Motion Industries Receives Vulcan Materials Company 2001 Silver Alliance Supplier Award

    BIRMINGHAM, Ala.--April 22, 2002--Motion Industries, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Genuine Parts Company , was awarded the 2001 Silver Alliance Supplier Award from Vulcan Materials Company. The award was presented at Vulcan's recent award dinner banquet in Atlanta.
    The award is given annually and is determined on a review rating each supplier on quality of product, service, support, ease of doing business and value.
    "We are honored to receive this award from Vulcan Materials Company," said Bill Stevens, Motion Industries' president and chief executive officer. "Our strategic alliances are very important to us and we are committed to providing quick response and support necessary to help keep Vulcan's operations running smoothly and efficiently."
    Headquartered in Birmingham, Ala., Vulcan Materials Company , an S&P 500 company, is a producer of industrial materials with significant positions in two industries. It is the nation's foremost producer of construction aggregates, a major producer of other construction materials, and a leading chemicals manufacturer, supplying chloralkali and other industrial chemicals.
    With 2001 sales in excess of $2.2 billion, Motion Industries is the world's largest distributor of bearings, mechanical power transmission, electrical power transmission and fluid power transmission replacement parts, and hose products. Motion Industries has more than 500 operations including nine distribution centers throughout North America and services more than 150,000 customers including automotive, chemical, food, beverage, wood/lumber, iron, oil, pulp and paper, steel and textile industries.
    Visit our websites at www.motionindustries.com and www.motionmro.com. Contact us toll-free at 800/526-9328.