The Associated General Contractors of America (AGC) is the largest and oldest national construction trade association in the United States.
Operating in partnership with its nationwide network of Chapters, AGC provides a full range of services satisfying the needs and concerns
of its members, thereby improving the quality of construction and protecting the public interest. AGC was established in 1918.
The American Welding Society was founded in 1919 as a multifaceted, nonprofit organization with a goal to advance the science, technology and
application of welding and related joining disciplines. The mission of the American Welding Society is to advance the science, technology and
application of welding and allied joining and cutting processes, including brazing,soldering and thermal spraying.
GAWDA is currently a 60-year-old trade association serving 500 gases and welding supply distributors and 275 manufacturers,
and is the major trade association representing the industrial gases and welding supply industry. The association was formed
to facilitate the industry’s supply chain and to promote the value of distribution.
Welcome to the GAWDAwiki Buyers Directory. Here you may search for a GAWDA Member distributor of a particular
manufacturer or product/service category in your area. You may also search for GAWDA Member manufacturers by name for
their location and contact information or by particular product categories.
We are the “IWDC”, an Independent Welding Distributors Cooperative which consists of Independent Gas and Welding Businesses located
throughout the United States, Canada, and Mexico. Our businesses are Independently owned and operated with over 600 retail store locations.
Pacific Northwest Steel Fabricators Association encourages the continuing development of the steel industry in the Pacific Northwest,
strengthening its infrastructure through the exchange of knowledge and information among its members - steel distributors,
processors, fabricators, providers of machining services, coatings, fasteners, equipment and others spanning Oregon, Washington, Idaho,
Montana and British Columbia.
