Sibling trio take the reins at Maine Oxy
Molly Burgess sits down with Kelly Gentry, one third of the sibling trio that is now heading up Maine Oxy in Auburn
Molly Burgess sits down with Kelly Gentry, one third of the sibling trio that is now heading up Maine Oxy in Auburn
There is always change and development for distributors of industrial gases to navigate, with more markets served than ever, recruitment headaches, periodic shortages, technology advances, and much more. Christian Annesley sets out seven priorities for...
It is 15 years now since James Cain and Bill Visintainer joined forces to take over Atlas Welding Supply Co, and the pair haven’t looked back since. Christian Annesley spoke to Cain about the journey...
When the owner of an independent industrial gas distributor is thinking about succession or a sale, it can be complicated. Many don’t want to give up the values of the family business or lose something...
There was a continued solid picture for gas and welding distributors in the third quarter of 2023, with conditions looking robust by most measures though also some signs of slowdown and growing caution when set...
The four-year-old industrial and specialty gases distributor Select Gases is an expert in cold chain and cryogenics, alongside more conventional gases distribution within the Atlanta area and beyond. Christian Annesley met the two co-founders to...
Family-owned industrial-gas distributor businesses are often a good fit for owners selling up to the workforce with an employee stock ownership plan, and several have done just that. Christian Annesley takes a closer look
Succession challenges, uncertainties surrounding the economic outlook, rising taxes, and the coronavirus pandemic. Those are just some of the strains that independent distributors have been grappling with lately in the US. But in 2020 a...
What’s on the agenda of Brad Peterson, Chair of Mississippi Welders Supply, as 2023 shapes up? After a significant period of investment and transformation, Christian Annesley caught up with him to find out
For independent industrial-gas distributors, the question of ownership, leadership, legacy and employees often gets to the heart of things. Christian Annesley spoke to Brad Dunn of CK Supply about the St Louis company’s creation of an...