NEWS & EVENTS

Profiled Company:

ESAB
Florence, SC

With operations throughout the globe, ESAB is one of the world's largest producers of welding consumables and equipment.

ESAB conducts business in the following industries:
• Welding and cutting equipment
• Welding consumables
• Welding automation
• Cutting systems

Website:

www.esabna.com

Profiled Individual:

Bernardo Loya Jr.
Apprentice Ironworker
Ironworkers Union Local 290
Dayton, OH

Apprentice Iron Worker

High School:	Francisco Villa High School Ascension, MX
College:

Profiled Company:

Energy Partners Ltd.
New Orleans, LA

We are an independent oil and natural gas exploration and production company. Our current operations are concentrated in the shallow to moderate depth waters in the Gulf of Mexico focusing on the areas offshore Louisiana as well as the deepwater Gulf of Mexico in depths less than 5,000 feet. Our management team has extensive energy industry experience, many with large energy companies. We have assembled a team of geoscientists and management professionals with considerable region-specific geological, geophysical, technical and operational experience. We were incorporated in January, 1998, and are listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol EPL.

Website:

www.eplweb.com

Profiled Company:

American Welding Society
Doral, FL

From factory floor to high-rise construction, from military weaponry to home products, AWS continues to lead the way in supporting welding education and technology development to ensure a strong, competitive and exciting way of life for all Americans.

Website:

www.aws.org