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Airgas buys firms in Alabama, Michigan.
Industrial Distribution, January, 2007
Staff Airgas Inc. acquired Alabama-based Southern Welding Supply Inc. and Alpena Supply Co., headquartered in Alpena, Mich. The deals bring the total number of Airgas acquisitions in fiscal 2007 to 10, with acquired sales of more than $140 million. Airgas is the largest U.S.
distributor of industrial, medical and specialty gases. It ranked sixth in Industrial Distribution's 2006 Big 50 list of distributors. Southern Welding Supply is an industrial gas and welding supply distributor. The company has four locations, in Tarrant, Pelham, Decatur and Tuscaloosa, Ala., and generated $15 million in revenue last year. Southern Welding was integrated into Airgas South, one of Airgas' 13 regional companies. "We are pleased to welcome 33...
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