LEHIGH VALLEY, Pa., March 23, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — Air Products
(NYSE:
APD) announced today the signing of a long-term contract with
Genesis Medical Imaging, Inc., one of the United States’ largest
independent MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) service providers
based in Huntley, Illinois. Under the agreement, Air Products will
supply its KeepCOLD® Cryogenic Services product offering for
approximately 150 magnets currently installed by Genesis for MRI
scans at medical service providers across the country.  

“The contract with Genesis is the largest we have signed in the
independent sector to date.  We believe this market will
present further opportunities and we will continue to grow that end
of the business with our established offerings,” said Shawn Smith,
product manager – North America Helium at Air Products. “In this
growing market we are able to use the wealth of experience we have
gained working closely with original equipment manufacturers
(OEMs), be able to continue to provide that experience to our OEM
customers, and now transition that knowledge to our work with
Genesis and other independents as well.”

“Air Products’ enviable quality and OEM experience make a superb
fit with Genesis’ unique position to provide customers the
excellence and security of an OEM relationship with the pricing and
responsiveness of independent service,” said Robert Dakessian,
Genesis president and CEO.  “Air Products’ reliability can
mean more uptime, another step in Genesis’ promise of continuous
improvement in quality and value from a service partner you can
trust.”    

Smith said he believed Air Products’ 20 years of MRI servicing
experience, as well as its product offerings’ flexibility to meet
the specific needs of the customer, were essential to gaining the
Genesis contract.  “We have been and are the leading
third-party service provide

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