About
The Reliance Bearing and Gear Co. Ltd. exclusively represents many of the world’s leading manufacturers and we are continually working to identify new product lines for introduction to the market place. With three branches located in Cork, Dublin and Limerick, Reliance is looking to expand.
Reliance circa 1932 – click to enlarge
Reliance
Horace Rhodes-Kenworthy founded The Reliance Bearing and Gear Co Ltd, now a fourth generation Irish owned business, in Cork in 1923. A gear cutter from England, he came to Ireland in 1920 to work in the new Ford factory. In 1921 he identified a demand for motor parts due to the growing popularity of motor cars in Ireland and set up as a motor factor. He eventually passed the business onto his two sons, George and Horace, who successfully navigated the company through both turbulent and buoyant times. Over eighty five years on their grandsons, Peter Creighton and Mark Kenworthy, are part of the management team dedicated to bringing the company to a new level. Reliance’s customer base ranges from multinational companies to small local indigenous businesses and boasts a customer base in every county in Ireland.
More Than Just A Supplier
Our strategic goal is to assist manufacturing to take cost out through technology and improved efficiency”. This objective has been enabled through our relationship with some world leading manufacturers such as FAG, Siemens, Optibelt, IAI and Invertek. Having already obtained the relevant experience and skill set for power transmission, we believe we are the only Irish Company who can advise on how significant cost savings can be achieved through power transmission products and detail the return on investment generated allowing customers make fact based Energy saving decisions. In addition we also provide manufacturing companies with day-to-day maintenance requirements while continually focusing on the single source supply concept.
Meeting Customer Demands
Adding value is hugely important across the board for all sectors Reliance serve. The company is looking forward to the challenges ahead, keeping abreast of new ideas and most of all introducing new products and services to both our customer bases in Ireland and Europe. “From the company’s modest beginnings and now a nationwide player, our aim is to assist manufacturing in Ireland stay competitive by being a valuable partner for the future”
