Our employees reflect our company's values: fair, ethical, inclusive, and invested. We make sure customers receive the parts they need, when they need them.
INDUSTRIES WE SERVE
SERVICES WE OFFER
QUICK FACTS
QUICK FACTS
Since 1976, Motion has been a subsidiary of Genuine Parts Company (NYSE:GPC)
600+
Locations in North America
19
Distribution Centers
$7.9
Billion in Annual Sales (2022)
67
Repair and Service Centers
VISION
Continually earn our place as the premier industrial solutions company by:
Providing the preferred customer experience
Energizing our talent
Delivering stakeholder value
VALUES
Fair
Ethical
Inclusive
Invested
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 $1billion
1997
William J. Stevens namedPresident/CEO
2000
www.MotionMro.com launches, the first transactional website for Mi
2006
Over 500 locations in North America
Sales of $3.1billion
2008
www.MotionIndustries.com launches
2012
MiHow2, new video series launches
2014
Timothy P. Breen namedPresident/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
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 family of employees to participate in community activities, both through company-organized events and individually; we also offer compensatory time for their volunteer work. Learn more at motionesg.com
RECYCLING IMPACT
4.94 kW-hrs
Of Electricity Saved (Millions)
16,862 Million British Thermal Units
MBTU Net Energy Reduction
13,311
Mature Trees Saved
7.76 Gallons
of Water Saved (Millions)
131,221 Gallons
of Oil Saved
3,882 cu yd
Landfill Airspace Saved
Total Greenhouse Gas Reduction in 2019
3,528 Metric Tons
This is the equivalent to one of the following:
400,429 Gallons
of Gasoline Saved
OR
646 Passenger Cars
Not Driven for One Year
