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THE PURVIS STORY - A TIMELINE
We are proud of our steady growth and expansions since 1945 and want to share our key dates and openings with you!
1945 – Purvis Bros. Auto Supply was opened by Cecil and George Purvis
1948 – Name changed to Purvis Automotive Supply
1950 – Started Purvis Bearing Service
1954 – Started Plastic Domino Manufacturing Co.
1956 – Closed Purvis Automotive Supply
1960 – Moved from 11th and Franklin to current Waco location
1972 – Changed from partnership to Purvis Bearing Service, Inc.
1974 – Opened first branch store in Temple, TX
1979 – Opened Corsicana, TX branch
1981 – Added a motor shop to the Corsicana branch
1982 – Opened San Antonio, TX branch
1984 – Bought Granbury Bearings in Dallas, TX
1987 – Opened Austin, TX branch
1988 – Bought Power Dynamics (which had locations in Dallas, TX, and Fort Worth, TX)
1991 – Opened Pharr (McAllen), TX branch
1993 – Opened El Paso, TX branch
1994 – Relocated the Dallas branch to its current location
1995 – Opened Corpus Christi, TX branch
Relocated the Corporate office to Dallas
Bought A&T Bearings, which included the addition of branches in Denton, Bridgeport, Graham, Greenville, and McKinney
1996 – Bought Bearing & Chain Supply in Houston, TX (which had two locations)
1997 – Bought combined operations of Southwest Bearing, Power Drives & Components, and East Texas Bearing, bringing the total number of branch locations to 20
2000 – Began CapCorp through the acquisition of Amerimex (which was in Bryan, TX) and opened a dual-services branch
Acquired Commercial Bearings in Texarkana, TX
Opened CapCorp location in San Antonio, TX
2001 – Opened Stephenville, TX and Wichita Falls, TX branches
Acquired Belting and Accessories in Houston, TX, and converted it to a CapCorp location
Acquired Bearing and Drives, Little Rock, AR
2002 – Opened Mineral Wells, TX branch
2003 – Opened Stuttgart, AR, Jonesboro, AR, & Beaumont, TX branches
Built and moved branch locations in Paris, TX, and Nacogdoches, TX
Acquired Trico in Fort Worth, TX, and converted it to a CapCorp location
2004 – Opened Waxahachie, TX branch
2007 – Opened Eagle Lake, TX branch
Acquired Belt Tech in Shreveport, LA
2008 – Opened Carlsbad, NM, and Las Cruces, NM branches
2009 – Acquired Bearing Belt Chain (which had locations in Las Vegas, NV, Kingman, AZ, and St. George, UT)
Acquired Bearing Service & Supply in San Angelo, TX
2010 – Opened Batesville, AR, Ft. Smith, AR, Tulsa, OK, and Ardmore, OK branches
Acquired Belt Maintenance Group in Mt. Pleasant, TX, and converted it to a dual-service branch
2011 – Opened Phoenix, AZ, Oklahoma City, OK & Blytheville, AR branches
Acquired Bearing Solutions (which had locations in Houston, TX, and Odessa, TX)
2012 – Opened Albuquerque, NM branch
2013 – Acquired Bates Sales Company and The Mine Supply Company / IMSCO with their 14 locations headquartered in St. Louis, MO
2014 – Opened Lafayette, LA, Denver, CO, & Grand Junction, CO branches
2015 – Opened Amarillo, TX, & Colorado Springs, CO, branches, as well as a dual-service branch in Baton Rouge, LA
Acquired Animas Bearing & Oilfield Supply in Farmington, NM
Acquired Industrial Mining Supply & Sun Belt Supply, Phoenix, AZ, and Elko, NV, respectively
Acquired Acadiana Bearing in Lafayette, LA
2016 - Opened Casper, WY & Billings, MT branches
2017 - Acquired A&W Bearings (which had locations in Dallas, TX, Garland, TX, and Nacogdoches, TX)
2018 - Opened Odessa, TX branch
Acquired PICOR in Junction City, TN
Acquired Powder River Power in Gillette, WY
2019 - Acquired Ready Bearing in Lubbock, TX
Acquired Snake River Supply (which had locations in Idaho Falls, ID, Pocatello, ID, Wendell, ID, and Caldwell, ID)
Acquired Foresight Automation in Fort Worth, TX
2021 - Acquired Precision Industrial Services
Acquired HydraGear Hydraulic Services & Repair
2023 - Acquired ErieTec & EB Controls (Erie, PA, Altoona, PA, Meadville, PA, Pittsburgh, PA, Indiana, PA, St. Mary's, PA)
