BOC to Continue Its Support of ADA.Business Editors MURRAY HILL Murray Hill may refer to one of the following places:
BOC (Bell Operating Company) One of 22 companies that was formerly part of AT&T and later organized into seven regional companies. See RBOC. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :BOX) reconfirmed its commitment to support the Airco Distributor Association (ADA Ada, city, United States Ada (ā`ə), city (1990 pop. 15,820), seat of Pontotoc co., S central Okla.; inc. 1904. It is a large cattle market and the center of a rich oil and ranch area. ) at a recent meeting of the ADA Executive Board and alternates in Atlanta, Georgia. Terry Hall, BOC vice president, independent distributor business and co-chairman of the ADA, said, "BOC understands the importance of the ADA to the independent distributor. It is one of the cornerstones of our distributor program and is held in high regard with the distributors, vendors and us. It has been a good partnership for over 10 years, and we will continue to support it 100 percent in the future." Craig Wood Craig Wood may refer to:
BOC is selling approximately 120 BOC locations in 21 states in the U.S. involved in distributing packaged gases and welding equipment to Airgas. The sale is scheduled to occur at the end of July. However, BOC will continue to supply distributors with bulk liquid gases such as oxygen, nitrogen, argon argon (är`gŏn) [Gr.,=inert], gaseous chemical element; symbol Ar; at. no. 18; at. wt. 39.948; m.p. −189.2°C;; b.p. −185.7°C;; density 1.784 grams per liter at STP; valence 0. , carbon dioxide carbon dioxide, chemical compound, CO2, a colorless, odorless, tasteless gas that is about one and one-half times as dense as air under ordinary conditions of temperature and pressure. and helium, and gaseous tube trailer helium and hydrogen. At the meeting, BOC committed to continue to support the ADA with resources from supply management, marketing and administration. The ADA Executive Board approved its restructuring, and will now be comprised of five representatives from independent distributors and four representatives from BOC's U.S. Industrial and Special Products management team. Other business included the grandfathering of all current members into the ADA after the close of the sale of BOC's packaged gas business and revising the by-laws. The ADA was formed in 1993 to combine the purchasing power Purchasing Power 1. The value of a currency expressed in terms of the amount of goods or services that one unit of money can buy. Purchasing power is important because, all else being equal, inflation decreases the amount of goods or services you'd be able to purchase. 2. of BOC's retail stores and its independent distributors. The ADA has 103 independent members who have over 400 retail locations throughout the U.S. Its executive board, as well as its services, marketing and resale/asset committees, are all staffed by representatives from both BOC and the distributor members. The BOC Group (NYSE:BOX), the worldwide industrial gases, vacuum technologies and distribution services company, serves two million customers in more than 50 countries. It employs 44,500 people and had annual sales of over $7 billion in 2003. Further information about The BOC Group may be obtained on the Internet at www.boc.com. |
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