Gardco, trade name of the Paul N. Gardner Co., Inc and its products, is totally independent of any other corporation.* We proudly serve world commerce through the distribution, production and design of quality physical testing instruments for the paint, coatings and related industries. These include the automotive, aerospace, specialty chemical, petroleum, plastics, pharmaceutical and food among others. *The Gardner Laboratory was acquired by Pacific Scientific in 1980 and later sold in 1990 to the Altana AG Chemical Division, a direct subsidiary of Byk-Chemie in Germany.