Dakota Welding Supply Company was founded in Watertown, SD
A year later, Sioux Welding Supply Company was founded in Sioux Falls, SD as an associated business handling the same lines of product as Dakota Welding Supply.
Innovation: this word has been the touch point of A-OX Welding Supply since its beginning 73 years ago as Dakota Welding Supply.
Since the 1950’s, A-OX has been one of the largest, most complete distributors of industrial gas and welding supply in the upper Midwest. Today, A-OX Welding Supply comprises 7 locations in South Dakota, North Dakota, and Iowa with a headquarters and central warehouse in Sioux Falls, SD. We have our own fleet of bulk tankers and delivery trucks that service customers across a 5-state region including South Dakota, North Dakota, Minnesota, Iowa, and Nebraska.
100+
Team MembersServing our valued customers and their communities |
7 Branch LocationsProviding goods to customers across the Upper Mid-West |
20+ Delivery VehiclesDelivering across a 5 state region |
Follow the timeline of A-OX Welding Supply, from its founding in 1944 to its current status as a leader in the industrial gas and welding supply industry, marked by innovation, growth, and family ownership.
A year later, Sioux Welding Supply Company was founded in Sioux Falls, SD as an associated business handling the same lines of product as Dakota Welding Supply.
Dakota Welding Supply Company and Sioux Welding Supply Company are merged under the Dakota Welding Supply Company name
Dakota Welding Supply Company continued to serve eastern South Dakota and western Minnesota. By 1956, Dakota Welding Supply had three warehouses in Sioux Falls, Watertown, and Huron, SD, as well as a fleet of 11 trucks and numerous dealers throughout the region.
Harold Elliott founded A & B Welding Supply in Rapid City, SD
Harold decided to leverage his experience working in a welding garage to begin selling welding supplies and gases from his truck. His two oldest sons, Donald and Robert, joined him in the business, and it grew rapidly.
When Harold and his sons had the opportunity to purchase Dakota Welding Supply–then based in Sioux Falls–they took it.
Harold passed away in the Black Hills Flood trying to save his business
After his passing, Harold’s sons Donald and Robert owned and operated the businesses; Robert at Dakota Welding Supply in Sioux Falls, and Donald at A & B Welding Supply in Rapid City.
Eastern business changed from Dakota Welding Supply Company to A-OX Welding Supply Company
The business of Dakota Welding Supply had grown greatly and expanded far beyond South Dakota’s borders.
Donald’s sons, Thomas and Michael, purchased both businesses from Donald and Robert.
Today, Michael runs A & B Welding Supply in Rapid City, and Thomas runs A-OX Welding Supply in Sioux Falls. They are proud to be the third generation to continue the family business.
Since Thomas took the reins of A-OX Welding Supply, he has continued the vision of innovation, fully embracing state of the art technology to assure A-OX Welding Supply’s future in the 21st Century. Thomas’ wife, Linda, has worked hard by his side for the last 35 years and also works at A-OX.
A-OX Welding Supply moved to its current location on Harlem Avenue in Sioux Falls.
We now occupy a beautiful 46,000 square foot facility. The new location features a state of the art ISO/IEC 17025:2017accredited specialty gas laboratory, an automated fill plant, and facilities for advanced gas cylinder testing and reconditioning.
This exciting new facility allows us to dramatically increase our ability to serve current customers, as well as expand into serving new industries.
Today, our business includes the largest array of medical and scientific gases we’ve ever carried, specialty gases for lasers and other modern manufacturing processes, emissions testing, and robotics.
We are the only producer of Purity Plus Specialty Gases in South Dakota–with the ability to serve anyone in the continental United States. We serve all of the major hospitals in Sioux Falls along with their affiliates across South Dakota and surrounding states.
Our manufacturing customers include companies that make trailers, signs, paper products, windmills, fire trucks, aggregate processing equipment, livestock equipment, and much more!
Today, A-OX Welding Supply comprises 7 locations in South Dakota, North Dakota, and Iowa with a headquarters and central warehouse in Sioux Falls, SD. We are the only producer of Purity Plus Specialty Gases in South Dakota–with the ability to serve anyone in the continental United States.
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