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Article: Airgas Completes Acquisition of Great Lakes Oxygen.
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- Energy Weekly News
- Article date:
- January 23, 2009
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Airgas, Inc. (NYSE:ARG) announced that effective at the close of business on December 31, 2008, it has completed the acquisition of Great Lakes Oxygen, also doing business as WelderEs Supply, Westside Welders Supply, Great Lakes Propane, and Lake Erie Iron and Metal.
Great Lakes Oxygen, a distributor of industrial gas and welding supplies, was formed in 1982. The company generates annual revenues in excess of $15 million through locations in Cleveland, Painesville and Brook Park, Ohio. Facilities include retail showrooms, warehouses, fill plants, a specialty gas laboratory and an acetylene plant.
oThroughout their history, Great Lakes Oxygen has enjoyed a ...