Airgas Acquires Northeast Gas Technologies Ltd.
Jul 1, 2008Airgas Inc. (www.airgas.com) acquired the assets and operations of Northeast Gas Technologies Ltd., an Albany, N.Y.-based distributor of industrial, medical...
Transportation And Warehouse Resources
Jul 1, 2008J.J. Keller & Associates Inc. (www.jjkeller.com) is offering a wide variety of on-line resources related to warehouse operations, transportation fleets...
Steel seen short for first time in decades
Jul 1, 2008The head of the world's largest steel company predicted in late June that manufacturers worldwide could expect to see the first shortage of steel in decades....
High fuel costs should be riveting your attention
Jun 1, 2008, Bruce Vernyi, Editor-in-Chief E-mail: bvernyi@penton.comFuel costs are spiraling out of sight, and the higher costs for fuel are putting greater attention on fleet and fuel management. Anything and everything...
Meeting the Needs of Laboratories
Jun 1, 2008, By Serge Bergeron, Manager, Specialty Gas Business, Air Liquide CanadaSpecialty gases that are used for special applications in industries that range from aviation to water treatment plants differ from industrial gases in...
Airgas acquires European welding equipment producer
Jun 1, 2008Airgas, Inc. (www.airgas.com) has acquired A&N Plant, a European-based supplier of new and reconditioned rotating, positioning, and welding equipment...
GWD and Penton's Welding Magazine launch video site for Welding
Jun 1, 2008Gases & Welding Distributor magazine and Penton's Welding Magazine has launched a new websites that brings the immediacy of the Internet video experience...
Fleet Management in Times of High Costs
Jun 1, 2008, By Clare Goldsberry, associate editorWith the price of gasoline and diesel fuel rising higher weekly, managing fleet and transportation costs is critical to the bottom line for distributors....
Prices up for gas cylinders
Jun 1, 2008Worthington Cylinders (www.worthingtonindustries.com) said it would increase prices for all steel propane and fuel gas cylinders in sizes from 4.25 lb....
Dresser-Rand expands for global equipment operators
May 28, 2008Dresser-Rand Company (www.dresser-rand.com) has opened an office in Bethlehem, Pa., as the base for a team of personnel who will provide technical capability...
Gas production equipment prices to increase
May 28, 2008The Distribution and Storage Group of Chart Industries, Inc. (www.chartindustries.com) announced it would increase surcharge and base price schedule for...
Industrial gases company opens hydrogen refueling center
May 28, 2008Linde Group (www.linde.com), an industrial gases and engineering company, opened Linde Hydrogen Center near Munich, Germany, which includes a hydrogen...
Airgas to take over a part of Linde AG
May 28, 2007Airgas (www.airgas.com) has purchased the packaged-gas business of Linde AG for $310 million in cash. The acquisition marks the 355th acquisition by Peter...
BOC Gases Expands Distributor Network
May 28, 2007BOC (www.boc.com), a member of The Linde Group (www.linde.com), has signed a multi-year supply agreement with Superior Welding Supply Company (www.supweld.com)...
Customer Caring: Selling safety to the tradesmen
Apr 26, 2007, Richard MandelIn a survey distributed by Kimberly-Clark Professional at the National Safety Council Congress in November 2006, 85 percent of the safety professionals...
