Published 5/18/2022

Gates Corp Named Motion's 2021 Supplier of the Year

Motion Industries has named the Gates Corp as its 2021 Supplier of the Year, using its Supplier Stratification formula to narrow the candidates and select the winner.

Edited by: Jenny Rush

Former Senior Managing Editor, Modern Machine Shop

Motion and Gates officers at the award presentation, L-R: Scott Wright (Gates); Chris Brewer, Joe Limbaugh and Kevin Storer (Motion); Grant Gawronski, Lou Rosen and Mark Guner (Gates); and Robert Anaforian (Motion).
Photo Credit: Motion Industries

Motion Industries Inc., distributor of maintenance, repair and operation replacement parts and provider of industrial technology solutions, named the Gates Corporation its 2021 Supplier of the Year. Gates is a global manufacturer of power transmission and fluid power solutions.

“We value and appreciate the relationship that we have with the Gates team,” states Motion’s president, Randy Breaux. “Over the past couple of years, we all have faced challenges like never before — with a pandemic, supply chain shortages, workforce issues and now inflation. Together, Motion and Gates continue to exemplify that relationships truly matter.”

The award recognizes companies that have shown exceptional commitment to Motion through quality products and services, as well as earned the highest score in the multifaceted Supplier Stratification rating system. The presentation took place May 3rd at Motion’s headquarters in Birmingham, Ala.

“On behalf of all Gates employees, we are truly honored and humbled to receive the 2021 Supplier of the Year Award from Motion. For over 75 years, Gates and Motion have worked closely together to serve industrial customers with the highest levels of service, quality and innovation. Working through the challenges of the past few years further highlights the strength of this relationship, as well as our optimism for our future combined success,” says Grant Gawronski, chief commercial officer of Gates Corporation.

Motion’s Supplier Stratification formula is a rating system that evaluates each supplier’s performance in a number of Supply Chain, Marketing and Field Support categories.

Joe Limbaugh, Motion’s executive vice president of Supply Chain, Operations Support, Marketing and Enterprise Excellence, says, “Suppliers who finished in our top 50 are the ‘best of the best’ in our industry, and to rank first in this elite group is extremely impressive — especially with our rigorous rating system. We look forward to mutual success with Gates in 2022 and beyond.”