About Bearing Service & Supply Company
Our strength lies not in the desire to be the biggest, but the desire to be the best. The best products, the best delivery, the best service. That’s our commitment to our customers.
Bearing Service and Supply, Inc. represents the top MRO parts and supply manufacturers. All locations are also member sites of IDC-USA, an independent distributor cooperative. We serve a variety of industries in the United States and abroad, including petroleum, glass, chemical processing, pulp and paper, food processing, agriculture, utilities and institutional accounts.
We pride ourselves on personal service and understanding the needs of our customers. We develop an understanding of your business and industry. This knowledge, combined with our in-depth product expertise, enables us to provide you with innovative solutions for your procurement needs and maintenance problems.
With more than 40,000 square feet of warehouse space at our Shreveport, LA headquarters and five other branch locations, our inventory is impressive and covers a vast array of products in order to sustain our reputation for having exactly what our customers need. If we don’t have it in stock, we can most likely get it for you the next day.
Our History
Bearing Service & Supply, Inc. is among the leading independent industrial distributors of bearings, power transmission equipment, and fluid power components in the U.S. Since its founding in 1972 by John and Elsie Harkey, the company headquarters has been located in Shreveport, Louisiana. In 1984, the company moved the corporate headquarters to its current 32,000 square foot facility at 1327 North Market Street.
In 2008 Scott and Terry Harkey became the sole owners of the company. Tim McKenzie was promoted from Office Manager to Vice President to complete the management team. We operate six locations across Louisiana and East Texas, including full-service machine, hose fabrication, and fluid power repair shops with more than 80 employees.