AMS

Family-owned and operated since 1902, AMS is dedicated to providing construction and industrial supplies and equipment to Montgomery-area contractors and manufacturers... In 1922, Alabama Machinery acquired the G.W. Barnett Hardware Company and began distributing hardware to dealers across Alabama. In 1926, the company opened the Daylight Machine Shop and Bama Foundry on North Court Street. The machine shop was so named because of its innovative steel construction with extensive use of glass windows, providing much improved interior lighting over brick constructed buildings. These two new operations supplied parts and did repair work for the local mills. As Alabama became an important lumber-producing state, the company decided to manufacture its own sawmills. The popular Bama Saw Mill was the first in the South to have its carriages and mandrels equipped with roller bearings... Alabama Machinery was purchased by F.G. "Micky" Reinehr in 1966. In response to the area's building boom,..

Primary location: Montgomery United States