Northern Industrial: The Evolution

• Founded in 1934 in Saginaw
• Spun off from Bay City’s Northern Supply Co. to enter the industrial supply and power transmission markets serving OEM and automotive customers in mid-Michigan
• Rolling with change: as the auto industry goes forward, Northern adapts:
  • Partnerships with global manufacturers and suppliers
  • Air division
  • NIS Technologies
  • Expansion into the northern Michigan market: Alpena and Gaylord
    

Today’s Northern Industrial

• World-Class supplier
  • Power transmission (mechanical automation)
    • Sprockets
    • Gear reducers
    • Belts
    • Chains and bearings
    • Representing more than 200 brand names from manufacturers such as Dodge, Browning, Reliance, Thomson and Gates
  • Industrial air compressors
  • Hand, power and cutting tools
  • Commercial and industrial supply
  • More than 500,000 industrial items, such as:
    • Welding
    • Safety equipment
    • Paint
    • Janitorial equipment
    • Material handling
    • Hardware

Renowned Sales and Service

• Air Power: Integral in the manufacturing process
  • 24/7 maintenance
  • Emergency staff of factory-trained technicians
  • Rental, used and trade-in compressors
  • Financing and leasing