Airgas Formalizes Distributor Advisory Council.Business Editors RADNOR, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 16, 2003 Airgas, Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :ARG See argument. arg - argument ) has announced that is has formalized for·mal·ize tr.v. for·mal·ized, for·mal·iz·ing, for·mal·iz·es 1. To give a definite form or shape to. 2. a. To make formal. b. its Distributor Advisory Council (DAC See D/A converter and discretionary access control. DAC - Digital to Analog Converter ) and introduced the Airgas Value-Added Distributor Program to organize the services it provides distributors and resellers through its 12 regional companies. "Airgas generates about $70 million annually in sales to distributors and resellers, who value our reliable supply of product, logistical convenience, and competitively priced products," said Pat Visintainer, senior vice president - sales, who coordinates the DAC meetings. The first DAC members include: Bob Ames and Mary Shanaman of Commonwealth Supply, York, PA; Mark Davidson For the baseball player, see . Mark Anthony Davidson (2 May 1869 – 9 January 1949) was an Australian politician. Davidson was born in Sydney and left school at 12 to work on a coastal vessel trading with the Pacific islands. , Best Welders Supply, Inc., Tulsa, OK; Jim Earlbeck, Earlbeck Gases & Technologies, Baltimore, MD; Paul Greiling, Jr., Welding & Therapy Services, Louisville, KY; Perry Johnson, Hohenschild Welders Supply, Kansas, MO; David L. Fischer, General Welding Supply Co., Denver, CO.; Arthur Ramsdell, American Compressed Gases, Old Tappan, NJ; John Small, Pooch Welding Supply, Benton Harbor Benton Harbor, city (1990 pop. 12,818), Berrien co., SW Mich., on Lake Michigan at the mouth of the St. Joseph River opposite St. Joseph; inc. 1869. A long-time fruit industry, tourist, and industrial center, noted for appliance manufacturing, the city declined in , MI; and Greg Stonebeck, Metro Welding Supply, Detroit, MI. Additional members will be added over time and as some current members are rotated off the DAC. The DAC will meet periodically with Airgas corporate executives, senior regional company management, and operations personnel to discuss ways for Airgas and distributors to increase revenues and profitability through the important distributor channel. "These open, candid discussions will assist us in strengthening service levels with the most reliable supply network in the industry, at competitive prices," said Visintainer. He added that "what makes business sense" for both parties will guide the local relationships, with distributors as an important customer base. "Where Airgas has product and capabilities to provide distributors at competitive pricing, both Airgas and the distributor will profit and so will their customers." About Airgas, Inc. Airgas, Inc. (NYSE: ARG) is the largest U.S. distributor of industrial, medical and specialty gases, welding, safety and related products. Its integrated network A network that supports both data and voice and/or different networking protocols. See converged network and new public network. of nearly 800 locations includes branches, retail stores, gas fill plants, specialty gas labs, production facilities and distribution centers. Airgas also distributes its products and services through eBusiness, catalog and telesales telesales Noun the selling of a commodity or service by telephone telesales npl → televentas fpl telesales npl → channels. Its national scale and strong local presence offer a competitive edge to its diversified customer base. For more information, please visit www.airgas.com. |
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