Since its beginnings in 1946, Motion Industries has grown to become the premier industrial solutions company for industry in North America. Here’s why:
Superior Customer Service
Our employees reflect our company’s values: fair, ethical, inclusive, and invested. With over a 99% on-time delivery rate, we make sure customers receive the parts they need, when they need them.
Value-Added Services
From automation to inventory management to parts repair and fabrication, Motion Industries’ many services are key to keeping our customers’ sites running at maximum efficiency. Our employees use their deep knowledge to bring the right solution to any and every application, no matter how challenging.
$700+ Million Inventory
Our customers have instant access to more than 8.7 million unique MRO/OEM parts through our vast distribution network, sourced from a global manufacturing base. Our broad and deep inventories offer known, quality brands.
Continually earn our place as the premier industrial solutions company by:
Providing the preferred customer experience
Energizing our talent
Delivering shareholder value
Values
Fair
Ethical
Inclusive
Invested
Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG)
Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG)
We are committed to operating our business with integrity – contributing our time, talent, and resources to supporting our local communities, promoting an inclusive and diverse workplace, and being thoughtful stewards of our environment and natural resources. Our goal is to achieve positive impact that matters – to society and to the planet.
Our integrated approach to our strategy, corporate governance, and social and environmental responsibility creates long-term value for our employees, our suppliers, our customers, our communities, and our GPC shareholders. We encourage the Motion Industries’ family of employees to participate in community activities, both through company-organized events and individually; we also offer compensatory time for their volunteer work.
Upcoming Events
Recycling Impact
4.78 kW-hrs
Of Electricity Saved (Millions)
16.3 Million British Thermal Units
MBTU Net Energy Reduction
Net Energy Reduction
12.8k
Mature Trees Saved
7.51 Gallons
of Water Saved (Millions)
131.2k Gallons
of Oil Saved
3.7k cu yd
Landfill Airspace Saved
Total Greenhouse Gas Reduction in 2019
Total Greenhouse Gas Reduction in '19
3.4k Metric Tons
This is the same as the following:
387.3k Gallons
of Gasoline Saved
Or
625 Passenger Cars
Not Driven for One Year
Our Story
1946
Owen-Richards Company purchased by Caldwell Marks & William Spencer in Birmingham, Alabama
First year sales exceed $500,000
1954
Owen-Richards Company begins $150,000 warehouse expansion
1970
Bearings & Transmission Supply (BATS) & Owen-Richards Company merge to form Motion Industries
1976
Motion Industries becomes a wholly owned subsidiary of Genuine Parts Company (GPC)
New 30,000 SF Headquarters completed in Irondale, Alabama
1983
"Keeping Industry in Motion" adopted as official slogan
1984
Michael S. Gaffney named President/CEO
1988
Mi Learning & Development opens first training center
1994
Motion Industries expands into Canada with Oliver Industrial Supply
Sales exceed $1 billion
1997
William J. Stevens named President/CEO
2000
www.MotionMro.com launches, the first transactional website for Mi
2006
Over 500 locations in North America
Sales of $3.1 billion
2008
www.MotionIndustries.com launches
2012
MiHow2, new video series launches
2014
Timothy P. Breen named President/CEO
2017
Mi Dallas DC moves to new facility
2018
Randall (Randy) P. Breaux named President – North America
Sales reach $6 billion
2020
Completed Headquarters renovation in Irondale, Alabama