A Bristol-based industrial moving parts supplier has signed a major deal with a US industrial lubrication management brand.
Antifriction Components will become the first distributor to hold stock in the 海角视频 for American firm Whitmore, starting with its OilSafe range of grease equipment and oil equipment products.
Antifriction, whose head office and distribution centre is on Pioneer Park in Brislington, operates 16 depots across the 海角视频.
It became the largest specialist distributor of its type in the 海角视频 after the firm acquired the industrial arm of the BRT Group - a British supplier of vehicle ball bearings - in a multi-million pound deal in September 2020.
The deal brought together Antifriction鈥檚 depots, largely in the west of the country, with BRT Industrial鈥檚 depots mainly in the east, to form a 海角视频-wide network.
Founded in Bristol in 1976, Antifriction has grown from a single unit to employing almost 130 staff and supplying more than 250,000 lines including bearings, belt and chain drives, seals, motors and fluid power products.
The deal with Whitmore comes as the company is currently expanding and upgrading its Avonmouth depot serving engineering and manufacturing firms across the South West.
Antifriction鈥檚 managing director Andrew Fleming, said: 鈥淭his deal will be the first time the OilSafe range has been stocked by a 海角视频 distributor, which is a great compliment to the team and recognises the investments we鈥檝e made over the years in improving our stock and delivery facilities.
鈥淟ubricants are the bedrock of any maintenance strategy that enables manufacturing and engineering to keep running smoothly. We鈥檙e sure Whitmore鈥檚 products will prove popular with our clients across the many heavy industries we serve across the country.鈥
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Whitmore鈥檚 OilSafe range includes a colour-coded fluid management system to enable the standardised delivery of lubricants from bulk storage to the point of application.
Sean Harsent, Whitmore鈥檚 managing director for Europe, said the firm was 鈥渧ery pleased鈥 to be partnering with Antifriction in order to further develop its products in the 海角视频.
Craig Littler, sales director at Antifriction, added: 鈥淭he OilSafe products complement our lubrication management services.
鈥淚t gives the customer complete peace of mind that they have the correct lubricant delivered to the right application in the optimum condition. This extends machine life and reduces costs and environmental impact.鈥
