Technology’s Impact on Strategic Planning and Execution
Special thanks to Computers Unlimited (David Schaer), CM2 Incorporated (Kevin Falconer) and Norris Cylinders (Jessie Strong and Michael Rollins) for their insights and contributions. In this ever-changing business landscape of technological advancements and regional/global disruptions, strategic planning has become essential for businesses seeking to navigate these uncertainties. While historically viewed as an inflexible, long-term process, strategic planning has evolved significantly in recent years. Several key trends have emerged in this space including more frequent review cycles, broader use of data-driven analytics, increased focus on resilience and sustainability, and tighter integration with day-to-day […]
Innovation in Industrial Gases
Special thanks to Rick Kowey (Universal Compressed Air), Tom McQuaid & Nick Mittica (Verdagy Inc.) and Keith Hall (Premier Cryogenic Systems) for their contributions. The industrial gas (IG) industry continues to rapidly deliver innovations focused on enhancing efficiency, sustainability, safety and compliance, for both their businesses and their customers. However, this focus on innovation is […]
Resilience Keys to Success
Thanks to the Gases and Welding Distributors Association (GAWDA) for publishing the full article their Q1 2025 issue of “Gases & Welding Today” magazine. Over the past 5+ years, resilience has become a hot topic in almost every area of life. From the best-selling books such as “Option B” by Sheryl Sandberg and Adam Grant […]
Update on Hydrogen Policies…how are we doing?
Thanks to Richard Boocock of Boocock Advisory Ltd. for his insightful contributions. For close to a decade, Hydrogen (H2) has been touted as one of the keys to the energy transition. It will play a critical role acting as both an energy carrier enabling the storage and transportation of renewable electricity (i.e., from solar and […]
Generative AI for Industrial Gases
Special thanks to Allison Earlbeck (CEO, Earlbeck Gases), David Schaer (President, Computers Unlimited) and Dave Beltz (CIO, Trinseo) for their contributions. It seems as if 2023 was the year the “world” first heard about Generative AI (Gen AI). It was clearly one of the most impactful stories driven by remarkable technological progress that matched or surpassed […]
Leveraging Advanced Data Analytics
Special thanks to Elizabeth Wallace (TrackAbout), Eric Wise (Otodata) and Morgan Morris (CO2Meter) for their contributions. As consumers, many of us enjoy streaming services such as Netflix which seemingly has the widest variety of entertainment choices at an affordable price, “on-demand.” In addition, we also enjoy e-Commerce companies like Amazon which have virtually everything you […]
US Distributor Update
Special thanks to Ben Bisconer, CEO of Complete Welders, Scott Myran, President of Mississippi Welders Supply Company (MWSCO), Joe Francis, President and CEO of Central McGowan, and Allen Jezouit, VP Product Management, Meritus Gas Products for their contributions. The content for this blog was published in the October 2022 US Print edition of GasWorld. Almost […]
Business Trends and their Impact on Strategy, Growth, and Talent
Special thanks to Freddie Briggs, VP of Strategy & Value Creation for PDC Machines LLC, Rick Kowey, COO of Universal Compressed Air (UCA), Kevin Lynch, SVP of Industrial Gases at Anova, and Sobia Chaudhry, VP of HR at PDC Machines for their contributions. The content for this blog was published in the July 2022 US […]
Maintaining Customer Relations (and Remote Working)
Thanks to Jeff White (President of EMD Electronics, a business of Merck KGaA) for his contributions. The content for this blog was published in the September 2021 US Print edition of GasWorld. All companies have been faced with the challenge of maintaining robust and consistent customer relations in the midst the pandemic. In Salesforce’s annual […]
Implementing E-Commerce Systems
Thanks to Kurt Cannon (SVP, LIQUID) and Joe Wechezak (CIO, EnerSys) for their contributions. The content for this blog was published in the March 2021 US Print edition of GasWorld. Background/history Let us start with a definition. The term e-commerce (electronic commerce) is a business model that allows firms and individuals to buy and sell […]