Founded in Beaumont, Texas in 1963 by Al Mazoch, Coastal Welding Supply prides itself on being a single source for industrial and specialty gas requirements. As this second generation company, now headed by J.C. “Chuck” Mazoch, celebrates its 50th...
Cee Kay Supply (ceekay.com), a St. Louisbased company, opened for business on November 3, 1948, as a distributor for National Cylinder Gas Company. Cee Kay was founded by Ralph Chase and Ralph Knight, as they derived the name of...
By 2020, retailers expect 20 percent of all non-food sales to be facilitated through some form of eCommerce. By 2016, half of all consumers’ purchases will incorporate some online or mobile component: comparison shopping, ordering, customizing and paying. And today, 65...
As we anticipated in our February 2013 report (“Latin America Shows Its Resilience but Growth Moderates,” CryoGas, February 2013, p. 42) economic growth continued in Latin America, registering a three percent increase in 2012, but at a slower pace...
Linde Gases, a division of the Linde Group (linde.com), has launched its Crop Science business. The re-energized product and service offering—previously referred to as its “fumigants” business—is recognition of Linde’s renewed commitment to combating the increasing challenges facing the world food...
Sixty-five years ago, Norco (norco-inc.com) was a southern Idaho welding supply company with only two stores and 20 employees. Today, the highly diversified enterprise is the nation’s largest independent welding, safety, medical, and gas supplier, serving seven states and selling...
Social media platforms, like Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube, have changed the way we communicate with our friends, family, and colleagues, and today are changing the way we do business. For industrial gas distributors, getting the word out about your products...
The Gases and Welding Distributors Association’s (GAWDA) 69th annual convention will open this year in Orlando on Sunday, September 15 and continue through Wednesday, September 18. Attendees will be able to soak in the...
The 17th International Conference & Exhibition on Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG 17) was held in Houston, Texas this year and I had the opportunity to attend. This year’s event represented an evolution in the LNG series, with key sessions focused...
James Russell Engineering Works, Inc. (Russell Engineering) (russelleng.com) was established and has been in continuous operation in Boston, MA since 1874. Owned through five generations by the Russell family, the company started as a designer/builder of large-scale metal fabrications and pressure vessels,...
