The IWDC is a Member-owned purchasing and marketing cooperative. Its Membership and approved manufacturers/suppliers work together to grow and strengthen a North American network of independent gas and hard goods distributors. IWDC Members are leading independent Welding & Gas distributors located across the United States, Canada, and Mexico.

The goal of the IWDC is simple - to create an environment that allows the Membership either to compete on an equal playing field with the national chains or majors or to have a competitive edge in the marketplace.

The core function of our cooperative continues to be aggregating the individual purchase requirements of Member companies and negotiating Vendor agreements based on the total aggregate. IWDC Vendor companies benefit from our volume, our growth, and preferred access to our Members.

To further illustrate who we are, the IWDC has:

• $4.2 Billion plus in IWDC Member retail sales in North America
• 800 plus Member locations all across North America
• 180-plus vendor agreements encompassing hardgoods, gases, assets (tanks, cylinders), and expense/cost controls items
• Over $180 million in Patronage Dividends paid out to IWDC Members since 2005
• Member-exclusive brands: Weldmark® welding products & PurityPlus® Specialty gases and equipment
• Over $50 million annually in retails sales of exclusive IWDC Brands: Weldmark® & PurityPlus®
• Two strategically located regional product distribution centers
• An industry-experienced staff
• Import product sourcing that provides lower-cost/higher-margin products
• Annual meetings that provide rich Member to Member networking opportunities and Member to Vendor relationship building
• Member-exclusive seminars and training covering sales, operations, technical, and applications
• Online IWDC University stocked with IWDC and vendor partner training modules
• Longterm advantaged partnership with leading product content provider, Distributor Data Solutions (DDS) to fuel our Members digital marketing and e-commerce platforms
• The proprietary centralized invoicing system that drives transactional efficiency for both our Members and Vendor partners
• Active Next Generation group that provides development and networking opportunities to next-generation owners and leaders

Member-Owners of our cooperative share in profits by receiving annual patronage dividends. The value gained by our Members goes beyond profit rewards to include intangibles like networking, sharing of best practices, and being part of something larger than each of their successful and proud businesses alone.