In 1947 James J. Cusick Sr. started Industrial Welding Supply in a two car garage in Highland Park, New Jersey. By 1952 Big Jim , as he was called, was looking to expand, and so he bought Sprague Welding Supply on Davidson Avenue in Perth Amboy. As the business grew he felt the need to expand even further which resulted in the purchase of a new facility on Fayette Street in Perth Amboy. A few years later in 1964, his son, Jim Jr. joined with his father, and by 1969 owing to this successful venture, another move to a larger location was necessary. This time across the Raritan River to the current location, a three acre site with two buildings at 4 Val Street in Sayreville.