Motion Industries, a distributor of industrial maintenance, repair and operation replacement parts, has received a 2013 MRO Supplier of the Year Award from PepsiCo, headquartered in Purchase, N.Y. Motion was the only company to receive this award in the Other Goods and Services category.

PepsiCo’s Supplier of the Year Awards are the most prestigious honor that the company offers to its suppliers, and recognizes outstanding performance at all its primary MRO subsidiaries including Frito-Lay, Gatorade, Pepsi Bottling Co., Tropicana Products and Quaker Foods.

According to the announcement, Motion had "exceeded in delivering PepsiCo’s key corporate objectives of cost savings productivity, inventory reduction, energy savings and quality, efficiency and innovation."  Motion was specifically cited for implementing a site "Cost Savings Blitz," initiating tracking and repair processes, and identifying significant site savings as a result of an extensive sustainability project.

Mark Thompson, Motion senior vice president corporate accounts, stated, “PepsiCo’s Supplier Award recognizes the consistently high level of service that we strive to provide at Motion Industries, and it is an honor to earn this landmark award.”