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There is a school of thought that COVID-19 has not so much created new business trends and norms, as much…

By Steve Guglielmo, John Ospina, Abydee Butler Moore, Bob Ewing, Gary Halter and Robert Anders We have spent 2020 celebrating…

GAWDA Members Commemorate Milestone Anniversaries By Steve GuglielmoIt doesn’t seem like there has been much to celebrate in 2020. The…

In times of economic turmoil, GAWDA members have long turned to the association’s Chief Economist Brian Beaulieu and his team…

The gases and welding industry is an integral part of our everyday lives. Of course, GAWDA members already understood that.…

On March 27, 2020, the American Welding Society’s (AWS) Board of Directors announced Gary Konarska II as the organization’s new…

A-L Compressed Gases of Spokane A-L Compressed Gases of Spokane is celebrating its 30th Anniversary in 2020. The company was…

EQUIGAS EQUIGAS was founded 35 years ago in Venezuela by Antonio Arvelo. Antonio was working in the Lubricant and LP-Gas…

Worthington Industries Worthington Industries is celebrating its 65th Anniversary in 2020. The company came from humble beginnings. Founder John McConnell…

Mathey Dearman, Inc. When Mathey was established in 1935 by Frank Mathey, the company not only did pipe beveling machines,…

Generant Company Generant was founded in 1930 by Albert Simon, an engineer and business owner. He started the company with…

AGL Welding Supply Company AGL Welding Supply Company (Clifton, New Jersey) is celebrating its 100th Anniversary in 2020. The company…

105 Years CPV Manufacturing The CPV story is built on the enterprise of a farmer turned machinist – whose tradition of…

Lincoln Electric 125 years ago, a young electrical engineer by the name of John Cromwell Lincoln founded the Lincoln Electric…

voestalpine Böhler Welding Böhler & Co was founded in 1870 in Vienna, Austria by brothers Emil Otto & Albert Friedrich…

Wise Telemetry Wise Telemetry is celebrating its 5th Anniversary in 2020. Eric Wise founded the company based on research he…

Commercial Miscellaneous Sales Commercial Miscellaneous Sales President Louis “Louie” Centofanti grew up around welding. His father and grandfather owned a…

BTIC America BTIC America Corporation was established in Houston, Texas, in 1995. The company was actually founded as America Fortune…

Michigan Arc Products Michigan Arc Products (MAP) was established in 1970 by James Colosimo, Sr. to provide state-of-the-art welding technology…

S.J. Smith Company S.J. Smith Company (Davenport, Iowa) is celebrating its 70th Anniversary in 2020. The company was established in…