Today,
Holston Gases completed the acquisition of Tri-Cities Dry Ice, which has
operations in southwest Virginia and northeast Tennessee. Holston Gases
will service these new customers from their operation located at 1150 Spratlin
Park Dr, Gray, TN 37915.
Holston
Gases president, Joe Baxter, said, "We are very pleased to add Tri-Cities Dry
Ice to the Holston family. Combining their customer base with our
distribution and production capabilities, Holston will be able to expand its
dry ice distribution further into southern and central Virginia."
Tri-Cities
Dry Ice owner Ed Boardwine agreed that the businesses are a great match. "We
are very proud to become a part of the larger Holston family. Combining
our local presence with Holston’s people and resources will be great for our
customers. It was important to us to join with a company that shared our core
values, and we found that in Holston Gases. Our customers will really benefit
from this combination."
Holston
Gases is a regional distributor of industrial, medical, and propane gases as
well as welding, safety, and industrial supplies. Holston has been in
business for over 67 years. Its headquarters are in Knoxville, and it now
has 42 locations in Tennessee, Kentucky, Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina, and
North Carolina.
For
further information, please contact:
Joe
Baxter, President
Holston
Gases Inc.
Phone (865) 573-1917
Thank
you,
Frank
Kasnick, President & C.E.O.
Independent Welding
Distributors Cooperative