Airgas, Inc. (NYSE: ARG)
Radnor, PA 19087-5283 (Map) Phone: 610-687-5253
Fax: 610-225-3271
Toll Free: 800-255-2165
http://www.airgas.com
Overview
Airgas has floated to the top of the industrial gas distribution industry by buying up more than 350 companies since its founding in 1986. The company's North American network of more than 1,100 locations includes retail stores, gas fill plants, specialty gas labs, production facilities, and distribution centers. Airgas distributes argon, hydrogen, nitrogen, oxygen, welding gases, and a variety of medical and specialty gases, as well as dry ice and protective equipment (hard hats, goggles). Its Merchant Gases unit operates air-separation plants that produce oxygen, nitrogen, and argon. It also sells welding machines, rents industrial gas tanks, and produces acetylene and nitrous oxide.
Sample Overview & HistoryKey Numbers from Hoover's UK
Key financials for Airgas, Inc. (NYSE: ARG)
| Company Type | Public (NYSE: ARG) |
|---|---|
| Fiscal Year-End | December# |
| 2008 Sales (mil.) | £2,013.3 |
| 1-Year Sales Growth | 25.3% |
| 2008 Net Income (mil.) | £111.9 |
| 1-Year Net Income Growth | 44.6% |
| 2008 Employees | 14,500 |
| 1-Year Employee Growth | 26.1% |
Key People from Hoover's UK
Key people and executives for Airgas, Inc. (NYSE: ARG)
| Chairman, President, and CEO | Peter McCausland (Subscribers see complete biographies -- view sample)
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| EVP and COO | Michael L. (Mike) Molinini Connect to this executive |
| SVP and CIO | Robert A. Dougherty Connect to this executive |
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