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                                                                   EXHIBIT 10.27

                              EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
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            AGREEMENT  entered into effective as of the 13th day of May 2002, by
and between NUCO2 INC., a Florida  corporation  having its  principal  office at
2800 SE Market  Place,  Stuart,  Florida 34997  (hereinafter  referred to as the
"Corporation"),  and WILLIAM SCOTT WADE,  currently  residing at 11155 Mill Run,
Minnetonka, Minnesota 55305 (hereinafter referred to as the "Executive").

                              W I T N E S S E T H:
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            WHEREAS,  the  Corporation  desires to employ the  Executive and the
Executive  desires to be employed by the Corporation  upon the terms and subject
to the conditions hereinafter set forth,

            NOW,  THEREFORE,  in  consideration  of the mutual  covenants herein
contained  and for  other  good and  valuable  consideration,  it is  agreed  as
follows:

                     ARTICLE 1 - EMPLOYMENT TERMS AND DUTIES
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            1.1 The  Corporation  hereby  agrees to employ the Executive and the
Executive  agrees to provide  services for the Corporation as its Executive Vice
President,  Operations.  The Executive  shall serve as and perform the duties of
Executive Vice President, Operations of the Corporation during the Term (defined
hereinafter) of this Agreement.

            1.2 The  Executive  agrees to devote his full  business  time during
regular business hours to working for the Corporation and performing such duties
as shall from time to time be assigned to him by the Board of  Directors  of the
Corporation or the Chief Executive  Officer of the  Corporation  consistent with
his position as Executive  Vice  President,  Operations.  During the Term of his
employment  hereunder,  the Executive  shall have no interest in, or perform any
services  during regular  business  hours for any other company,  whether or not
such company is competitive with the  Corporation,  except that this prohibition
shall  not  be  deemed  to  apply  to  passive  investments  in  businesses  not
competitive with the business of the Corporation or to investments of 5% or less
of the outstanding stock of public companies whose stock is traded on a national
securities  exchange or in the  over-the-counter  market.  For  purposes of this
Paragraph l.2, a "passive  investment"  shall be deemed to mean  investment in a
business which does not require or result in the  participation of the Executive
in the management or operations of such business  except during times other than
regular  business  hours  and  which  does not  interfere  with his  duties  and
responsibilities  to the Corporation.  Nothing  contained herein shall limit the
right of the Executive to make speeches, write articles or participate in public
debate and discussions in and by means of any medium of  communication  or serve
as a director  or  trustee of any  non-competing  corporation  or  organization,
provided  that  such  activities  are  not  inconsistent  with  the  Executive's
obligations hereunder.

            1.3 Consistent with the Executive's  aforesaid  duties the Executive
shall,  at all times during the Term hereof,  be subject to the  supervision and
direction of the Board of Directors of the  Corporation  and the Chief Executive
Officer  with  respect to his duties,  responsibilities  and the exercise of his
powers.

            1.4 The  services  of the  Executive  hereunder  shall  be  rendered
primarily at the Corporation's  principal  executive office currently in Stuart,
Florida; provided,  however, that the Executive shall make such trips outside of
Stuart,  Florida  as  shall  be  reasonably  necessary  in  connection  with the
Executive's duties hereunder.

            1.5 The term of the Executive's  employment hereunder shall commence
upon the date of this Agreement (with the understanding that prior to commencing
his duties at the principal  executive office of the Corporation he will perform
his duties  outside of the principal  executive  office of the  Corporation  and
shall no later than May 28, 2002 commence his duties at the principal  executive
office  of the  Corporation)  and such  employment  shall  continue,  except  as
otherwise provided herein, through May 31, 2006 (the "Term").

                            ARTICLE 2 - COMPENSATION
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            2.1 The  Corporation  shall pay to the Executive  during the Term of
his employment by the  Corporation  and the Executive shall accept as his entire
compensation for his services hereunder:

            (a) A base salary ("Base  Salary") at the rate of $180,000 per annum
commencing May 28, 2002,  payable in accordance with the  Corporation's  regular
payment  schedule for its employees.  The Base Salary will be reviewed  annually
and may be  increased  from  time to time by the  Board  of  Directors  or Chief
Executive Officer of the Corporation.

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            (b)  Effective  as of the date of this  Agreement,  the  Corporation
shall grant to the  Executive  stock  options  (the  "Options")  pursuant to the
Corporation's  1995 Stock  Option Plan (of which the maximum  amount  allowed by
United  States  tax law shall be  considered  as  incentive  stock  options)  to
purchase  up to  One  Hundred  Twenty-Five  Thousand  (125,000)  shares  of  the
Corporation's common stock, $.001 par value ("Common Stock"),  with one-fifth of
such Options vesting on the date hereof, an additional one-fifth of such Options
vesting on the first  anniversary of the date of this  Agreement,  an additional
one-fifth of such Options vesting on the second  anniversary of the date of this
Agreement,  an  additional  one-fifth  of  such  Options  vesting  on the  third
anniversary of the date of this Agreement,  and the remaining  one-fifth of such
Options  vesting  on the  fourth  anniversary  of the  date of  this  Agreement,
provided that such Options shall vest only so long as the Executive continues to
be employed by the  Corporation.  The  exercise  price for the Options  shall be
equal to the closing price of the Common Stock on the Nasdaq  National Market on
the date hereof.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that the Executive
shall terminate his employment for other than Good Reason (defined  hereinafter)
within  eighteen  (18) months after the date of this  Agreement,  any vested and
unexercised  Options shall  immediately  terminate and be of no further force or
effect.

            (c) During the Term of this  Agreement and subject to the provisions
hereof, the Executive shall be entitled,  commencing with respect to fiscal year
ending  June 30,  2003 (and on each June 30  thereafter  during the Term of this
Agreement),  to an annual  bonus  based  upon the  relative  performance  of the
Corporation  and the Executive for the applicable  fiscal year. The bonus may be
comprised of options to purchase  shares of Common Stock and cash payments,  the
relative  amounts  of  which  will be  determined  in good  faith  by the  Chief
Executive  Officer,  in his sole discretion,  and approved by the  Corporation's
Board of Directors.  The  Corporation  achieving its projected  EBITDA and other
operating and financial criteria as projected in the Corporation's business plan
established  by its Board of Directors for the  applicable  fiscal year shall be
the major  consideration  in  determining  the amount of the annual  bonus.  The
annual cash bonus will have a target of forty (40%) percent of Base Salary based
on the  full  achievement  of its  projected  EBITDA  and  other  operating  and
financial  criteria as projected in the Corporation's  business plan approved by
the Board of Directors and the Executive  meeting  individual  achievement goals
recommended by the Executive and approved by the Chief Executive Officer.

            (d) The  Corporation  will reimburse the Executive for his necessary
and reasonable  out-of-pocket  expenses incurred in the course of his employment
and in connection with his duties hereunder.

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            (e)  The  Corporation   will  provide  the  Executive  with  medical
insurance  coverage under the  Corporation's  group medical insurance policy and
the Executive  shall be entitled to  participate  in all other health,  welfare,
retirement,  disability, and other benefit plans, if any, available to employees
and senior executives of the Corporation (collectively, the "Benefit Plans").

            (f) The  Executive  shall be entitled to paid  vacation  and/or sick
days during each twelve (12) month period  during the term of this  Agreement of
the same duration as provided to other  executive  officers of the  Corporation,
but in no event  shall he  receive  less than four (4) weeks paid  vacation  per
year.

            (g) In connection with the Executive's  move to the Stuart,  Florida
area, the Corporation  shall pay the Executive's (i) reasonable moving expenses,
sales  commission  on his current  residence,  and other  direct  closing  costs
provided  that the  aggregate  of such costs does not  exceed  $40,000  and (ii)
temporary housing costs for a period not to exceed six (6) months, provided that
the aggregate of such costs does not exceed  $10,000.  Any sums paid pursuant to
this Paragraph  2.1(g) by the  Corporation  shall be grossed up to eliminate the
cost to the Executive of income taxes, if any, paid on such sums received.

                             ARTICLE 3 - TERMINATION
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            3.1 Except as otherwise  provided herein, the Term of the employment
of the Executive shall terminate:

            (a) automatically upon the death of the Executive;

            (b) at the option of the Corporation, upon written notice thereof to
the  Executive,  in the  event  that  the  Executive  shall  become  permanently
incapacitated (as hereinafter defined);

            (c) at the option of the  Corporation,  upon thirty (30) days' prior
written  notice thereof to the Executive  specifying  the basis thereof,  in the
event of a material  breach by the Executive with respect to (i), (ii) and (iii)
below,  which is not cured by the  Executive  within  thirty (30) days after the
Executive  is  provided  with such  written  notice,  or in the  event  that the
Executive shall,  during the Term of this Agreement,  (i) engage in any criminal
conduct  constituting  a felony and  criminal  charges are  brought  against the
Executive by a  governmental  authority,  (ii)  knowingly and willfully  fail or
refuse to perform his duties and  responsibilities  in a manner  consistent with
his  position to the  reasonable  satisfaction  of the Board of Directors of the
Corporation,  and (iii) knowingly and willfully engage in activities which would
constitute a material  breach of any term of this  Agreement,  or any applicable
policies, rules or regulations of the Corporation or result in a material injury
to the  business  condition,  financial  or  otherwise,  results of operation or
prospects  of the  Corporation,  as  determined  in good  faith by the  Board of
Directors  of the  Corporation.  For  purposes  of this  Agreement,  termination
pursuant to this Paragraph 3.1(c) shall be deemed a termination "for cause".

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            For  purposes  of this  Agreement,  the  Executive  shall be  deemed
permanently  incapacitated  in the event that the Executive  shall, by reason of
his physical or mental disability,  fail to substantially  perform his usual and
regular duties for the Corporation  for a consecutive  period of four (4) months
or for six (6)  months in the  aggregate  in any  eighteen  (18)  month  period;
provided,   however,   that  the  Executive  shall  not  be  deemed  permanently
incapacitated  unless and until a physician,  duly licensed to practice medicine
and reasonably acceptable to the Corporation and the Executive, shall certify in
writing to the Corporation that the nature of the Executive's disability is such
that it will continue as a substantial  impediment to the Executive's ability to
substantially perform his duties hereunder.

            (d) At the option of the  Corporation  without cause within its sole
and complete discretion upon thirty (30) days' prior written notice.

            3.2 Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein:

            (a) In the event  that the  Executive  shall die  during the Term of
this Agreement, the Corporation shall, in lieu of any other compensation payable
hereunder,  pay to the  beneficiaries  theretofore  designated in writing by the
Executive (or to the Executive's estate if no such beneficiaries shall have been
designated),  a sum equal to one  hundred  percent  (100%)  of the  compensation
payable  to the  Executive  during  the twelve  (12)  month  period  immediately
preceding  the  Executive's   death,   payable  in  twelve  (12)  equal  monthly
installments,  without interest,  commencing one month following such death. The
Executive's  estate shall retain all stock options vested prior to his death, if
any.  To the extent  that the  Corporation  receives  the  proceeds  on any life
insurance on the life of the  Executive  (as provided in Paragraph  3.2(d)) such
proceeds shall be paid, promptly after receipt, to the beneficiaries theretofore
designated  in writing by the Executive  (or the  Executive's  estate if no such
beneficiaries  shall have been  designated) to fund the  obligations  under this
Paragraph 3.2(a) and shall reduce such obligations on a dollar for dollar basis.
The balance,  if any, due the  Executive's  estate under this  Paragraph  3.2(a)
shall  thereafter  be paid in twelve (12) equal  monthly  installments,  without
interest, commencing one month following the Executive's death.

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            (b) In the  event  that the  employment  of the  Executive  shall be
terminated by reason of the Executive becoming permanently incapacitated,  then,
as additional  consideration for his past services to the Corporation,  he shall
receive one hundred  percent (100%) of his then current  annual Base Salary,  in
equal monthly installments, without interest, for a period of twelve (12) months
from the date of such  termination.  Such  payments  shall be in addition to all
income  disability  benefits,  if any,  which the  Executive  may  receive  from
policies provided by or through the Corporation,  including state-required short
term  disability.  The Executive or, if applicable,  his estate shall retain all
stock options vested prior to his disability, if any.

            (c) In the event of a termination of the Executive's employment "for
cause" as defined in Paragraph 3.1(c) above, the Executive shall not be entitled
to (i) any payments  other than such  compensation  as shall have been earned by
him  prior to the date of such  termination  and not paid as of the date of such
termination,  or (ii) any bonus pursuant to Paragraph 2.1(c).  Any and all stock
options  granted to the Executive  prior to the date of such  termination  shall
terminate  and shall no longer vest.  Nothing  herein,  however,  shall alter or
impede the Executive's  ability to exercise stock options  properly vested as of
such termination date in accordance with the terms of the stock option agreement
in respect of such options.

            (d) In the event that the Corporation shall desire to fund the death
benefits  payable  under  Paragraph  3.2(a)  above with a policy or  policies of
insurance on the life of the Executive or the disability  benefits payable under
Paragraph 3.2(b) above with a disability  policy,  the Executive shall cooperate
with the Corporation in obtaining such insurance policy(ies) and shall submit to
such  medical  examinations  and execute  such  documents  as may be required in
connection with the obtaining of such insurance.

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            (e) In the event the  Executive's  employment  is  terminated at the
discretion of the Corporation  pursuant to Paragraph 3.1(d), he will be paid one
(1) year's current Base Salary in equal  quarterly  installments  during the one
(1) year  following the  termination  of  employment  and shall retain all stock
options which vested prior to the termination of his employment.

            (f) In the event of any  termination of the  Executive's  employment
pursuant  to this  Article 3 other  than "for  cause" as  defined  in  Paragraph
3.1(c), the Executive and/or his dependents and beneficiaries  shall continue to
participate  during the applicable period of salary  continuation in all medical
insurance and related benefits  provided by the Corporation on the same basis as
prior to the date of his termination.

                        ARTICLE 4 - RESTRICTIVE COVENANTS
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            4.1 CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION.

            The  Executive  acknowledges  that,  because  of his  duties and his
position  of trust under this  Agreement,  he will  become  familiar  with trade
secrets  and other  confidential  information  (including,  but not  limited to,
operating  methods and procedures,  secret lists of actual and potential sources
of supply, customers and employees, costs, profits, markets, sales and plans for
future  developments)  which are  valuable  assets  and  property  rights of the
Corporation  and not  publicly  known and  Executive  acknowledges  that  public
disclosure of such trade secrets and other confidential information will have an
adverse effect on the  Corporation  and its business.  Except in connection with
the performance of his duties for the Corporation,  the Executive agrees that he
will  not,  during  or at any  time  after  the Term of this  Agreement,  either
directly or indirectly, disclose to any person, entity, firm or corporation such
trade secrets or other confidential information,  including, but not limited to,
any facts  concerning the systems,  methods,  secret lists,  procedures or plans
developed or used by the Corporation,  and not to release,  use, or disclose the
same except with the prior  written  consent of the  Corporation.  The Executive
agrees to retain all such trade secrets and other confidential  information in a
fiduciary  capacity for the sole benefit of the Corporation,  its successors and
assigns. All records, files, memorandums,  reports, price lists, customer lists,
secret lists, documents,  equipment, systems, methods, procedures and plans, and
the like, relating to the business of the Corporation, which the Executive shall
use or prepare or come into contact with,  shall remain the sole property of the
Corporation.  Upon  termination of his  employment by the  Corporation or at any
time that the  Corporation  may so request,  the Executive will surrender to the
Corporation all non-public  papers,  notes,  reports,  plans and other documents
(and all copies thereof)  relating to the business of the  Corporation  which he
may then possess or have under his control.

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            4.2 NON-COMPETE. The Executive acknowledges that (i) the services to
be performed by him under this Agreement are of a special, unique, extraordinary
and intellectual  character;  (ii) the Executive possesses substantial technical
and managerial  expertise and skill with respect to the Corporation's  business;
(iii) the  Corporation's  business  is national  in scope and its  products  and
services are marketed throughout the nation; (iv) the Corporation  competes with
other businesses that are or could be located in any part of the nation; (v) the
covenants and  obligations  of Executive  under this  Paragraph 4.2 are material
inducement and condition to the  Corporation's  entering into this Agreement and
performing its obligations hereunder;  and (vi) the provisions of this Paragraph
4.2 are reasonable and necessary to protect the Corporation's business.

            In consideration  of the  acknowledgments  by the Executive,  and in
consideration  of the  compensation  and  benefits  to be  paid or  provided  to
Executive by the Corporation,  the Executive  covenants that he will not, during
the Term and for a period of two (2) years  following the  expiration or earlier
termination  of  this  Agreement,  without  the  prior  written  consent  of the
Corporation, directly or indirectly:

            (a) knowingly solicit any business,  in the same product or business
line or one that is closely  related to that in which the  Executive was engaged
during his  employment,  for or from, or become  associated  with, as principal,
agent, employee, consultant, or in any other capacity, any person who, or entity
which,  at the time of, or during the twelve (12) months  immediately  preceding
such expiration or termination was in direct competition with the Corporation;

            (b) become a principal,  agent, employee,  consultant,  or otherwise
become  associated  with any  person or  entity  which is  engaged  in direct or
indirect  competition  (i.e., doing indirectly through others what the Executive
could not do directly) with the Corporation.

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            4.3  ENFORCEMENT.  The provisions of Article 4 of this Agreement are
of a unique  nature and of  extraordinary  value and of such a character  that a
material  breach  of the  provisions  of  either  Paragraphs  4.1 or 4.2 of this
Agreement by the Executive will result in  irreparable  damage and injury to the
Corporation for which the Corporation  will not have any adequate remedy at law.
Therefore,  in the event that the  Executive  commits or threatens to commit any
such  breach,  the  Corporation  will have (a) the right and  remedy to have the
provisions of Paragraphs 4.1 and 4.2 of this Agreement  specifically enforced by
any court having equity jurisdiction, it being agreed that in any proceeding for
an injunction,  and upon any motion for a temporary or permanent injunction, the
Executive's  ability to answer in damages  shall not be a bar or interposed as a
defense  to the  granting  of such  injunction  and (b) the right and  remedy to
require  the  Executive  to account for and to pay over to the  Corporation  all
compensation,   profits,  monies,   accruals,   increments  and  other  benefits
(hereinafter  referred to collectively as the "Benefits") derived or received by
him  as a  result  of  any  transactions  constituting  a  breach  of any of the
provisions of Paragraphs 4.1 and 4.2 of this Agreement, and the Executive hereby
agrees to account for and pay over such Benefits to the Corporation. Each of the
rights and remedies  enumerated in (a) and (b) above shall be independent of the
other, and shall be severally  enforceable,  and all of such rights and remedies
shall be in  addition  to,  and not in lieu of, any other  rights  and  remedies
available to the Corporation under law or in equity.

            If any  covenant  in this  Article  4 is  held  to be  unreasonable,
arbitrary,  or against  public  policy,  such  covenant will be considered to be
divisible  with  respect to scope,  time and  geographic  area,  and such lesser
scope,  time,  or  geographic  area,  or all of them,  as the court of competent
jurisdiction  may determine to be  reasonable,  not  arbitrary,  and not against
public  policy,  will  be  effective,   binding,  and  enforceable  against  the
Executive.  The  undertakings  of Article 4 shall  survive  the  termination  or
cancellation of the Agreement or of the Executive's termination.

                    ARTICLE 5 - SEVERANCE - CHANGE OF CONTROL
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            5.1 SEVERANCE  COMPENSATION.  If prior to the expiration of the Term
of this Agreement, there is a Change of Control (defined in Paragraph 5.2 below)
and  thereafter  the Executive  should resign his employment for Good Reason (as
defined  in  Paragraph  5.3  below),  the  Executive  shall be  entitled  to the
following Severance compensation:

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            (a)  Continuation  of all  benefits,  including  without  limitation
medical,  dental  and  life  insurance  for  one  year  following  the  date  of
termination, or until the date on which the Executive first becomes eligible for
insurance  coverage  of a similar  nature  provided  by a firm that  employs him
following termination of employment by the Corporation, whichever occurs first.

            (b)  Immediate  vesting  of any  granted  but  unvested  options  to
purchase Common Stock of the Corporation held by the Executive.

            (c)  An  amount  equal  to  one  (1)  times   current   annual  cash
compensation to be paid within sixty (60) days of termination of employment.

            5.2 CHANGE OF CONTROL. For the purposes of this Agreement,  a Change
of Control  means (i) the direct or  indirect  sale,  lease,  exchange  or other
transfer  of all or  substantially  all  (50%  or  more)  of the  assets  of the
Corporation  to any person or entity or group of persons or  entities  acting in
concert as a partnership or other group (a "Group of Persons"), (ii) the merger,
consolidation  or other  business  combination of the  Corporation  with or into
another corporation with the effect that the shareholders of the Corporation, as
the  case may be,  immediately  following  the  merger,  consolidation  or other
business combination,  hold 50% or less of the combined voting power of the then
outstanding   securities   of  the   surviving   corporation   of  such  merger,
consolidation  or other business  combination  ordinarily (and apart from rights
accruing under special  circumstances)  having the right to vote in the election
of directors,  (iii) the replacement of a majority of the Corporation's Board of
Directors in any given year as compared to the  directors  who  constituted  the
Corporation's  Board at the beginning of such year, and such  replacement  shall
not have been approved by the Corporation's Board of Directors,  as the case may
be, as  constituted  at the beginning of such year, or (iv) a person or Group of
Persons shall, as a result of a tender or exchange offer, open market purchases,
privately  negotiated  purchases or otherwise,  have become the beneficial owner
(within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 under the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended)  of  securities  of the  Corporation  representing  50% or  more of the
combined  voting power of the then  outstanding  securities of such  corporation
ordinarily (and apart from rights accruing under special  circumstances)  having
the right to vote in the election of directors.

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            5.3  GOOD  REASON.   The  Executive   shall  have  Good  Reason  for
terminating his employment  with the Corporation  under this Agreement if one or
more of the following occurs:

            (a) an involuntary change in the Executive's status or position with
the Corporation  which  constitutes a demotion from the Executive's then current
status or  position  and a  material  change in the  nature or scope of  powers,
authority or duties inherent in such position;

            (b) layoff or involuntary termination of the Executive's employment,
except in connection  with the  termination  of the  Executive's  employment for
Cause or as a result of the  non-renewal of this Agreement or of the Executive's
disability or death;

            (c) a reduction by the Corporation in the Executive's compensation;

            (d) any action or inaction by the  Corporation  that would adversely
affect the Executive's  continued  participation in any Benefit Plan on at least
as favorable  basis as was the case at the time of such action or  inaction,  or
that would  materially  reduce the Executive's  benefits in the future under the
Benefit  Plan or deprive  him of any  material  benefits  that he then  enjoyed,
except to the extent that such action or inaction by the Corporation (i) is also
taken or not taken,  as the case may be, in respect of all employees  generally,
(ii) is  required  by the terms of any  Benefit  Plan as in  effect  immediately
before such action or inaction;  or (iii) is necessary to comply with applicable
law or to preserve the qualification of any Benefit Plan under section 401(a) of
the Internal Revenue Code; or

            (e) a material change of the principal work location.

                            ARTICLE 6 - MISCELLANEOUS
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            6.1 SEVERABILITY. In the event that any provision, or any portion of
any provision, of this Agreement shall be held to be void or unenforceable,  the
remaining  provisions  of this  Agreement,  and  the  remaining  portion  of any
provision found void or unenforceable in part only, shall continue in full force
and effect.

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            6.2 REPRESENTATIONS  AND WARRANTIES BY THE EXECUTIVE.  The Executive
represents  and warrants that he has made no  commitment of any kind  whatsoever
inconsistent  with  the  provisions  of this  Agreement  and that he is under no
disability  of any kind to enter into this  Agreement  and to perform all of his
obligations hereunder.

            6.3 BINDING EFFECT. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and
shall be binding upon the parties and their respective  successors and permitted
assigns.  This Agreement being personal to the Executive,  cannot be assigned by
him.  This  Agreement  may be  assigned by the  Corporation  in the event and in
connection with a merger,  consolidation or sale of all or substantially  all of
the assets of the  Corporation  provided that the assignee  agrees in writing to
assume all of the obligations of the Corporation under this Agreement, that such
assignment  shall not relieve the Corporation of its  obligations  hereunder and
that such  assignment  is not  otherwise  inconsistent  with the  provisions  of
Paragraph 5. Prompt written notice of such  assignment  shall be provided by the
Corporation to the Executive.

            6.4 JURISDICTIONAL  CONSENT.  Any dispute or controversy between the
parties  relating  to or  arising  out of this  Agreement  or any  amendment  or
modification  hereof shall be determined by the Supreme Court, County of Martin,
State of Florida. The service of any notice,  process,  motion or other document
in connection with an action under this Agreement,  may be effectuated by either
personal  service upon a party or by certified mail duly addressed to him at his
address set forth on Page 1 hereof.

            6.5 NOTICES. Any notice or communication required or permitted to be
given  hereunder  shall be deemed duly given if delivered  personally or sent by
registered or certified mail,  return receipt  requested,  to the address of the
intended  recipient as herein set forth or to such other  address as a party may
theretofore  have specified in writing to the other. Any notice or communication
intended for the Corporation shall be addressed to the attention of its Board of
Directors.

            6.6  WAIVER.  A waiver  of any  breach  or  violation  of any  term,
provision,  agreement,  covenant,  or condition  herein  contained  shall not be
deemed to be a  continuing  waiver or a waiver of any  future or past  breach or
violation.

                                       12

            6.7 ENTIRE  AGREEMENT/GOVERNING  LAW. This Agreement constitutes the
entire  agreement and  understanding  between the  Corporation and the Executive
relating to the latter's employment,  supersedes any prior agreement between the
parties  relating  to  such  matter,  shall  be  governed  by and  construed  in
accordance  with  the  laws of the  State  of  Florida  and may not be  changed,
terminated or discharged orally.

            IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have hereunto set their hands
as of the day and year first above written.

                                               NUCO2 INC.

                                        By:    /s/ Michael DeDomenico
                                               ----------------------
                                               Name: Michael DeDomenico
                                               Title: Chairman and CEO

                                               /s/ William Scott Wade
                                               ----------------------
                                               WILLIAM SCOTT WADE

                                       13EXHIBIT 4.18

      THIS WARRANT AND THE SECURITIES ISSUABLE UPON THE EXERCISE  HEREOF
      HAVE BEEN ACQUIRED  FOR INVESTMENT  AND HAVE  NOT BEEN  REGISTERED
      UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 OR UNDER ANY STATE SECURITIES  OR
      BLUE SKY LAWS.  THEY MAY  NOT BE SOLD, OFFERED FOR SALE,  PLEDGED,
      HYPOTHECATED  OR  OTHERWISE  TRANSFERRED  EXCEPT  PURSUANT  TO  AN
      EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933,
      OR  AN  OPINION  OF  COUNSEL  SATISFACTORY  TO  THE  COMPANY  THAT
      REGISTRATION IS  NOT  REQUIRED  UNDER  SUCH  ACT  OR  UNLESS  SOLD
      PURSUANT TO RULE 144 UNDER SUCH ACT.

 Date:  _________________                       No. ______________

                 UNIVIEW TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
                      STOCK PURCHASE WARRANT

      This Warrant is issued for good and valuable consideration, receipt  of
 which is  hereby acknowledged,  to ____________  (the "Holder")  by  uniView
 Technologies Corporation, a Texas corporation (the "Company").

      1.   Purchase  of  Shares.    Subject  to  the  terms  and   conditions
 hereinafter set  forth,  the Holder  is  entitled, upon  surrender  of  this
 Warrant at the principal office  of the Company (or  at such other place  as
 the Company shall notify the Holder hereof in writing), to purchase from the
 Company ____________________ shares of  par value $.80  Common Stock of  the
 Company (the  "Shares"), as  adjusted pursuant  to  the provisions  of  this
 Warrant.

      2.   Exercise Price.  The  exercise price for the  Shares shall be  One
 Dollar and  50/100  ($1.50) per  share.   Such  price  shall be  subject  to
 adjustment pursuant to Section 8 hereof (such  price, as adjusted from  time
 to time, is herein referred to as the "Exercise Price").

      3.   Exercise Period.  This Warrant is exercisable for one-third of the
 shares on or after February 8, 2003, exercisable for an additional one-third
 of the  shares  on  or  after  February 8,  2004,  and  exercisable  for  an
 additional one-third of the shares on or after February 8, 2005 and,  except
 as  provided below, shall  remain  so exercisable through  February 8, 2007.
 This Warrant  shall  immediately  terminate upon  (a) the  sale  of  all  or
 substantially all the assets of the Company or (b) the merger of the Company
 into or consolidation with  any other entity  in which at  least 50% of  the
 voting power of the Company is transferred.   In the event of a  transaction
 of the kind described  above, the Company shall  notify the Holder at  least
 twenty (20) days prior to the consummation of such event or transaction.

      4.   Restricted Stock; Registration. The shares of Common Stock of  the
 Company purchased  upon exercise  of this  Warrant ("Restricted  Stock")  or
 purchasable upon exercise of this Warrant ("Underlying Stock") shall not  be
 transferable except upon the conditions stated below, which are intended  to
 insure compliance with federal and state securities laws.  The  certificates
 representing these shares of stock, unless the same are registered prior  to
 exercise of this  Warrant, shall be  stamped or otherwise  imprinted with  a
 legend in substantially the following form:

      "The securities  represented by  this  Certificate have  not  been
      registered under the Securities  Act of 1933,  as amended, or  the
      securities laws of any state.   The securities have been  acquired
      for  investment  and  may  not  be  sold,  offered  for  sale   or
      transferred in the absence of an effective registration under  the
      Securities Act  of  1933, as  amended,  and any  applicable  state
      securities laws or an opinion of counsel satisfactory in form  and
      substance to counsel  for the Company  that the transaction  shall
      not result in a violation of state or federal securities laws."

      5.   Method of Exercise.   While this  Warrant remains outstanding  and
 exercisable in accordance with Section 3 above, the Holder may exercise,  in
 whole or in part, the purchase  rights evidenced hereby.  Such exercise  may
 be effected by:

                (i)  the surrender  of  the  Warrant, together  with  a  duly
 executed copy of the form of  exercise attached hereto, to the Secretary  of
 the Company at its principal offices; and

                (ii) the payment to  the Company of  an amount  equal to  the
 aggregate Exercise Price for the number of Shares being purchased.

      6.   Certificates for Shares.  Upon the exercise of the purchase rights
 evidenced by this Warrant, one or more certificates for the number of Shares
 so purchased shall be issued as  soon as practicable thereafter, and in  any
 event within 30 days of the delivery of the subscription notice.

      7.   Reservation of Shares.  The Company covenants that it will at  all
 times, keep available such number of authorized shares of its Common  Stock,
 free from  all  preemptive  rights  with  respect  thereto,  which  will  be
 sufficient to permit  the exercise of  this Warrant for  the full number  of
 Shares specified herein, upon exercise of this Warrant.  The Company further
 covenants that such  Shares, when issued  pursuant to the  exercise of  this
 Warrant, will be duly and validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable  and
 free from all taxes, liens and charges with respect to the issuance thereof.

      8.   Adjustment of Exercise Price and Number of Shares.  The number  of
 and kind of  securities purchasable upon  exercise of this  Warrant and  the
 Exercise Price shall be subject to adjustment from time to time as follows:

           (a)  Subdivisions and Combinations.  If  the Company shall at  any
 time prior to the expiration of  this Warrant subdivide its Common Stock  by
 split-up or otherwise,  or combine its  Common Stock, the  number of  Shares
 issuable on the exercise of this Warrant shall forthwith be  proportionately
 increased in the case of a subdivision, or proportionately decreased in  the
 case of a combination.   Appropriate adjustments shall  also be made to  the
 purchase price payable per share, but  the aggregate purchase price  payable
 for the total number of Shares purchasable under this Warrant (as  adjusted)
 shall remain the same.  Any adjustment under this Section 7(a) shall  become
 effective  at  the  close  of  business  on  the  date  the  subdivision  or
 combination becomes effective.

           (b)  Notice of Adjustment.  When any adjustment is required to  be
 made in  the number  or kind  of  shares purchasable  upon exercise  of  the
 Warrant, or in  the Warrant  Price, the  Company shall  promptly notify  the
 Holder of such event and of  the number of shares  of Common Stock or  other
 securities or property thereafter purchasable upon exercise of the Warrant.

      9.   No Fractional Shares.  No fractional  shares shall be issued  upon
 the exercise of this Warrant, and the number of shares of stock issued  upon
 exercise of this Warrant shall be rounded to the nearest whole share.

      10.  No Stockholder Rights.  Prior to the exercise of this Warrant, the
 Holder shall not be entitled to any rights of a shareholder with respect  to
 the Shares, including (without  limitation) the right  to vote such  Shares,
 receive dividends or other distributions thereon, exercise preemptive rights
 or be  notified  of shareholder  meetings,  and  such Holder  shall  not  be
 entitled to any  notice or other  communication concerning  the business  or
 affairs of the Company.

      11.  Exchange of Warrant.  Subject to any restriction upon transfer set
 forth in this Warrant, each Warrant may be exchanged for another Warrant  or
 Warrants of like tenor  and representing in the  aggregate a like number  of
 Warrants.  Any Holder desiring to exchange a Warrant or Warrants shall  make
 such request  in writing  delivered to  the  Company, and  shall  surrender,
 properly endorsed, the Warrant or Warrants to be so exchanged.

      12.  Mutilated or  Missing Warrants.   In  case  any Warrant  shall  be
 mutilated, lost, stolen or destroyed, the Company shall issue and deliver in
 exchange and  substitution  for  and  upon  cancellation  of  the  mutilated
 Warrant, or in  lieu of  and substitution for  the Warrant  lost, stolen  or
 destroyed, a new Warrant of like tenor and representing an equivalent  right
 or interest, but only  upon receipt of  evidence reasonably satisfactory  to
 the Company of such loss, theft or destruction of such Warrant and indemnity
 or bond, if  requested, also  reasonably satisfactory  to the  Company.   An
 applicant for  such substitute  Warrant shall  also comply  with such  other
 reasonable regulations and pay such other reasonable charges as the  Company
 may prescribe.

      13.  Payment of Taxes.  The Company will pay all taxes (other than  any
 income taxes or other  similar taxes), if any,  attributable to the  initial
 issuance of the Warrant and the issuance of the Shares upon the exercise  of
 the Warrant, provided, however,  that the Company shall  not be required  to
 pay any tax  or taxes which  may be payable  in respect of  the issuance  or
 delivery of any  Warrant, or  the transfer  thereof, and  no such  issuance,
 delivery or transfer shall  be made unless and  until the person  requesting
 such issuance or transfer  has paid to  the Company the  amount of any  such
 tax, or has established,  to the satisfaction of  the Company, that no  such
 tax is payable or such tax has been paid.

      14.  Warrant Register.   The Warrants shall  be numbered  and shall  be
 registered on the books of the Company (the "Warrant Register") as they  are
 issued.  The Company shall be entitled to treat the registered holder of any
 Warrant on  the  Warrant Register  as  the owner  in  fact thereof  for  all
 purposes and shall not be bound to recognize any equitable or other claim to
 or interest in such Warrant on the part  of any other person, and shall  not
 be liable for any registration or transfer of Warrants which are  registered
 or to be registered in the name of a fiduciary or the nominee of a fiduciary
 unless made  with  the actual  knowledge  that  a fiduciary  or  nominee  is
 committing a breach of trust in requesting such registration of transfer, or
 with knowledge of such facts that  its participation therein amounts to  bad
 faith.

      15.  Transfer of Warrants.  The Warrants  shall be transferable on  the
 Warrant Register only upon delivery thereof  duly endorsed by the Holder  or
 by his duly authorized attorney or representative, or accompanied by  proper
 evidence of succession, assignment or authority to transfer. In all cases of
 transfer by an attorney, the original  power of attorney, duly approved,  or
 an official  copy  thereof,  duly certified  shall  be  deposited  with  the
 Company.  In  case of transfer  by executors,  administrators, guardians  or
 other legal representatives, duly authenticated evidence of their  authority
 shall be produced, and may be required  to be deposited with the Company  in
 its discretion.    Upon any  registration  of transfer,  the  Company  shall
 deliver a  new  Warrant  or  Warrants  to  the  Person  entitled  thereto.
 Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall have no obligation to cause
 Warrants to be transferred on its books to any Person, unless the Holder  of
 such Warrants shall furnish to the  Company evidence of compliance with  the
 Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and applicable state blue sky laws.

      16.  Successors and Assigns.  The terms and provisions of this  Warrant
 shall inure to  the benefit of,  and be binding  upon, the  Company and  the
 holders hereof and their respective successors and assigns.

      17.  Amendments and Waivers.   This Warrant  may be amended,  modified,
 superseded or canceled,  and any of  the terms, covenants,  representations,
 warranties or conditions hereof may be waived, only by a written  instrument
 signed by the parties to be bound thereby.  Any waiver or amendment effected
 in accordance with  this Section shall  be binding upon  each holder of  any
 Shares purchased  under  this Warrant  at  the time  outstanding  (including
 securities into which such Shares have  been converted), each future  holder
 of all such Shares, and the Company.

      18.  Governing Law.  This Warrant  and the validity and  enforceability
 hereof shall be governed by and construed and interpreted in accordance with
 the laws of the  State of Texas  without giving effect  to conflict of  laws
 rules or choice of laws rules thereof.

      IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned hereby executes this Stock Purchase
 Warrant as of the date first written above.

                               UNIVIEW TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION

                               By: ____________________________

<PAGE>

                        NOTICE OF EXERCISE
                        ------------------

 To:  uniView Technologies Corporation (the "Company")

      (1)  The undersigned ("Holder") hereby elects to exercise its rights to
 purchase __________________________  shares  of  the  Common  Stock  of  the
 Company (the "Securities") pursuant  to the terms  of the attached  Warrant,
 and tenders herewith payment  of the purchase price  in full, together  with
 all applicable transfer taxes, if any.

      (2)  Please  issue  a  certificate  or  certificates  representing  the
 Securities in the name of the undersigned Holder:

                  _______________________________
                              (Name)

                  _______________________________
                             (Address)

      (3)  With respect  to the  Securities  being purchased  hereunder,  the
 Holder makes,  as  of  the  date hereof,  all  of  the  representations  and
 warranties set forth below:

           (a)  Holder  is  aware  of  the  Company's  business  affairs  and
 financial condition  and  has  acquired  sufficient  information  about  the
 Company to  reach an  informed and  knowledgeable  decision to  acquire  the
 Securities.  Holder is purchasing these  Securities for its own account  for
 investment purposes  only and  not with  a view  to, or  for the  resale  in
 connection with, any "distribution" thereof  for purposes of the  Securities
 Act of 1933, as amended ("Securities Act").

           (b)  Holder  understands  that  the   Securities  have  not   been
 registered under the Securities  Act in reliance  upon a specific  exemption
 therefrom, which exemption depends upon, among  other things, the bona  fide
 nature of its investment  intent as expressed herein.   In this  connection,
 Holder understands  that,  in  the  view  of  the  Securities  and  Exchange
 Commission  ("SEC"),  the  statutory  basis   for  such  exemption  may   be
 unavailable if  its  representation was  predicated  solely upon  a  present
 intention to  hold these  Securities for  the minimum  capital gains  period
 specified under tax statutes, for a deferred sale, for or until an  increase
 or decrease in the market price  of the Securities, or  for a period of  one
 year or any other fixed period in the future.

           (c)  Holder further understands that  the Securities must be  held
 indefinitely unless  subsequently registered  under  the Securities  Act  or
 unless an exemption from registration is otherwise available.  In  addition,
 Holder understands  that  the  instruments or  certificates  evidencing  the
 Securities will be imprinted with a  legend which prohibits the transfer  of
 the Securities  unless  they are  registered  or such  registration  is  not
 required in the opinion of counsel for the Company.

           (d)  Holder is aware  of the provisions  of Rule 144,  promulgated
 under the Securities Act, which in substance, permits limited public  resale
 of "restricted securities" acquired, directly or indirectly, from the issuer
 thereof (or from  an affiliate  of such  issuer), in  a non-public  offering
 subject to the  satisfaction of certain  conditions, including, among  other
 things:  the availability of certain  public information about the  Company;
 the resale occurring not  less than one year  after the party has  purchased
 and paid for the securities to be sold; the sale being made through a broker
 in an unsolicited "broker's transaction" or in transactions directly with  a
 market maker (as said term is  defined under the Securities Exchange Act  of
 1934, as amended) and the amount  of securities being sold during any  three
 month period not exceeding the specified limitations stated therein.

           (e)  Holder further understands that at the time Holder wishes  to
 sell the Securities there may be no public market upon which to make such  a
 sale, and that, even if such a public market then exists the Company may not
 be satisfying the current public information  requirements of Rule 144,  and
 that, in such event, Holder could  be precluded from selling the  Securities
 under Rule  144  even  if  the one-year  minimum  holding  period  had  been
 satisfied.

           (f)  Holder further  understands  that in  the  event all  of  the
 requirements  of  Rule  144  are  not  satisfied,  registration  under   the
 Securities Act,  compliance with  Regulation A, or  some other  registration
 exemption will be required; and that, notwithstanding the fact that Rule 144
 is not  exclusive, the  Staff of  the  SEC has  expressed its  opinion  that
 persons proposing  to sell  private placement  securities  other than  in  a
 registered offering and  otherwise than  pursuant to  Rule 144  will have  a
 substantial  burden  of  proof  in  establishing  that  an  exemption   from
 registration is available for  such offers or sales,  and that such  persons
 and their respective brokers who participate  in such transactions do so  at
 their own risk.

 __________________________         ______________________________
      (Date)                        (Signature and Title)

                                    ______________________________
                                    (Name printed)

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