Antifriction and Timken sign major distribution deal

Antifriction will become the UK’s principle stockist and distributor of Timken’s split roller bearings housed units starting from 2016.

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Andy Fleming

The industrial parts distributor will stock over £100 000 worth of specialist bearings and housings from its UK depots for the cement industry.

Andy Fleming (pictured) operations director at Antifriction, commented: ‘The deal with Timken adds to our portfolio, allowing us to offer innovative, cost-saving products for the sector from stock in the UK. The agreement with Timken is a sign of our ability to attract top-of-the-range suppliers for our expanding national client base in mining and quarrying.’

At the end of 2014 Timken, which posted its last turnover figures at over US$3 billion, acquired West Midlands based Revolvo, which manufacturers housed split roller bearings for applications in process and heavy industries.

In 2014, Antifriction committed over £500 000 to upgrading its Bristol HQ and Birmingham distribution centre. It has been continuing to build its national infrastructure and will be announcing more depot openings in 2016.

Antifriction also supplies belt drives, chains, lubricants, seals, gearboxes, motors and fluid power products to process and general heavy industrial applications.

Antifriction is part of Italian parent company Gruppo Bianchi, which supplies 250 000 products annually to a client base of more than 21 000 businesses across Europe. (agg-net)