Genuine Parts subsidiaries

EIS is a wholly owned subsidiary of Genuine Parts Company (GPC) and one of North America's leading distributors of process materials, production supplies, specialty wire and cable, and value added fabricated parts supplying the electrical OEM, motor repair and various assembly markets with over 100,000 critical products from 39 branches and 6 fabrication facilities located in North America.

S.P. Richards Company, Inc. distributes business products to office products resellers in the United States and Canada. It offers office furniture, general office supplies, school supplies, presentation products, business equipment, janitorial products, warehouse and safety items, and break room supplies. The company provides computer supplies, accessories, back-up data media, and business machines. In addition, it offers operational support services to its dealer customers, as well as marketing support, communication, and e-commerce services. The company also serves its customers in the Caribbean, and South and Central America. It offers its products through distribution centers. It has a strategic alliance with ECi Software Solutions. The company was founded in 1848 and is based in Smyrna, Georgia. S.P. Richards Company, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of Genuine Parts Company.

In late 1935, the NAPA member companies decided to form their own company to “re-package” parts manufactured by others. The new company would purchase from various manufacturers and redistribute to NAPA warehouses, thus developing NAPA's own private purchasing company. The NAPA Board of Directors formed the Balkamp Manufacturing Corporation on March 11, 1936 with an initial investment of less than $50,000. The company took its name from the names of two of its early managers, John Baldwin and his assistant, Bob Leerkamp. By the end of its first five years, the employee count grew to 18 and the operation grew to 8,000 square feet in size. Balkamp has NAPA product Distribution Centers located in Plainfield, Indiana and Salt Lake City, Utah. These strategically placed operations serve all NAPA Distribution Centers, all 6000 auto part stores, and UAP Distribution Centers in Canada. Balkamp can ship to each NAPA DC in less than 48 hours from order receipt to delivery. In addition, Balkamp ships to 17 DC's twice a week. The success Balkamp has had since 1936 has come from a strong team effort between the employees and the suppliers. Working together, they are able to provide the best possible service to Balkamp customers.

European Import Auto Parts Specialists

Apache Inc. is the national market leader in the fabrication of hose products, fabricated belting products, cut &molded rubber, and industrial consumer products.