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Acorn Announces Major Distributorship Deal With Timken

Acorn Industrial Services Ltd, distributors of Bearings, Power Transmissions, Linear Systems and MRO products are proud to announce an exciting new partnership with the highly regarded, market leading manufacturer Timken.

Accredited as the leading authority on tapered roller bearings, the Timken Company manufactures a full range of  bearings as well as transmission, gearboxes, belts and chain which are utilised all over the world in many industrial sectors, such as mining & quarrying, aerospace, agriculture, construction and the machine tool industry.

Sales Manager, Gavin Stacy, explained, “At Acorn, our goal is to continually improve our customers’ experience in every respect. This partnership with such a progressive and innovative global leader in bearing manufacture, is an exciting opportunity for Acorn and our customers. The addition of Timken’s comprehensive range of products into our portfolio and our combined expertise ensures we can offer our customers guaranteed high quality products and the best tailored solutions at excellent value.” He added, “Acorn prides itself on offering the highest level of customer service and support. All of our sales advisors will be receiving training from Timken to ensure our customers get the best help available on Timken products.”

Acorn Industrial Services Ltd is an AxIndustries company providing full service supply solutions on bearings, linear systems, power transmission and industrial products to an international customer base. Offering an impressive stockholding of over one million items at its 40,000sq.ft from premises, Acorn has over 30 years’ experience in the supply of engineering components and has regional distribution centres throughout the UK.

About The Timken Company

The Timken Company (NYSE: TKR; www.timken.com (opens new window)) engineers, manufactures and markets bearings, gear drives, belts, chain and related products, and offers a spectrum of powertrain rebuild and repair services. The leading authority on tapered roller bearings, Timken today applies its deep knowledge of metallurgy, tribology and mechanical power transmission across a variety of bearings and related systems to improve reliability and efficiency of machinery and equipment all around the world. The company's growing product and services portfolio features many strong industrial brands including Timken®, Fafnir®, Philadelphia Gear®, Carlisle®, Drives® and Interlube™. Known for its quality products and collaborative technical sales model, Timken posted $2.9 billion in sales in 2015. With more than 14,000 employees operating from 28 countries, Timken makes the world more productive and keeps industry in motion.