For 17 years, Cryospec has served the life science and electronics industries in the greater Bay Area from its facilities located in South San Francisco and Fremont, California. "Joining Praxair enables us to provide an even broader array of products and services to our customers," says Douglas Wells, Cryospec’s owner and president. Garland Welding Supplies (GWS), family owned and operated since its founding in 1967, is one of the oldest independent gas and welding products distributors in the greater Dallas area. The company operates a cylinder filling plant in Garland and a retail store in Rockwall, Texas. “GWS has a proven history of reliably serving our customers,” said Andrew Simons, owner and president. “As part of Praxair, we will continue to provide quality service, but with added supply reliability and other benefits that Praxair brings to our customers and employees.”