1948	Bearing & Transmission was founded
1949	Saskatoon branch opened on Ave B and 19th
1956	Bearing & Transmission incorporated. Saskatoon branch moved to new location
1957	First subsidiary branch opened in Regina, SK.
1961	Sister company Convey-it was established
1964	Bearing & Transmission was divided into 2 major divisions: Saskatoon & North and Regina & South
1965	Prince Albert branch opened
1966	Esterhazy branch opened
1967	Yorkton branch opened
1970	Estevan branch opened
1972	Bearing & Transmission Fluid Power Ltd. was established. Now known as Hypower systems
1973	B&T holdings Ltd. was established as a parent company
1976	Lloydminster branch opened
1978	Swift Current branch opened
1980	Second Saskatoon branch opened
1981	Edmonton South branch opened
1986	Fort MacMurrary and Drayton Valley branches opened
1987	Winnipeg branch opened
1988	Peace River branch opened. Purchased Sproule Bearings and acquired branches in Calgary, Lethbridge, and Medicine Hat.
1994	Purchased Adanac Equipment and acquired a location in Delta, BC.
1995	Grand Prairie branch opened
1997	Prince George and Kelowna branches opened. Campbell River branch opened as the first ever combined Bearing & Transmission / Hypower branch
1998	Kamloops branch opened. Distribution Centre in Winnipeg opened
2000	Bearing & Transmission was purchased by Applied Industrial Technologies
2001	Bearing & Transmission Ag division was opened in Winnipeg.
2002	AIT purchased IECO which became Bearing & Transmission branches in Quesnel, Williams Lake, Cranbrook, Castlegar, Powell River, Port Alberni, Nanaimo, and Edmonton West. Other purchased locations were combined with existing locations.
2003	Kamloops shop was opened with the combination of the Kamloops branch and the purchased IECO shop.
2005	Parksville branch opened when Powell River, Port Alberni, and the Nanaimo branches were consolidated.
2006	Bearing & Transmission project group was established to service major capital project contracts.

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