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If 2025 was marked by uncertainty about tariffs and the political situation, this year provides slightly more stability. Still, GAWDA members and their customers seem leery of the supposed certainty, with growth projections tempered by the looming possibility of further upheaval from forces beyond their control. Still, disruptors like AI and re-shoring driven by tariffs represent growth potential for GAWDA members, who uniformly projected growth this year. Though the growth projections aren’t as optimistic as they were heading into 2025, they continue to be full-throated in their call for continued growth, even on the heels of several consecutive years of…

GAWDA Distributors Object to Calls for Economic Instability, Project Robust Growth Across the Board: Standing athwart negative headlines and consumer sentiment, GAWDA distributors expect a big year Each year, the first Quarter Issue of Welding & Gases Today is our Annual Economic Forecast Issue. We speak with GAWDA Distributors, Suppliers (page 64), sister organizations like the American Welding Society (page 70) and Compressed Gas Association (page 72) and combine them with the quarterly ITR Economic Forecast (page 77) to paint as complete a picture of the economic outlook of the industry as we possibly can. One of the biggest lessons…