LifeGas, U.S. medical gases business of The Linde Group, recently has announced its acquisition of Sky Oxygen’s medical business, effective February 29, 2008.
Sky Oxygen, headquartered in Carnegie, Pennsylvania, is a third generation independent gas and welding supply distributor, serving the tri-state area of Pennsylvania, Ohio and West Virginia. With the transaction, LifeGas acquires two of Sky Oxygen’s locations in Akron, Ohio, and Erie, Pennsylvania.
LifeGas is also operating from Sky Oxygen’s Carnegie location to service the greater Pittsburgh area. Seventeen Sky Oxygen sales and operations associates will be joining LifeGas to support and grow the medical business in these markets.
Mike Walsh, president of LifeGas, said, "The addition of Sky Oxygen's medical gas business significantly strengthens our supply chain in the eastern U.S.” |
