Airgas announced it has acquired Byrne Specialty Gases (BSG) a Seattle, Washington-based distributor of speciality gases, related equipment, and cryogenic storage systems for the life sciences sectors in the Pacific Northwest.
The acquired operations, including two facilities in Seattle and Vancouver, employ 45 associates and generated more than $10m in annual sales last year. Airgas will run the business as a dedicated unit within Airgas Nor Pac focused on speciality gases and life science sectors in the Northwest.
We are very excited about welcoming the Byrne Specialty Gases associates to our company, said Dan Tatro, president of Airgas Nor Pac. Founded by Daniel V. Byrne in 1984, it has become a nationally recognized leader in the life sciences and analytical laboratory fields. This acquisition will significantly enhance our speciality gas business in the region as well as nationally.
Airgas announced that Byrne has taken a new position as the marketing manager – life sciences, reporting to Tom Thoman, vice president of gases for Airgas. In this new role, he will help apply technical expertise in serving the life sciences sector in the Northwest to other Airgas regions.
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