United States: Air Liquide Announces the 500th Acquisition in Airgas’ History
02 Maggio 2018 - 6:09PM
Business Wire
Regulatory News:
Airgas, an Air Liquide (Paris:AI) company and the leading
U.S. supplier of industrial, medical and specialty gases, welding
technologies, and safety products, recently acquired the assets and
operations of Weiler Welding Company. This transaction marks the
500th acquisition in Airgas’ 36-year company history.
Weiler Welding Company is a full-service industrial gas,
beverage gas and welding supply business. Headquartered in Moraine,
Ohio, Weiler services Southwestern Ohio and Southwestern Indiana
through six locations. Weiler’s 70 associates will join the Airgas
team.
Weiler Welding Company marks Airgas’ 500th acquisition since
the company was founded in 1982. Over 36 years, Airgas has
successfully acquired and integrated companies’ operations and
associates to create an industry-leading distribution network in
the U.S. serving a diversity of customers. This, combined with
capital investments, has provided Airgas with the expansion
opportunities to drive profitable growth.
Pascal Vinet, Chief Executive Officer of Airgas and
member of the Air Liquide group’s Executive Committee, said:
"This 500th acquisition is consistent with Airgas’ development
model aimed at strengthening its network and proximity with local
customers. We are very happy to welcome Weiler Welding Company’s
employees to Air Liquide and look forward to continuing to provide
excellent service to our new customers."
Airgas
Airgas, an Air Liquide company, is the leading U.S. supplier of
industrial, medical and specialty gases, as well as hardgoods and
related products; one of the largest U.S. suppliers of safety
products; and a leading U.S. supplier of ammonia products and
process chemicals.
Dedicated to improving the performance of its more than 1
million customers, Airgas safely and reliably provides products,
services and expertise through its more than 18,000 associates,
over 1,100 locations, robust e-Business platform, and Airgas Total
Access® telesales channel. As an Air Liquide company, the world
leader in gases, technology and services for Industry and Health,
Airgas offers customers an unrivaled global footprint and industry
leading technology and innovations.
For more information: www.airgas.com
Air Liquide in the
Americas
Air Liquide in the Americas is present in 14 countries across
North America, Central America and the Caribbean, and South
America.
Air Liquide companies in the Americas offer industrial and
medical gases, technologies and related services to customers in
many industries including energy, industrial manufacturing,
electronics and healthcare markets.
The world leader in gases, technologies and services for
Industry and Health, Air Liquide is present in 80 countries with
approximately 65,000 employees and serves more than 3.5 million
customers and patients. Oxygen, nitrogen and hydrogen are essential
small molecules for life, matter and energy. They embody Air
Liquide’s scientific territory and have been at the core of the
company’s activities since its creation in 1902.
Air Liquide’s ambition is to lead its industry, deliver long
term performance and contribute to sustainability. The company’s
customer-centric transformation strategy aims at profitable growth
over the long term. It relies on operational excellence, selective
investments, open innovation and a network organization implemented
by the Group worldwide. Through the commitment and inventiveness of
its people, Air Liquide leverages energy and environment
transition, changes in healthcare and digitization, and delivers
greater value to all its stakeholders.
Air Liquide’s revenue amounted to 20.3 billion euros in 2017 and
its solutions that protect life and the environment represented
more than 40% of sales. Air Liquide is listed on the Euronext Paris
stock exchange (compartment A) and belongs to the CAC 40, EURO
STOXX 50 and FTSE4Good indexes.
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