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Nov
21
2024 | Chuck Mazoch Wins IWDC's Top Award In recognition of his contributions to IWDC, the Industrial Gas & Welding Industry, and the surrounding greater Beaumont, Texas community, Chuck Mazoch, Coastal Welding Supply, was presented the Bob Jackson Memorial Award. |
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21
2024 | Passing of Bill BaxterIt is with deep regret that we announce the passing of Bill Baxter. We extend our deepest sympathy to the Baxter family. |
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Feb
08
2024 | IWDC Staff Update The IWDC is pleased to announce Jessica Keck’s expanded role, effective February 12, 2024, to include leading our marketing department in addition to her current Vendor Engagement responsibilities.
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Nov
16
2023 | Mark Haun Wins IWDC's Top Award In
recognition of his contributions to IWDC, the industrial gas and welding industry, and the surrounding greater Syracuse, New York community, Mark Haun,
Haun Welding Supply Inc. was presented the Bob Jackson Memorial Award |
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Sep
22
2023 | Holston Gases Announces Promotions Holston Gases Inc, which just finished its 65th year in business, is proud to announce the following promotions as it heads into fiscal year 2023/2024. |
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Jul
13
2023 | IWDC Announces Staff Promotion The IWDC is pleased to announce the promotion of Tim Springer to Chief Financial Officer, effective July 1, 2023. |
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May
03
2023 | IWDC Partners with DDS for Improved E-Commerce Product Content Offering IWDC,
the largest Member-owned purchasing and marketing cooperative serving the North
American Industrial Gas and Welding industry, has announced a strategic
partnership with DDS (Distributor Data Solutions), the wholesale distribution
industry's leading product content solutions provider. |
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Apr
27
2023 | Butler Gas Wins CGA Leonard Parker Pool Safety Award In front of 400 industry technical leaders at the 2023 Compressed Gas Association (CGA) Annual Meeting, Butler Gas’s outstanding safety performance was recognized. The Butler Gas Family won the CGA Leonard Parker Pool Safety Award. |
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Apr
24
2023 | CK Supply Inc. acquires Welds Supply Inc. On April 14th, 2023, CK Supply Inc. successfully completed the acquisition of Welds Supply Inc., a Kansas City, MO-based supplier of welding supplies and compressed gases |
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Mar
09
2023 | Reignite Hope Year End Total Through our Members' and Vendors' generous donations we were able to generate OVER $280,000.00 in Cash and Product! |
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Jan
26
2023 | IWDC Announces Recent Vendor AdditionsIndianapolis, IN – January 26, 2023
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critical component of our success is securing programs with Vendor partners
that are beneficial for them and our co-op Members,” stated Frank Kasnick,
President & CEO. “Our Vendor Management staff is constantly engaging with
prospective new Vendors and working through a Vendor approval process that
includes review and input from Member representatives serving on key
committees.” |
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Nov
10
2022 | Jim Earlbeck Wins IWDC’s Top Award Indianapolis,
IN – Thursday, November 10, 2022 – In recognition for his contributions to
IWDC, the Industrial Gas & Welding Industry and surrounding greater Baltimore,
Maryland community, Jim Earlbeck, Earlbeck Gases & Technologies was
presented the Bob Jackson Memorial Award at IWDC’s November 2 - 4 Owners’
Meeting in Park City, Utah. |
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Sep
28
2022 | Welcome New Member - Albright Welding Supply The IWDC is proud to announce a new addition to our membership roster, Effective October 1, 2022. Please set up Albright Welding Supply Co., Inc. in your accounts as an IWDC Member and afford them all of the related discounts, terms, and rebates. |
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27
2022 | Welcome New Member - Harris Industrial Gases The IWDC is proud to announce a new addition to our membership roster, Effective October 1, 2022. Please set up Harris Industrial Gases in your accounts as an IWDC Member and afford them all of the related discounts, terms, and rebates. |
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Jul
18
2022 | Welcome New IWDC Member - Gastec The IWDC is proud to announce a new addition to our membership roster, Effective July 20, 2022. Please set up Gastec in your accounts as an IWDC Member and afford them all of the related discounts, terms, and rebates. |
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Jul
18
2022 | Welcome New IWDC Member - Hust Brothers Inc. The IWDC is proud to announce a new addition to our membership roster, Effective July 20, 2022. Please set up Hust Brothers, Inc.in your accounts as an IWDC Member and afford them all of the related discounts, terms, and rebates. |
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Jul
05
2022 | Norco Announces New Executive Management Norco,
one of the nation’s largest family and employee-owned welding, safety, medical
and gas suppliers, is pleased to announce that Larry Booth has been named
Executive Vice President of its Industrial Division. |
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May
17
2022 | IWDC New Hire – Tim Springer I am pleased to announce that effective Wednesday, May 11, Tim Springer joined IWDC as Senior Accounting Manager. |
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Feb
15
2022 | Staff Update Please join me in congratulating Lara Robertson and welcoming Kathy Ahn to IWDC.
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Nov
04
2021 | 2021 Winner of Bob Jackson Memorial Award Indianapolis, IN – Thursday, November 4, 2021 – In recognition for his contributions to IWDC, the Industrial Gas & Welding Industry and surrounding greater Madison, Indiana community, Dave Ungru, Koehler Welding Supply, Inc was presented the Bob Jackson Memorial Award at IWDC’s October 27 - 30 Owners’ Meeting in Reynolds, Georgia. |
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Nov
01
2021 | Passing the Torch to the Next Generation Haun Welding Supply and Specialty Gases is thrilled to announce that Josh Haun and Erich Haun will be jointly stepping into the role of Co-President and officially making Haun a 4th generation owned and operated company. |
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Jun
28
2021 | Ashley Bivins joins the IWDCThe IWDC is pleased to announce that effective Monday, June 28th, Ashley Bivins joined IWDC as Director of our PurityPlus® Specialty Gas program. |
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Jun
15
2021 | Welcome VS Carbonics Inc. The IWDC is proud to announce a new addition to our membership roster, Effective June 17, 2021. |
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Apr
15
2021 | IWDC Sets All-Time Monthly Record in March! Indianapolis, IN – April 15, 2021 – IWDC Member
Companies’ spend through their co-op was $27.9 million in March, smashing the May
2019 record by one million dollars. |
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Mar
25
2021 | Vic Wilson Promotion / Lance Flanagan Joins IWDC I am pleased to announce
the promotion of Vic Wilson to Director of Marketing & Gas Program. In
this role, Vic will report to me and will be responsible for overall IWDC
marketing initiatives and will also lead our gas program. |
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Mar
24
2021 | Rich Mansmann Retirement After a long and
successful career in our industrial gas & welding industry Rich is moving
to a new phase in his life and will be retiring from IWDC effective July 1,
2021. |
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Feb
04
2021 | IWDC Launches PIMIWDC held a February 1 launch webinar that was attended by
over 80 Member participants. |
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Jan
05
2021 | COMING SOON Noble Gas is opening in Glens Falls! |
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Dec
16
2020 | Coronavirus and Dry Ice IWDC Member, Butler Gas Products, helping with the distribution of coronavirus vaccine. |
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Nov
19
2020 | News from Norco Norco announces the acquisition of Arc Services in West Jordan, Utah. |
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Sep
23
2020 | PIM Webinar 2 PIM Webinar 2 is ready to view on IWDC University. |
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Sep
16
2020 | PIM Webinar 1 PIM Webinar 1 is ready to view on IWDC University. |
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Jul
14
2020 | Vic Wilson joins the IWDC The IWDC is pleased to announce that effective Monday, July 13, Vic Wilson will be joining our team as Southern Regional Sales Manager. |
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Nov
08
2019 | Ray Dillard Wins IWDC’s Top Award In recognition for his contributions to IWDC, the Industrial Gas & Welding Industry and surrounding greater Richmond, Virginia community, Ray Dillard, Arc3 Gases, was presented the Bob Jackson Memorial Award at IWDC’s October 22 - 24 Owners’ Meeting in Manalapan, Florida. |
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Aug
20
2019 | Erica Janas joins the IWDC The
IWDC is pleased to announce that effective Monday, August 26, Erica Janas will be
joining our team as Director of Marketing. |
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Apr
26
2019 | Greg Mayer joins the IWDC The IWDC is pleased to announce that effective Monday, April 22 Greg Mayer will join the IWDC as Northern Regional Sales Manager. |
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Jan
31
2019 | IWDC Member Earlbeck Gases Celebrates 100 Years Earlbeck Gases &
Technologies is so proud to announce that they are celebrating
their 100 year anniversary. They would like to sincerely thank everyone
who has helped them reach this milestone. |
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Jan
30
2019 | IWDC Member Goss Gas Welcomes Fourth Generation R.N. Goss Gas Products is
pleased to announce that Monika Goss has joined the company as the new
Purchasing and Inventory Manager. She is the fourth generation to work in
the family business, which was started by her great-grandfather, R.N. Goss, in
1934. |
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Dec
13
2018 | Absolute Air to Build Air Separation Plant Minneapolis,
MN – December 12, 2018 – Absolute Air, LLC today announced plans to build a
merchant Air Separation Plant (ASP) to serve its partners and customers in the
upper Midwest area. |
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Oct
30
2018 | Grant Cockshott Wins IWDC’s Top Award In recognition for his contributions to IWDC,
the Industrial Gas & Welding Industry and surrounding province of Manitoba community,
Grant Cockshott, CEO of The Innovair Group, was presented the Bob Jackson Memorial
Award at IWDC’s October 23 - 25 Owners’ Meeting in Lake Tahoe, California. |
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Oct
22
2018 | IWDC Member AWG Joins Compressed Gas Solutions American Welding & Gas, Inc. (“AWG”) announced that it has joined forces with Compressed Gas Solutions, Inc. of Orlando, Florida; creating one of the largest independently owned industrial, medical and specialty gas operations in Central Florida. |
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Oct
08
2018 | AWG Named to 2018 Grant Thornton North Carolina 100 Three
Trail Creek Investment companies made the 2018 top 100 list. National Coatings and Supplies ranked 17
while Warren Oil Company landed at 38.
American Welding & Gas, Inc. (AWG) found its rank at 56. |
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Sep
25
2018 | New IWDC Member O.E. Meyer The
IWDC is proud to announce a new addition to our membership roster, effective
October 1, 2018. |
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Sep
20
2018 | IWDC Mourns the Loss of Todd Parke This past weekend we
lost a beloved member of the Tech Air family. Todd Parke, VP of the
Southwest Region, passed away on Saturday following a tragic
accident. |
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Sep
04
2018 | IWDC Member Arc3 Gases- New Acquisition Announcement IWDC Member Arc3 Gases, based in Dunn, NC and Richmond, VA is proud to announce that it has added United Oxygen to its family of companies. United Oxygen, located in Frederick, MD, is an independent, single location, full-line welding supply distributor. |
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Aug
09
2018 | AOC Mexico Celebrates 25th Anniversary AOC Mexico celebrates 25 years! Our team has given their best efforts to become more efficient, productive, safe and successful in a challenging and fast-paced environment. Thus, allowing AOC and our team to become the best option for customers, challenging large transnationals in our market. |
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Jul
09
2018 | New IWDC Member Arkansas Welding & Industrial Supply The IWDC is proud to announce a new addition to our membership, Arkansas Welding & Industrial Supply based in Hot Springs, Arkansas. AWI Supply has a long history of innovation, service and application expertise that comes from long tenured employees grounded in the welding industry.ounce a new addition to our membership roster, Arkansas Welding & Industrial Supply. |
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May
31
2018 | Jon Ferrell joins the IWDC The
IWDC is pleased to announce that effective May 21, Jon Ferrell joined IWDC as Distribution
Center Operations Manager. |
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Mar
28
2018 | New IWDC Member VAC Oxygene ULC (VACOXY) The
IWDC is proud to announce a new addition to our membership, VAC Oxygene ULC
(VACOXY) based in Longueuil, Quebec. VACOXY is wholly owned by IWDC
Member Maine Oxy, headquartered in Auburn, Maine. |
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Mar
14
2018 | Workshops for Warriors
The IWDC is pleased to
announce our partnership with Workshops for Warriors. This dynamic non-profit
organization provides training programs and STEM educational programs to
veterans and transitioning servicemen and women.
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Mar
12
2018 | PurityPlus Specialty Gas Group Exhibits at PITTCON Orlando PurityPlus is a nationwide partnership of select
independent specialty gas companies, unified under one brand, that guarantees
product and unparalleled local service. PurityPlus
exhibited at Pittcon, the scientific community’s largest technical meeting and
tradeshow, February 27th through March 1st in Orlando, FL. |
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Feb
13
2018 | Lela Harding joins the IWDC The IWDC is pleased to announce that effective February 7, 2018, Lela Harding has joined the IWDC as the Digital Marketing Specialist. In this role and under the direction of Erica Jones, Director of Marketing, she will be responsible for promoting IWDC’s brand across all digital platforms. |
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Jan
23
2018 | IWDC Sets All-Time Annual Record! IWDC Sets
All-Time Annual Record! Indianapolis, IN – January 23, 2018 – IWDC
Member Companies’ spend through their co-op exceeded $216 million in 2017 |
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Dec
27
2017 | Barry Mitchell joins the IWDC The IWDC is pleased to announce that effective December 27, Barry Mitchell will join the IWDC as Regional Sales Manager. In this role and under the direction of Keith Werkley, he will be responsible for promoting IWDC’s value proposition to the Membership as well as drive profitable growth of our Vendor partner brands and Weldmark® brand. |
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Nov
08
2017 | Mike Barnes Wins IWDC’s Top AwardIn recognition for his contributions to IWDC, the Industrial Gas & Welding Industry and surrounding central California community |
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Sep
15
2017 | New IWDC Member Arc3 Gases South The IWDC is proud to
announce a new addition to our Membership roster, Arc3 Gases South,
headquartered in Dunn, NC., effective October 1, 2017.
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Aug
01
2017 | IWDC Member Lampton Welding Supply Announces AcquisitionIWDC Member
Lampton Welding Supply, Inc., headquartered in Wichita, KS is proud to
announce that it has added Wilbanks Welding Supply to its family of companies.
The acquisition of Wilbanks will expand Lampton Welding Supply's position
in the Tulsa, OK market. |
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May
31
2017 | IWDC’s 2017 Sales & Purchasing Convention - Jackpot! 111 Member Companies and 97 Vendor Partners totaling over 550
participants bet on each other’s support and commitment to growth at IWDC’s
annual convention held from May 23 – May 25 in Las Vegas, Nevada. |
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Nov
02
2016 | IWDC Member Tech Air Acquires JW Goodliffe & Son IWDC Member Tech Air, headquartered in Danbury, Connecticut is proud to announce that it has acquired the local distribution assets of JW Goodliffe & Son, a gas and welding supply distributor servicing manufacturing and construction industries in and around Linden, NJ. |
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Oct
24
2016 | Joe Greco Wins IWDC’s Top Award In
recognition for his contributions to IWDC, the Industrial Gas & Welding
Industry and surrounding Pittsburgh, PA community, Joe Greco was presented the
Bob Jackson Memorial Award at IWDC’s October 11 - 14 Owners’ Meeting in Dana
Point, California. |
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Aug
16
2016 | Jemal Norwood Joins the WestAir Operations Team IWDC Member WestAir Gases & Equipment, Inc. announced as of today, Jemal Norwood, has joined the
team as Plant Manager out of Anaheim, CA. In this role, Norwood will be
responsible managing all of the plant and distribution in the L.A. Basin
region. |
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Aug
10
2016 | Eric Schwamberger joins the IWDC The IWDC is pleased to announce
that effective August 15, Eric
Schwamberger will join the IWDC as Distribution Center Operations Manager. In this
role, Eric will be responsible for Installing
supply chain best practices to drive service level, efficiency and productivity
gains in our Indianapolis, Indiana and Reno, Nevada distribution centers. |
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May
25
2016 | IWDC's 2016 S&P Convention A Home-Run! The 2016 IWDC Sales and Purchasing Convention was held in Indianapolis, IN. Over 500 participants worked hard and played hard during the annual convention held May 17 - May 19. |
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Mar
31
2016 | IWDC Vendor Dewalt Tools Outfits Lone Survivor Foundation Wounded service members and
their family members who participate in future Lone Survivor Foundation (LSF)
healing retreats on the Bolivar Peninsula, Texas facility will have access
to a fully equipped, wood working shop donated by DEWALT Tools. |
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Mar
22
2016 | Keith Werkley Joins the IWDC The
IWDC is pleased to announce that effective
March 31, Keith
Werkley will join the IWDC as Director,
Vendor Management & Supply Chain. |
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Feb
16
2016 | NetBraze is now a part of Worthington Industries IWDC Vendor Worthington Industries has purchased
NetBraze, LLC, an Ohio
based manufacturer. Founded in 2011 by
brazing and soldering
industry leader Joseph W. Harris,
NetBraze offers standard
BCuP brazing alloys, BAg silver
brazing filler metals, solders,
fluxes and low fuming bronzes as well
as innovative, patented
technologies. |
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Jan
04
2016 | IWDC Member Alloy Welding Supply Changes Name On March 11, 2011 IWDC Member Alloy Welding Supply Inc. was fully acquired by IWDC Member Lampton Welding Supply. Both businesses were operating independently of each other, until now. |
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Nov
02
2015 | Erica Jones Joins the IWDC The IWDC is pleased to announce that Erica Jones has joined the IWDC as PurityPlus® Marketing Director. |
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Oct
19
2015 | Pat Garten Wins IWDC’s Top AwardIn recognition for his contributions to IWDC,
the Industrial Gas & Welding Industry and surrounding Indianapolis
community, Pat Garten was presented the Memorial Bob Jackson Award at IWDC’s September
22 - 25 Owners’ Meeting in Sarasota, Florida. |
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Jun
08
2015 | IWDC Member Tech Air Announces Aquistion IWDC Member Tech Air, headquartered in Danbury, Connecticut is proud to announce that it has acquired Geneva Gas & Supply located in North Hollywood, CA. |
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Feb
24
2015 | Sean Norton Joins the IWDC The IWDC is pleased to announce that Sean Norton has joined the IWDC as Hardgoods Product Manager. |
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Jan
06
2015 | IWDC Member WestAir Announces New Website WestAir Gases & Equipment, Inc. is proud to announce our new website.
The new website is designed to create a web presence that tells the story of our growth, showcase the different aspects of the company and share valuable information. |
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Sep
11
2013 | Ed Holmes joins the IWDC Ed Holmes joins the Independent Welding Distributors Cooperative effective September 5, 2013 |
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Oct
17
2012 | Industrial Source Joins the Douglas County Community Industrial Source is excited to announce the opening of a new store in Roseburg. The new location, at 325 East Happy Valley Road in the old United Pipe building, features a 10,000 square foot retail welding, safety, fire suppression, gas supply storefront. The Roseburg store opened for business on Monday, October 1st. Says Brent Laing, Industrial Source owner, "We are excited to provide customers in Douglas County with an extensive offering of high quality products, excellent service and the newest technologies in the industry." |
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Oct
01
2012 | The Independent Welding Distributors Cooperative The Industrial Gas Industry is comprised of many types of companies, groups, and associations — from large multinational corporations to small independent family-owned businesses. CryoGas International profiles these companies and associations on a regular basis. This month, for the first time, we present a profile of a Purchasing cooperative, a group made up of many small to large distributors of welding equipment and gases. |
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Sep
15
2012 | IWDC’s PurityPlus® Specialty Gases In just the recent past, “Specialty Gases,” to the Independent Gas and Welding Distributor, were considered mysterious and novel. They were to be purchased from and sold as directed by the major gas companies. Independents regarded these gases as too exotic. The common attitude was “we can never compete with our supplier,” and that mindset persisted for many years. |
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14
2012 | Buying Groups Provide Purchasing Power and More Prior to World War II, gases and supplies were sold directly from manufacturers to end-users. Following the war, however, large gas manufacturers tried to alleviate the cost and burden of selling directly to smaller customers, and wanted these customers to buy from warehouses and other suppliers. This allowed the major distributor to cut the cost incurred by servicing smaller accounts and focus on the larger, more profitable ones. |
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