In a first since becoming a member of Air Liquide’s corporation, Airgas Inc. has made its first acquisitions, procuring two US-based gas and welding distributing companies.
The company has attained the assets and operations of both Louisiana-based, Monroe Welding Supply, Inc. and Californian company, Clark Industrial Supply, Inc. Both companies generated combines sales revenue of $16.6m in 2015.
As part of the transaction, Monroe’s 32 associates will join the Airgas Mid-South Region and Clark’s seven associates will join the Airgas Northern California and Nevada (NCN) Region.
Airgas remains committed to continuing to pursue acquisition opportunities in key markets to help realise the full potential of the newly combined company
Both effective from 1st June, these are Airgas’ first acquisitions since the Air Liquide takeover, bringing the industrial gas company’s takeover total to 22 in the past year.
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