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BY JASON JONES AND ROBBY SMITHFor nearly five decades, B&J Welding Supply has proven that in the welding and industrial…

A summer family vacation to see a Braves vs. Reds game routed me through Mason, Ohio, home of Harris Products…

For more than 100 years, Keen Compressed Gas has grown the same way many successful independent GAWDA distributors have grown.…

Norco History In 1968, Larry Kissler packed up his wife, four kids, and a belief in something bigger, and drove…

SafTCart’s culture has allowed the company to become an industry leader in cart manufacturing. This winter, I made my first…

Fourth-generation leaders Josh and Erich Haun are doubling down on the culture that helped build the company. Nearly seven decades…

Over the past few years, there have been several news updates from WELDCOA about investments made at their facility, as…

“We Pass Gas for a Living” Terrace Supply Company was founded in 1947 as Elmhurst Welding Supply by James A.…

Service Only a Family-Owned Business Can Supply How California Tool & Welding Supply has evolved since 1976. In 1976, Robert…

How AWG has grown and evolved for three-quarters of a century “On behalf of the more than 860 teammates of…

WestAir Gases has grown by leaps and bounds since 1970 but still retains the tenets of a small family-owned business. …

Lampton Welding Supply (Wichita, Kansas) was founded on October 1, 1946, by Marcel L. Lampton in his garage in Wichita.…

Cryoworks History In Jurupa Valley, CA, surrounded by scenic mountains, CryoWorks continues to impressively grow a family business started by…

Like most companies that have lasted for 110 years, ILMO Products Company bears little resemblance to the company founded in…

New Family, Same Family Values How Maine Oxy continues its march towards 100 years By Steve Guglielmo Maine Oxy-Acetylene Supply…

Al Mazoch began his career in the gases and welding industry working as a sales representative for Linde Air Products…

During World War II, Leonard Hein trained American pilots to fly and fight. Due to his German descent, he wasn’t…

Making Their Customers’ Cup Runneth Over How Leonard’s Syrups has become a one-stop shop  While Leonard’s Syrups was technically founded…

Most companies that have survived for more than 80 years look unrecognizable compared to their beginnings. Perhaps no company better…

Minneapolis Oxygen was founded in 1946 by Henry Sahley. Henry was a former salesperson for National Cylinder Gas who decided…