Founded in 1946, Southern Cross provides services and equipment to the natural gas industry. It provides natural gas leakage surveys, a pipeline inspection activity under contracts with public and private utilities throughout the United States. The corporation manufactures and sells its own line of electronic leak detection equipment, as well as handles other detection equipment and related underground pipeline products. Located in Norcross, Ga., Southern Cross serves a wide variety of clients, including the Alabama Gas Corporation, Atlanta Gas Light and Baltimore Gas & Electric. The company is a part of the Spear Group, which is one of the leading providers of professional staffing solutions and specializes in project control support services.