Coming off a highly successful Owners’ Meeting, IWDC breaks its all-time annual Member’s spend record set in 2019.
“Our previous annual record was $278.8 million, and we broke that
after our second business day in December – we should easily eclipse $300 million
for full-year 2021,” stated Frank Kasnick, President & CEO. “This is a
testament to the strength and resilience of the independents in our welding
& gas industry and reflects the strong support from our Vendor partners.”
“We are thrilled to also announce that we raised another $13,355
at our October Owners’ Meeting bringing our 2021 total to $43,000 for Feeding
America”, reported Keith Werkley, Vice President of Sales & Vendor
Management. “We would like to thank our Members, Vendors and employees for
their generous donations to this worthy cause.” commented Vic Wilson, Director
of Marketing & Gas Programs. “In 2021 we raised enough funds to provide
430,000 meals.”
The IWDC is a cooperative, formed in 1994, which leverages the
strengths of its independent welding distributor Members across North America.
IWDC Member companies collectively represent over $2.9B in sales, serving a
wide range of industries. The common denominator is that these industries look
to them for industrial, specialty, and medical gases as well as related
equipment, welding hardgoods, and consumables. End-use customers served by IWDC
Members benefit from having the unparalleled expertise of a local Member
distributor who has access to national-scale purchasing and marketing programs. You can
learn more about IWDC at www.iwdc.coop.
Feeding America® is the largest hunger-relief organization in
the United States. Through a network of 200 food banks and 60,000 food pantries
and meal programs, we provide meals to more than 40 million people each
year. Feeding America also supports programs that prevent food waste and
improve food security among the people we serve; educates the public about the
problem of hunger; and advocates for legislation that protects people from
going hungry.
You can learn more about Feeding America at www.feedingamerica.org.