products Company bears little resemblance to…

GAWDA Members Commemorate Milestone Anniversaries in 2023 Congratulations to all GAWDA members celebrating milestone anniversaries in 2023. GAWDA members represent…