Industrial Battery & Charger is marking 40 years.

Industrial Battery & Charger Inc (IBCI) is celebrating its 40th year with events at each of its 13 service and sales facilities.

The first two events were held this week in Birmingham, Alabama and Villa Rica, Georgia, with celebrations moving to Tennessee next week.

"Industrial Battery & Charger was founded on the fundamental principle that providing a premium product at a competitive price, representing it with honesty and integrity and backing it with a commitment to customer satisfaction is the only way to serve our customers," says Jason Poston, vice president of sales and service. Over the past 40 years, IBCI has grown to become the largest independent, family-owned distributor of industrial batteries and chargers in the United States.

The founder of the company, Terry K. Earnhardt, with over 49 years of experience, still serves as president and CEO. His sons, Keith and Tim Earnhardt, joined the company in 1992. The brothers currently serve as secretary/treasurer and executive vice president, respectively.

With 13 sales and service centres, IBCI claims to be a dominant force in the motive and stationary battery and charger industry in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia.

The company employs over 200 associates and more than 60 certified service technicians.

IBCI is a distributor for Enersys, Douglas Battery, BHS, Battery Watering Technologies and Green Energy Concepts.