Motion To Acquire California Industrial Distributor Deepens West-Coast Footprint

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 net operating assets of Thompson Industrial Supply, Inc. The transaction is expected to close at the end of  February 2025, subject to customary closing conditions.

Family-owned and operated in California since its beginnings in 1969, Thompson is headquartered in Rancho Cucamonga with a second location in South El Monte. Focusing on both large and small customer companies, the distributor provides bearings, gear reducers, motors, hydraulics, industrial automation, and pneumatics, plus in-house fabrications and belt shop services. The Rancho Cucamonga location’s enhanced fabrication capabilities feature multiple mills (2), lathes (3), a key seater machine, a CNC  lathe, a CNC milling machine center, robotic welders, a gearbox modification shop, and a custom hydraulic hose shop.

Majority owner Gary Thompson will transition the business while other family members will continue in their roles post-close.

The company employs 45 between the two locations.