St.
Louis-based Cee Kay Supply Inc, the largest independent industrial gas and welding
distributor in Missouri,
celebrates its 60-year anniversary in 2008 and reflects on a successful journey
to solid financial performance.
Founded
by Ralph Chase and Ralph Knight, Cee Kay opened for business in St. Louis, MO
in 1948 as a distributor for National Cylinder Gas Company, a manufacturer of
gases and welding equipment.
Cee
Kay has distributed welding equipment from equipment manufacturers suchas
Miller, Lincoln, Hypertherm, and Thermadyne Holdings Corporation, to name a
few.
The
company has also produced bulk and cylinder gases to more than 20,000 customers
throughout Missouri and Illinois. Its products and services are used
in scores of industries including oil and petrochemicals, steel, food,
beverage, laboratory research, pharmaceuticals, aerospace, electronics and
metal fabrication. Cee Kay’s sales have grown from $100,000 per year in 1948 to
over $20m in 2007.
“Cee
Kay is focusing on continued growth with a truly solid financial performance,” commented
Tom Dunn-Owner of Cee Kay Supply, Inc.
“We
have a pipeline of new projects that will contribute to our earnings growth and
momentum through the end of this year. This has been made possible by our team
of employees and years of excellent performance and dedication to serving our
customers.”
