Independent Distributors – 1st-Half 2026 Trends & Priorities for 2nd-Half
For U.S. Independent industrial gas and welding Distributors, the first half of 2026 brought a noticeably better business environment—but not an easy one. Manufacturing activity improved, welding equipment demand strengthened, and pricing remained constructive. At the same time, the recovery was uneven, input costs remained elevated, helium and CO2 highlighted continuing supply vulnerabilities, and consolidation […]
Business Resilience
Thanks to Jim de Vries (Founder/President, EIG) for his contributions. The content for this blog was published in the January 2021 US Print edition of GasWorld. A few years ago (2017), Sheryl Sandberg, the COO of Facebook, published a book with Adam Grant called ‘OPTION B’ on the topic of building personal ‘resilience’ after the tragic […]