Purvis Industries history

By 1948, the brothers changed the name of the company to Purvis Automotive Supply.

So, in 1950 Purvis Bearing Service was born.

In 1954, George founded Plastic Domino Manufacturing Company to sell domino sets he produced in the back of the Purvis Bearing Service store.

By 1956, the bearing and domino businesses were doing so well that the brothers closed the automotive supply company to focus on the two booming businesses.

As the business continued to grow, they moved to larger space on Franklin Avenue in 1960.

1972 – Changed from partnership to Purvis Bearing Service, Inc.

George's son Bob joined the company in 1973 after returning from his time in the US Navy.

In 1974, the company opened its second location in Temple, Texas, expanding the footprint of Purvis Bearing Service for the first time.

Cecil Purvis retired in 1978, and the business continued to flourish.

1979 – Opened Corsicana, TX branch

1981 – Opened a motor shop in Corsicana as part of the branch.

1982 – Opened San Antonio, TX branch

In 1984, the company made its first acquisition, purchasing Granbury Bearings in Dallas.

1987 – Opened Austin, TX branch

1988 – Bought Power Dynamics Dallas and Ft.

1991 – Opened Pharr (McAllen), TX branch

1993 – Opened El Paso, TX branch

1995 – Opened Corpus Christi, TX

1996 – Bought Bearing & Chain Supply in Houston, TX (2 locations)

1997 – Bought combined operations of Southwest Bearing, Power Drives and Components, and East Texas Bearing to bring total number of branch locations to 20.

2000 – Started CAPCORP with acquisition of Amerimex in Bryan, TX, and opened co-located branch.

2001 – Opened Stephenville and Wichita Falls, TX branches

2002 – Opened Mineral Wells, TX branch

2003 – Opened Stuttgart, AR, Jonesboro, AR, & Beaumont, TX branches

2004 – Opened Waxahachie, TX branch

2007 – Opened Eagle Lake, TX branch

2008 – Opened Carlsbad, NM and Las Cruces, NM

2009 – Acquired Bearing Belt Chain, Las Vegas, NV, Kingman, AZ and St George, UT

2010 – Opened Batesville, AR, Ft.

2011 – Opened Phoenix, AZ, Oklahoma City, OK & Blytheville, AR

2012 – Opened Albuquerque, NM

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

2015 – Opened Amarillo, TX, Colorado Springs, CO, Baton Rouge, LA (Purvis & CAPCORP)

2016 - Opened Casper, WY & Billings, MT

2017 - Acquired A&W Bearings in Dallas, TX, Garland, TX, and Nacogdoches, TX

2018 - Opened Odessa, TX