The Motion Institute Announces Simulcast Training Capabilities and Spring/Summer Course Schedule

BIRMINGHAM, Ala.--May 24, 2006--Motion Industries, Inc., a leading distributor of industrial maintenance, repair, and operation (MRO) replacement parts, announces that its training group, The Motion Institute, now offers Simulcast Training Capabilities. Motion Industries customers with multiple locations can book an instructor-led, hands-on class at one plant site with simulcast classes to any other locations within the United States and Canada.

Special offerings for Spring/Summer 2006 include courses such as, "Basic Troubleshooting Skills," "Maintenance Supervisor Training" and "Bearing and Power Transmission Training." Many of The Motion Institute's courses are available both Hands-on and via the Web.

Founded in 1988, the Motion Industries training program evolved into The Motion Institute of Technical Training & Personal Development, offering product training, industry-specific process training, industrial certification programs, sales/management training, customized and in-plant classes, and continuing education classes. The Motion Institute has trained more than 8,000 people in the last five years alone, and is considered an industry model for industrial maintenance and distribution educational services.

For a course schedule, for more information or to register for a class, call The Motion Institute at (205) 951-5000 or email training.birmingham@motion-ind.com.

With 2005 sales of $2.8 billion, Motion Industries is a leading distributor of bearings; mechanical, industrial automation, electrical, pneumatic, and hydraulic power replacement parts; hose and rubber products; and industrial supply products. Motion Industries serves more than 150,000 customers from the automotive, chemical, food and beverage, wood and lumber, iron and steel, pulp and paper, mining and aggregate, and pharmaceutical industries through 460 operations across North America.

Motion Industries is a wholly owned subsidiary of Genuine Parts Company . Visit our website at www.motionindustries.com. Contact us toll-free at (800) 526-9328.