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Air Liquide Acquires Indian Company (Houston, TX) • Through its subsidiary Taema, Air Liquide acquired Electrocare Systems. Based in Chennai (Madras) in India, Electrocare Systems manufactures respirators for intensive care and anesthesia, as well as medical air generators. The company has 100 employees and 22 technical and sales agencies, and its products are present in 1,500 Indian public and private hospitals.
Sakzenian Promoted at Weldship (Bethlehem, PA) • Arthur Sakzenian was promoted to sales manager of the South American market at Weldship Corporation. Sakzenian was previously sales manager, Brazil. He has been with the company for 3 years. R3 Safety Relocates Warehouse (Wilmington, OH) • R3 Safety is relocating its Sparks, NV, warehouse to Fresno, CA. The Fresno location will be a more modern and larger facility, and will be operational December 15. Until that time, all orders previously shipped from Sparks will be temporarily shipped from one of the company's other facilities.
Lincoln Electric Hires 2 (Cleveland, OH) • Steven Hedlund was named to the newly created position of vice president of strategy and business development at Lincoln Electric. He is responsible for strategic planning, strategic analysis and long-term project management. Lincoln also hired Earl Ward to the newly created position of vice president of mergers, acquisitions and investor relations. He is responsible for overseeing the risk management and corporate relations departments, the mergers and acquisitions program, and investor relations. Air Products Conducts CO2 Study (Allentown, PA) • Air Products & Chemicals is collaborating with the Alberta Energy Research Institute (AERI) to study advanced carbon dioxide capture technology for use with gasification and reduce the cost of CO2 capture by up to 25%. The project will assess Air Products' development of an alternative CO2 capture option, which is based on separating hydrogen sulfide and CO2 from hydrogen, and is expected to be completed by October 2010. Accu-Air and TexAir Sell Companies (Radnor, PA) • Accu-Air Gases & Equipment, headquartered in Ventura, CA, and TexAir Welding Supply of Henderson, TX, sold their business to Airgas on December 1. Accu-Air was formed in 1999 by Gordon Woods and Ron Johnson. Johnson will have a leadership role within Airgas West. TexAir was founded in 1998 and has been operated by Kevin Curbo. Curbo and approximately 20 employees will be integrated into Airgas Mid South..
GAWDA NEWS Grab Your Future By the Horns • The 2009 Annual Convention Planning Committee invites you to pull on your boots, slap on your hat and plan on attending next year’s Annual Convention in San Antonio, TX. Speakers will include Rick Pitino, head basketball coach at the University of Louisville, and Neal Boortz, libertarian and radio talk show host. The President's Gala will be held at a ranch and will include a real rodeo, Texas barbeque and plenty of long-necks. Mark your calendar now for September 19-22, 2009.
2008-2009 Dues Reminder • Renew your GAWDA membership by paying your dues online. The 2008-2009 GAWDA dues renewal invoices were mailed to all member company key contacts. In order to pay your dues online, you will need your company's login information to access the online dues page. Please pay your annual dues promptly so that we can continue to provide you with membership benefits. Don't forget that GAWDA has changed its fiscal and membership year to a calendar year. Therefore, this year’s dues will cover November 1, 2008, through December 31, 2009. For questions about membership dues, please contact GAWDA Director of Membership Kate Cole at 215-565-3484 ext. 2209 or kcole@fernley.com. Membership Listings • Members can download the updated listings of GAWDA distributor and supplier members for easy reference under the “Members Only” tab on GAWDA's Web site. GAWDA Industry Meeting Calendar • View upcoming events for 2010 and beyond on the GAWDA Industry Meeting Calendar here. Don’t forget to mark your calendar! HR Report Available • The December 2008 HR Manager's Legal Reporter is now available for download at GAWDA's Web site. GAWDA Clearinghouse • The GAWDA Clearinghouse has been updated for the month. Help Redesign GAWDA’s Web Site • Have you visited GAWDA’s Web site? Now is your chance to help redesign it! Volunteers are needed for the Web Site Task Force, which will last 6-9 months. The Task Force will:
The Web Site Task Force will meet once in Philadelphia, PA, in January 2009 and again at the Spring Management Conference in Asheville, NC. The majority of the work will happen during conference calls and through e-mails. To volunteer, contact Kent Van Amburg at kvanamburg@fernley.com.
Take Advantage of GAWDA University Online GAWDA U is an easy-to-use and inexpensive online training tool for your employees. The educational content of GAWDA U was developed to support GAWDA's primary mission of providing information to assist you in improving your company's safety and compliance. GAWDA U Online is an ever-changing and growing program. The initial course offerings concentrate on training for new employees during their first 90 days. The second generation of content will focus on more advanced training that will build upon the earlier basic/elementary courses. We are seeking training material from our members that can be adapted to the GAWDA U platform and will expand the program to include supplier-based training on company-specific products and services. We are conducting weekly webinars to introduce members to the functions and content of GAWDA U and to answer any questions. Please contact GAWDA Membership Director Kate Cole (kcole@fernley.com) to sign up for the introductory webinars or to find out more about this exciting opportunity! Click here to view course listings.
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