Heil Trailer International Forges Agreement with Airgas

April 3, 2001
Airgas, Inc has signed a three-year agreement with Heil Trailers International to supply gas and welding products to its plants across the country. The
Airgas, Inc has signed a three-year agreement with Heil Trailers International to supply gas and welding products to its plants across the country.

The agreement is part of the Airgas Strategic Accounts Program, which serves corporate customers requiring sole-source supply to multiple manufacturing sites across North America.

Airgas will be the single-source supplier of cylinder gases, welding supplies, welding wires and rods, safety supplies, and some categories of maintenance supplies to Heil plants in Athens TN, Lancaster PA, Louisville KY, two plants near Fort Worth TX, and the recently acquired Kalyn/Siebert Trailers plant in Gatesville, TX.

“Heil’s objective was to combine the buying power for all our domestic locations by establishing national accounts with vendors who can meet our future requirements, help us streamline our buying processes, develop product standardization, and work with us to leverage our buying power with other Dover companies,” said Ron Geary, Heil corporate buyer MRO.