Derrick Foster Joins RASIRC Airgas Completes Acquisition of
Erie Iron and Metal.
Great Lakes Oxygen;
Great Lakes Oxygen is a distributor
RASIRC announced that Derrick Foster
of industrial gas and welding supplies.
has joined the company as senior prod-
Receives DLA Award
uct manager. Foster has more than 25
The company generates annual rev-
Airgas, Inc. announced that effective
enues in excess of $15 million through
years of experience with semiconductor
at the close of business on December 31,
locations in Cleveland, Painesville and
devices and diffusion engineering. His
2008, it has completed the acquisition of
most recent position was as director of
Brook Park, Ohio.
Great Lakes Oxygen, also doing business
applications engineering at AVIZA Tech-
as Welder’s Supply, Westside Welders
Airgas also announced that the
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Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) has
Supply, Great Lakes Propane, and Lake
selected Airgas National Welders as their
Large Business Innovative Performer of
INNOVATIONS
GAS PRODUCT
the Year for 2008. Airgas National Welders was nominated for the award by the
Defense Energy Support Center (DESC).
It accepted the award from DLA Director Vice Admiral Alan S. Thompson at
the recent DLA Business Alliance Awards
luncheon. www.airgas.com
Airgas Announces Passing of
Associate General Counsel
Airgas, Inc. regretfully announces the
sudden passing of Vice President and
Associate General Counsel Todd R. Craun
on January 26, 2009. Mr. Craun joined
Airgas in 1984, serving in a multitude of
legal capacities and developing strong
expertise in industry regulation and dispute resolution.
VALVES Matheson Tri-Gas Expands
FITTINGS
Advanced Technology Center
REGULATORS
Matheson Tri-Gas, Inc. plans to expand
• iUnnnpovaartaiolln elefodrio nvdeurst8r5y lyeeaadresr in Center in Longmont, CO as part of its over-the capability of the Advanced Technology
• all growth strategy to meet the demands t Uencshunroploagsysed valve and equipment of advanced semiconductor manufactur-
• ing. The facility will focus on emerging p Urnordivuacltesd cutting-edge technology and material technologies and process solu-
• a Unndcedaesveinlogpcmoe mnmt itment to research tions required by customers. Plans include xpansion of the clean room manufac-
• Uprnowdu ac vetsritnhgatdebdeinceaftit ioynotuo provide turing facilities and the R&D facilities. The cleanroom facilities will be used to build
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gas and molecule delivery systems for the
global semiconductor industry, and the
R&D facilities will be used for the advanced
development of materials technologies
including molecular development and
purification. The plans call for an estimated
25,000 square foot expansion which MTG
www.ceodeux.com • 1.800.325.5721 hopes to finish no later than July 2009.
www.mathesontrigas.com
