E-commerce was a key focus at the Gases and Welding Distributors Association (GAWDA) Spring Management Conference (SMC) this morning in Indianapolis, Indiana. In an expert panel discussion, formed of ESTech, the IWDC, Indiana Oxygen and Computers Unlimited, delegates were made aware of the critical need for e-commerce in the modern.
At the conclusion of GAWDA’s 2021 Annual Convention, the Association presented its most prestigious Award of Excellence to Ken Thompson, a 60-year veteran in the packaged gases industry. gasworld US caught up with Ken to ask him to reflect on the most meaningful disruptive changes he recalls, and what challenges.