RADNOR, PA — August 5, 2008 — Airgas, Inc. (NYSE: ARG) today presented its eighth annual Scott Melman Award to Mike Rohde, senior vice president, distribution operations, for his exemplary leadership in the pursuit of excellence. The award is named for Scott M. Melman, former chief financial officer of Airg...

RADNOR, PA - August 1, 2008 - Airgas, Inc. (NYSE: ARG) today announced it has completed the acquisition of the assets and operations of Refron, Inc. effective at the close of business on July 31, 2008. Refron, a nationwide reseller and distributor of refrigerants that also provides technical services and refrigerant reclamation services, ...

RADNOR, PA – July 16, 2008 – Airgas, Inc. (NYSE: ARG) today announced that Andy Cichocki has been named a division president of Airgas and Steve Marinelli has been promoted to succeed Cichocki as president of Airgas National Welders, a former Airgas joint venture partner which became a wholly owned subsidiary of Airg...

RADNOR, PA - July 9, 2008 — Airgas, Inc. (NYSE: ARG) today announced that it will build a new 450-ton-per-day liquid carbon dioxide plant at the First United Ethanol LLC, (FUEL) complex in Camilla, GA.  Airgas entered into a 15-year agreement with FUEL, which will supply the feedstock of raw carbon dioxide for the Airgas facili...

RADNOR, PA - July, 1 2008 - Airgas, Inc. (NYSE: ARG) today announced that effective  at the close of business on July 1, 2008, it has completed the acquisition of Energy Safety Services Incorporated, doing business as Oilind Safety.   The business, a leading U.S. provider of rental safety equipment and safety services, gene...

RADNOR, PA - June 30, 2008 - Airgas, Inc. (NYSE:ARG) regretfully announces the sudden passing of Director and Audit Committee Chairman William O. Albertini on June 28, 2008. Mr. Albertini had been a member of the Airgas Board of Directors since 2003. "Bill was an outstanding individual, and his contributions to our Board and Audit...

RADNOR, PA - June 12, 2008 - Airgas, Inc. (NYSE: ARG) today announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the assets and operations of Refron Inc., a national reseller and distributor of refrigerants that also provides technical services and refrigerant reclamation services. Refron generated $93 million in revenues in 2007.Read more

RADNOR, PA - June 6, 2008 - Airgas, Inc. (NYSE: ARG) today announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the assets and operations of Energy Safety Services Incorporated, doing business as Oilind Safety.   The business, a leading U.S. provider of rental safety equipment and safety services, generated about $21 millio...

RADNOR, PA - June 4, 2008 -- Airgas, Inc. (NYSE: ARG) announced today its intent to commence an offering of $350,000,000 of a new series of senior subordinated notes due 2018, which are to be guaranteed by the U.S. subsidiaries of Airgas that guarantee its existing credit agreement. Net proceeds from the offering will be used to reduce th...

RADNOR, PA — May 20, 2008 —Airgas, Inc. (NYSE: ARG) today announced that the Board of Directors declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.12 per share, payable June 30, 2008 to shareholders of record as of June 12, 2008. About Airgas, Inc. Airgas, Inc. (NYSE: ARG), through ...