Motion Industries Overview

  • Year Founded
  • 1946

Year Founded

  • Status
  • Acquired/​Merged

  • Employees
  • 7,854

Employees

  • Latest Deal Type
  • M&A

  • Financing Rounds
  • 1

  • Investments
  • 47

Motion Industries General Information

Description

Distributor of replacement parts and services catering to automotive, equipment, machinery, food & beverage, oil & gas, lumber & wood and paper industries. The company's range of maintenance, repair and operation products includes bearings, mechanical power transmission, electrical and industrial automation, hydraulic and industrial hose, hydraulic and pneumatic components, industrial supplies as well as material handling along with services such as on-site solutions, motion AI, technical support, repair and fabrication.

Contact Information

Website
www.motion.com
Formerly Known As
Owen-Richards
Ownership Status
Acquired/Merged
(Operating Subsidiary)
Financing Status
Corporate Backed or Acquired
Corporate Office
  • 1605 Alton Road
  • Birmingham, AL 35210
  • United States
+1 (205)
Primary Industry
Distributors/Wholesale
Other Industries
Industrial Supplies and Parts
Parent Company
Corporate Office
  • 1605 Alton Road
  • Birmingham, AL 35210
  • United States
+1 (205)

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Motion Industries Valuation & Funding

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Motion Industries Comparisons

Description
Primary
Industry
HQ Location
Employees
Total Raised
Post Valuation
Last
Financing
Details
Distributor of replacement parts and services catering to automotive, equipment, machinery, food & beverage, oil & gas,
Distributors/Wholesale
Birmingham, AL
7,854 As of 2025

Brillion, WI
 

Cleveland, OH
 
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Motion Industries Competitors (32)

One of Motion Industries’s 32 competitors is Endries International, a Formerly PE-Backed company based in Brillion, WI.

Company Name Financing Status Location Employees Total Raised Last Financing Date/Type Last Financing Amount
Endries International Formerly PE-Backed Brillion, WI
Applied Industrial Technologies Corporation Cleveland, OH
Duncan Private Equity-Backed Minneapolis, MN
Northern Tool + Equipment Corporation Burnsville, MN
MRC Global Formerly PE-Backed Houston, TX
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Motion Industries Patents

Motion Industries Recent Patent Activity

Publication ID Patent Title Status First Filing Date Technology (CPC) Citations
US-20240343494-A1 Strip belt for a merge conveyor Pending 11-Apr-2023
US-7175236-B1 Hammer for breaking concrete Inactive 12-Oct-2004
US-7284717-B1 Recycling machine for precast concrete products Inactive 12-Oct-2004
US-7357595-B1 Pavement removal machine Inactive 12-Oct-2004
US-7037041-B1 Precast concrete pipe recycling machine Inactive 08-Oct-2004 E03F3/06
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Motion Industries Acquisitions (47)

Motion Industries’s most recent deal was a Merger/Acquisition with Maguire Bearing Company. The deal was made on 28-Feb-2025.

Company Name Deal Date Deal Type Deal Size Industry Lead Partner
Maguire Bearing Company 28-Feb-2025 Merger/Acquisition Distributors/Wholesale
Thompson Industrial Supply 12-Feb-2025 Merger/Acquisition Distributors/Wholesale
M.B. McKee 31-Jan-2025 Merger/Acquisition Distributors/Wholesale
International Conveyor and Rubber 03-Dec-2024 Merger/Acquisition Machinery (B2B)
Stoney Creek Hydraulics 29-Oct-2024 Merger/Acquisition Industrial Supplies and Parts
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Motion Industries Affiliates

Subsidiaries (10)

Name Industry Location Year Founded
Motion Ai (Industrial Supplies and Parts) Birmingham, AL 1995
Axis New York Rochester, NY 1994
Axis New England Danvers, MA 1994
Allied Circuits Buffalo, NY 1987
Apache Hose and Belting Cedar Rapids, IA 1963
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Motion Industries FAQs

  • When was Motion Industries founded?

    Motion Industries was founded in 1946.

  • Where is Motion Industries headquartered?

    Motion Industries is headquartered in Birmingham, AL.

  • What is the size of Motion Industries?

    Motion Industries has 7,854 total employees.

  • What industry is Motion Industries in?

    Motion Industries’s primary industry is Distributors/Wholesale.

  • Is Motion Industries a private or public company?

    Motion Industries is a Private company.

  • What is Motion Industries’s current revenue?

    The current revenue for Motion Industries is .

  • Who are Motion Industries’s competitors?

    Endries International, Applied Industrial Technologies, Duncan, Northern Tool + Equipment, and MRC Global are some of the 32 competitors of Motion Industries.

  • When was Motion Industries acquired?

    Motion Industries was acquired on 01-Jan-1976.

  • Who acquired Motion Industries?

    Motion Industries was acquired by Genuine Parts.

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