Motion’s Brett Jennings and Josh Cornish discuss Motion’s direction for 2026 and the company’s focus on protecting throughput.
Motion connects parts, people and problem-solving under one roof so Australian bulk handling industries keep moving.
“Customers don’t just want a catalogue of available parts and services; they want outcomes,” Motion executive general manager of product management and marketing Brett Jennings said.
“What sets Motion apart is the combination of local specialists, national reach and the ability to join the dots between components, engineering and on-site service. That’s how we improve performance and deliver for our customers.”
Moving from name recognition to genuine understanding is the next step for Motion. “Plenty of people know the name; fewer know the breadth,” he said. “Bridging that gap is about telling the whole story – industrial solutions, fluid power solutions, engineering and services – and showing how those pieces work together on real jobs.”
Jennings said one of the most common misconceptions is that Motion is a “parts supplier”.
“Supplying critical parts is foundational – and we’re very good at it – but customers stay because we solve problems,” he said. “We design, we install, we commission, and we stand behind the result.”
His favourite proof point is a behind-the-scenes save.
“A customer faced a line-stopping failure ahead of peak demand. Our local team stabilised the plant overnight with replacement drives and belting, while engineering modelled a longer-term upgrade. The site hit its target, and weeks later we delivered the permanent fix without a single unplanned stop. That’s Motion at its best: immediate action with a plan for tomorrow.”
For bulk handling industries, the value is straightforward: fewer breakdowns, safer operations and better use of capital. With access to an extensive range of stocked components, field crews who know the conditions, and engineers who can lift performance, Motion meets urgency without losing sight of the system. The result is uptime that lasts.
The Motion philosophy is underpinned by a holistic understanding of an operation’s lifecycle: stabilise, optimise, then future-proof. That might mean moving from reactive change-outs to planned reliability programs, upgrading drives and hydraulics for efficiency, or engineering safeguards that reduce exposure at pinch points. Compliance is designed in, not bolted on; and the same ethos applies whether Motion is supporting a single machine or a multi-site fleet.
Scale matters too. With a national footprint of more than 100 branches and a workforce of 1400 staff, expertise is local while inventory is shared nationally. Digital tools, from condition monitoring to traceable service records, shorten diagnosis and keep decisions grounded in data.
Motion equips skilled staff to conduct training at customer sites to maintain equipment, while constantly upskilling their own team with the latest knowledge and expertise through far-sighted internal education and training programs.
The right parts at the right time
In bulk handling, schedules are set by ships, trains and stockpiles – and mobile mining fleets carry the pressure. Motion’s role is to keep those fleets ready with the right parts, on time, across iron ore and coal regions.
“The majority of what we supply is spare parts for component rebuilds,” Motion national business development manager Josh Cornish said. “Bearings, seals and O-rings, plus hydraulic cylinder seal kits, driveshafts and engine cooling fans for trucks and excavators. We also hold a range of major components like final drives, slew drives and slew bearings.”
“We can deliver complete track frames for drill rigs,” Cornish said. “And while our focus here is product supply, we also offer refurbishments, such as for driveshafts and engine fans, to help sites turn gear around faster.”
“We’re an aftermarket supplier with OEM-quality products. You get the performance you expect from the original – at a more competitive price point.”
With Motion’s national network behind local branches in WA, Queensland and NSW, critical inventory stays close to site and part numbers can be standardised across fleets. That shortens change-outs, simplifies stores, and reduces the risk of look-alike substitutions. The result is predictable availability for haulage and loading assets – and a safer, cleaner path to keeping bulk product moving to plan.
Improving service
Jennings said Motion never rests on its laurels. Having achieved so much as a company in a few short years, it keeps its eye on what’s coming over the horizon – for themselves and, more importantly, for the industries they serve.
“Looking ahead five years, we’re doubling down on what customers value most: people who show up, parts that are there, and engineering that lifts performance,” he said. “Each sector we serve faces its own pressures – from quarry dust and downtime to food safety and automation – and our job is to meet those challenges with solutions that fit. We’re expanding our network, digitising service records and condition monitoring data, and standardising solutions so gains replicate site to site. That combination – local specialists with national scale – is Motion’s distinctive advantage. It’s how we’ll deliver more uptime, cleaner operations and safer work, every time.”
