Established in 1983, R&M Bearings International is now one of the largest bearings stockists in Scotland. Founder, Steve Martin, talks us through their relationship with BearingNet over the past 30 years, having been a member from the very beginning.
R&M Bearings International is once again delighted to be a part of a BearingNet User Meeting, this time in the beautiful city of Warsaw, with a proud record of attending every European User Meeting in the last 30 years.
Founder and Chairman, Steve Martin, happily recalls, “BearingNet started all those years ago by the much loved and missed John Bass, a great man and experienced bearing trader who always had time for everyone. His idea of BearingNet, alongside Peter Annis and Gary Jenkins, came around after first running a trade magazine called ‘The Bearing Exchange’. I was there in 1997 when John, Peter and Gary held the first public demonstration of BearingNet, revealing the platform at a conference in Barcelona for the first time.”
Steve added, “We are very proud to have been involved since the start and would like to pass on our congratulations to BearingNet in their 30th year. I couldn’t have imagined how the membership would’ve grown in that time and of course the opportunities off the back of this.”
R&M Bearings has been at the forefront of building relationships through those BearingNet User Meetings. In their 30 years of membership, they have established themselves as a trusted supplier to the trade, domestically and throughout the world, with many customers now considered friends too.
Steve continued, “Our business has diversified throughout the years to a point where we have now become renowned for certain ranges of premium branded bearings. Our stock levels are at an all-time high and competitively priced for same day worldwide dispatch through our shipping partners.”
Steve ends with saying, “R&M Bearings is now in its 43rd year of business and it is the 51st year for me personally in the trade. I started with DICK Bearings out of their Blackburn HQ. I am slowing down a bit, cutting my workload down to only six days a week (haha), but our business is in safe hands through the leadership of three of my family members in Stephen, Craig and Nikki, along with our long standing and loyal team.”
Stephen Martin Jnr and Craig Robertson will attend the Warsaw User Meeting and are looking forward to chatting with old friends and new.
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