Motion Enters Into Agreement to Purchase Texas Distributor

Birmingham, Ala. – Motion Industries, Inc., a leading distributor of maintenance, repair, and operation replacement parts, and a premier provider of industrial technology solutions, signed a definitive purchase agreement to acquire the operating assets of M.B.  McKee Company, Inc. The transaction is expected to close at the end of January 2025, subject to customary closing conditions.

Established in 1943, M.B. McKee is a family-owned distributor of mechanical bearings,  belts, chains, conveyor systems/components, motors, drives, and power transmission components. End markets include industrial, commercial equipment, agriculture, and textile.

Employing approximately thirty team members, the company is headquartered in Lubbock, Texas, with two locations in Amarillo and Hereford. As M.B. McKee President and majority owner Cindy Cole works to transition the business, her husband Kirk Cole  (Vice President, Sales) and brother Mark McKee (Vice President and partial owner) will continue their roles in the business post-close.