AFP Industries was founded in 1971 in Richmond, VA by Frank and Dick Kish. Through their hard work, coupled with the support of our customers, AFP has become a leader in the motion and control industry in Virginia and the Southeastern U.S. Upon their retirement, Wayne Kish assumed the role of President at AFP, and has continued to improve the company to better serve our community of loyal customers.
AFP has been growing rapidly over the past decade. In 2005, we moved into our new 22,000 square foot corporate office in North Chesterfield, VA. By 2008, we added an additional 10,000 square foot expansion to accommodate our growing warehouse and fabrication needs.
In addition to our home office in North Chesterfield, we have expanded to serve our motion and control customers throughout Virginia, Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina and Florida. Most recently, we expanded into Georgia with the merger of Hydraulic Solutions in Grovetown, GA. We currently operate AFP offices, ParkerStores™ and Hydraulic Service & Repair Centers in the following locations:
We pride ourselves on our ability to provide assistance to a wide variety of industries, including transportation, wood products, food processing, mining, industrial plants and military defense. Our extensive customer base includes Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs), end users, integrators and resellers. It has always been our philosophy to provide our customers with excellent support. We routinely send our employees to seminars, training sessions and additional classes to keep up with the constantly changing technology in the motion and control field.
We are able to apply this up-to-date knowledge to all our projects, including at our in-house fabrication shop at our North Chesterfield headquarters. By combining fluid power and electrical controls, we have the unique advantage of being able to provide a complete motion and control solution when you need a total system approach.
Navigate through our site to find the solution to all your needs, or contact us to get started with your project today!
Our Timeline
1971
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Established as Virginia Parker Distributor Applied Fluid Power on November 17, 1971

1986
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Electrical Sales Division Established
1989
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North Carolina Operations Center Opened
1991
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Added Full Line of Parker Connectors
1992
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Opened Power Unit Manufacturing Facility
1996
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Opened First ParkerStore™ in Richmond, VA
2002
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Authorized Parker Hydraulic Tech Center
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Parker Tier 1 Automation Distributor
2003
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Ownership Transition to Wayne Kish
2004
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Name Change to AFP Industries, Inc.
2005
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Opened Second ParkerStore™ in North Chesterfield, VA
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Moved Into New Headquarters in North Chesterfield, VA
2007
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Opened Third ParkerStore™ in Ashland, VA
2010
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Opened Fourth ParkerStore™ in Norfolk, VA
2014
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Acquired Hose & Equipment in Sumter, SC
2015
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Acquired Talladega ParkerStore™ in Fayetteville, NC
2016
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Acquired Powell Fluid Connectors in Knoxville, TN
2018
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Opened Summerville, SC ParkerStore™
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Acquired Fluid Power Components in Jacksonville, FL
2019
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Acquired Hoyt N. Payne Co. in Knoxville, TN
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Opened Mooresville, NC ParkerStore™
2023
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Acquired Hydraulic Solutions Inc. in Grovetown, GA
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Opened Johnson City, TN ParkerStore™
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Acquired Wholesale Industrial Electronics in Charleston, SC
2025
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Grovetown, GA ParkerStore™ Moved to New Location
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Hydraulic Service & Repair Facility Opened in Grovetown, GA
2026
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13th ParkerStore™ in East Knoxville, TN Opened