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David S. Pearl, Sr. opened Uniweld Products, Inc. in 1949 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Pearl, who was originally from Pittsburgh…

“Necessity is the mother of all invention,” says HIAB USA Vice President of Sales and Service Barry McGrane. Three-quarters of…

Atlas Welding Supply Company was originally founded as Temerson & Son in 1944. The Temerson family had a scrap…

The history of A-OX Welding Supply Company can be traced back to two separate companies: Dakota Welding Supply, which was…

Mississippi Welders Supply Company was founded in 1939 in Mondovi, Wisconsin, as Mississippi Welders & Auto Supply. The company had…

A boat’s engine problems laid the unlikely foundation of Huber Supply Company. Elmer Smith was on a boat trip on…

Dale Oxygen, Inc. has been a family owned and operated business since the company was founded in 1939. Harry W.…

Robert Norman Goss founded R.N. Goss Gas Products during the Great Depression in 1934 in Oil City, Pennsylvania. Just one…

Maine Oxy-Acetylene Supply Company was founded in 1929 in Auburn, Maine, by Joseph W. Albiston under the name Maine Gas…

“You’re only as good as your last interaction with a customer.” That’s the attitude that Delille Oxygen Company has adopted…

Arcos started in 1919 as the R.D. Thomas and Company. Until 1931, electrodes were imported from Arcos S.A. in Brussels,…

The American Welding Society was founded in 1919 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, with a mission to meet a national need to…

In 1944, Lawrence Amzy Morgan purchased the Brian Battie Company, a soda fountain service company, established in 1909, that distributed…

Federated Insurance was founded in 1904 by a group of equipment dealers seeking better value for their premium dollar. In…

Oscar Kjellberg founded ESAB — Elektriska Svetsnings AtkieBolaget (Swedish for Electrical Welding Limited Company) — on September 12, 1904 in…

In 2005, engineer Robert Niven attended a United Nations summit on climate change, where he witnessed a global demand for…

Promoting the safe operation and economic vitality of distributors of industrial gases and related welding equipment and supplies is GAWDA’s…

It’s that time again. 2018 is behind us, and we approach the new year with a sense of optimism and…

Run an internet search for cryotherapy and you will see many celebrities and pro athletes touting the benefits of this…

You placed an online order for $70 yesterday and just now, your phone pinged with the satisfying notification that your…