B. Shaun Powers

Airgas, Inc. supplies gases, welding equipment, and safety products. It offers abrasives, cutting tools, industrial brusher, industrial coatings and paints, machine tools, balloon regulators gas equipment accessories, industrial application gases, medical gases, and specialty gases. The firm serves construction, metal fabrication, life sciences, healthcare, food and beverage, retail, energy and chemicals, and primary materials. The company was founded by Peter McCausland in 1982 and is headquartered in Radnor, PA.

Airgas East, Inc. manufactures and supplies industrial, medical, and specialty gases and all related equipment and services. Its products include specialty gases, disposable cylinder solutions, medical gases, welding shielding and cutting gases, bulk gases, refrigerant gases, liquid CO2 and dry ice, welding equipment, welding consumables, and industrial coatings. Airgas East was founded in 1945 and is headquartered in Salem, NH.

Airgas Great Lakes, Inc. manufactures and distributes industrial, medical, and specialty gases and related equipment and services. It produces nitrous oxide, dry ice, liquid carbon dioxide and process chemicals, refrigerants, and ammonia products. The company is headquartered in Independence, OH.

Airgas Gulf States, Inc. distributes industrial, medical, and specialty gases. It also retails welding supplies, safety products, and tools online. The company is headquartered in Daphne, AL

Airgas-Mid America, Inc. distributes welding gases and supplies. The company also provides technical support for machinery. It operates in Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, West Virginia, Tennessee and Virginia. Airgas-Mid America is headquartered in Bowling Green, KY

Airgas North Central, Inc. distributes welding gases. The company provides technical support for machinery. It also provides warranty service for Miller Electric, Lincoln Electric, Thermal Dynamics, Hypertherm and ESAB. Airgas North Central is headquartered in West Chicago, IL.

Airgas-South, Inc. distributes industrial, medical and specialty gases and related equipment. Its products and services include packaged & small bulk gases, gas cylinder and welding equipment rental, and process chemicals & hard goods. It provides services in Florida, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, and Tennessee. The company is headquartered in Kennesaw, GA.

Red-D-Arc, Inc. provides welding equipment rental services. It operates rental fleet of over 30,000 welding machines from 30 branch locations in the U.S. and Canada. The company was founded by in 1982 Peter McCausland and is headquartered in Austell, GA.

Part of Linde Plc, AGA Gas, Inc. is a company that makes and distributes compressed and liquid gas supplies used in welding. The company is based in Independence, OH.