Browsing: 2023

General Distributing Company Announces Anniversary Roadshow General Distributing Company is celebrating its 75th Anniversary in 2023.  To commemorate the occasion, the company announced on its Facebook page that it will be hosting a 75th Anniversary Road Show from September 18th-22nd. “Our crew will be loading up our Gendco BBQ trailer and driving it around the state to give a free lunch to all of our customer AND we will be joined by multiple vendors to bring you the latest and greatest for you to demo” Vern Lewis Welding Supply Announces Two New Team Members Vern Lewis Welding Supply announced…

2023 Business Forecast Distributor Forecast   Jump to the Supplier Forecast Growth Ahead in 2023 But Uncertainty Abounds Economic headwinds like inflation and supply chain shortages temper expectations. By Steve Guglielmo Every year in the 1st Quarter Issue of Welding & Gases Today, we reach out to all GAWDA members to try to get a sense of the economic landscape for the upcoming year. We speak not only to GAWDA distributors and suppliers, but also to GAWDA’s Chief Economists at ITR Economics, and sister organizations American Welding Society and the Compressed Gas Association. Taken together, we can paint a complete picture…

The GAWDA Consultant Program is a GAWDA member benefit that is included as part of your member dues to the association. It is consistently rated as one of the most valuable member benefits that GAWDA provides. Between the four of them, GAWDA’s consultants bring more than 100 years of industry-specific experience to the association. In the first three issues of 2022, we spoke with the consultants about a variety of topics that impacted businesses in 2022. From recently passed or upcoming legislation, to the continued impact of COVID, to an increased frequency of inspections. For our final issue of 2022,…