You wouldn’t burn money in your furnace…but you can get back some of what you put in to a new one!

A number of ILMO team members were recognized this fall for work in their fields and on behalf of the company, and we’re excited to brag about them! When you have a minute, check out these three unique awards in the areas of human resources, sales, and marketing.

HR Professional of the Year

On August 4, 2011, Pattie Curry, SPHR, was honored with the Award of Professional Excellence – HR Professional of the Year for 2010 at the annual CIC-SHRM recognition event at Illini Country Club in Springfield, IL. Each year chapter members are asked to nominate a chapter member that demonstrates involvement and commitment to the HR profession, and is someone who has exhibited exemplary performance in her/her Human Resources position. Congratulations, Pattie!

St. Louis Business Marketing Association recognizes 3 ILMO Campaigns

ILMO received two Best in Class Awards and one Gold Award at the St. Louis Business Marketing Association TAM Awards Ceremony on September 12, 2011. The ceremony was held at the Chase Park Plaza in St. Louis, and Linda Standley and Blair Dial were in attendance. Awards pictured are for:

• ILMO Hard Hat Sticker Series (Best in Class – Self Promotion Materials category)
• ILMO Delivers Solutions corporate video for ADM (Gold Award – Electronic Presentations; shared with UPBrand Collaborative who produced the video)
• ILMO Specialty Gases’ Got Gas? t-shirts (Best in Class – Tradeshow Promotions)

Outstanding Sales & Marketing for Hypertherm

ILMO was recently presented with a 2010 North American Distribution Award from Hypertherm for Outstanding Sales and Marketing of Hypertherm Plasma Cutting Products.

This award was only possible because of the hard work of all employees involved in sales, branch operations, purchasing, service, and CWI consulting. Way to go, team!

We’d like to celebrate YOU!

Want an award-winning ILMO hard hat sticker of your very own? Drop us a note at info@ilmoproducts.com and include your name, address, and place of work and we’ll mail one to you to proudly display for all of your welding friends to be very jealous of!

(Published in the November 2011 Cutting Edge employee newsletter at ILMO)

As we approach Veteran’s Day on Friday, November 11, 2011, we’d like to take time and let you know a little more about a few of our very own heroes. Jim, Jerry, Pattie, Larry, Tim, and Greg have shared with us information on their military backgrounds. We are honored to work with them and all ILMO employees and customers who have served our country. This Veteran’s Day, remember to thank a Vet! You don’t have to go far. 

Jim Brown, District Sales Manager – Decatur, IL

• Served in the U.S. Army from 1979-1983.
• 3 years stationed in Heilbronn, Germany with the 22nd Maintenance Battalion.
• Primary MOS or (job title) was 44E (Machinist) with a secondary MOS of 44B (Welder). Received the rank of Specialist 5th class before receiving an honorable discharge in May 1983.
• Awarded the Army Commendation Metal and a few other prestigious awards.

Jerry Cox, Outside Sales Manager – Decatur, IL

• Served in the Army from 1969 – 1971 in which the last 13 months was in Vietnam, Army 173rd Airborne Division.

Pattie Curry, Human Resources Director, SPHR – Jacksonville, IL

• Served 10 years in the U.S. Naval Reserves from 1984 to 1994, assigned to NAS Lemoore, CA and Subic Bay, Philippines.
  • SK1 (Petty Officer 1^st Class) and Unit Career Counselor
  • Awarded Navy Achievement Medal

Larry Maricle, Route Driver – Peoria, IL

• Served 10 years in the Army, from 1994-2004.
• Served on a six month tour to Kuwait in 1995.
• Stationed in Korea from 1999-2000.
• Spent 9 years at Ft. Sill, Oklahoma, assigned to the 6th Battalion 27th Field Artillery and 6th Battalion 32nd Field Artillery.
• Several other deployments include Twenty-Nine Palms, California, White Sands, New Mexico, and Germany.

Tim Pennell, Inside Sales Assistant – Springfield, IL

• Served in the U.S. Air Force and Illinois Air National Guard from 1980 to 2000 as an  F4 and F16 aircraft mechanic.
• Was awarded “Crew Chief of the Quarter” three times.

Greg Griggs, District Sales Manager – St. Louis, MO

• Served in the U.S. Army, Special Weapons Infantry, from June 1970 to June 1976

Bluffs company working with John Wood Community College and ILMO Products Company to offer welding classes

Bluffs, IL – October 2011:  Westermeyer Industries, in partnership with John Wood Community College (JWCC), is offering welding certification courses in their Bluffs, Illinois, plant for high school students and adults seeking a professional certificate in the trade as well as welding professionals wanting to advance their certificate. Evening classes will offer students schedule flexibility in a real-world environment while preparing them for entry-level employment as a welder.

“While not promoted as prominently as the college path, professional careers in a trade such as welding are rewarding, respectable careers with great income potential for those who excel at it.” shares Gary Westermeyer, President of Westermeyer Industries, adding, “For a fraction of four-year college programs, we’re offering students and adults alike the opportunity to receive high-level training in just a few semesters.” Per JWCC’s welding curriculum, these skills include reading and interpreting welding symbols and blueprints, basic MIG and TIG welding, commercial welding practices, principles of welding safety and basic welding shop math.

Assisting with the Westermeyer Industries and JWCC partnership, ILMO Products Company is helping promote the new courses through various public speaking events as well as donations of welding equipment and supplies.  All involved realize the importance of having a skilled workforce to support growth in our region, so efforts to promote this opportunity through meetings at high schools and with industrial employers are in progress. Classes start in Fall 2011 with a 9 week course focused on interpreting welding symbols and reading blueprints.

Those interested in starting a career in welding or furthering their certificate as a professional welder should contact Dava Johnson by calling (217) 754-3277 or emailing davajohnson@westermeyerind.com today! Visit www.jwcc.edu for information on class schedules and tuitions. When ready to start, students can visit ILMO Products Company in Quincy or Jacksonville to purchase their Welding Safety Kit at a special price.

Originally featured on www.weldingdesign.com. ILMO Products Company is an award-winning Hypertherm distributor. Please contact us with any Hypertherm or plasma questions.

By Michelle Avila | Oct 15, 2011 11:01 PM

Plasma gouging is faster, easier, safer, and quieter than other metal removal methods.

They’ve been mining in Grant County, N.M., since before the Civil War, and huge copper mines like Chino and Tyrone still drive the local economy. It’s an economy that has been in high gear for several years thanks to rising copper prices, which have prompted mine operators to run around the clock: three shifts per day, seven days per week.

Non-stop activity is undoubtedly good for the economy, but it means there is no time to rest. Huge dump trucks and other heavy equipment are in constant demand, moving hundreds of thousands of tons of material a day. Maintenance crews are constantly busy, fixing one thing or another. Often their work involves gouging out old welds, a necessary first step before they can begin the actual work of repairing a truck bed or replacing a mold board liner on a track dozer. In the past the crew would reach for carbon-arc, but today these pros use plasma to make better repairs in less time.

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Jacksonville, IL – ILMO Products Company announces the recent addition of Doug Gandy and Jayna Hunt and the promotion of Josh Crews to the ILMO team.  Each of these industry professionals will serve the company and its customers in newly developed roles, and for one, to start up a new division.   Read the rest of this entry »

ILMO has been providing propane and Chemtane cylinders to industrial, commercial, and agricultural customers for years, but you’re about to see a whole lot more!

ILMO is launching a new program - ILMO Propane – that will drastically increase our cylinder and bulk propane program offerings in Central Illinois while still serving all current propane customers. We’re committed to propane in a BIG way and we’re excited to help you with your BIG propane projects….from grain drying and manufacturing processes to residential home heating  and space heating. Check out our complete service listing at www.ilmopropane.com and see where we can heat things up for you!

Already interested? Call us at 1-855-ILMO-GAS to get your questions answered and make the easy switch!

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Or a MIG gun.

Or a new helmet.

Or a cutting torch.

Or one of each!

Don’t worry. You have time…visit an ILMO branch today!

How do you plan on celebrating Dad this year?