Austin Brown - Our History

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The History of Austin Brown, Inc.

Austin Brown Inc. was founded in Atlanta, Georgia in the summer of 1960 by Mr. Austin Brown. Mr. Brown graduated from The Georgia Institute of Technology with a BS and MS in Electrical Engineering following WWII. He taught at Georgia Tech during and after graduate school, gaining experience which benefited his coworkers, the employees of ABI. Mr. Brown is an inspirational leader, patient mentor, brilliant engineer, outstanding businessman, devout Christian, model husband and father; he is the epitome of a gentleman. Now that he is retired, the next generation at Austin Brown Inc. aim to serve our customers and represent our manufacturers with the professionalism he exemplified.

The company was founded in the electric motor and motor control business representing Furnas Electric Company from 1961 until the acquisition of Furnas by Siemens in 1997. ABI grew from Atlanta to Nashville, Birmingham and Mobile. Our headquarters is in Decatur, Georgia with a branch office in Birmingham and a field sales office in Mobile. The loss of Furnas Electric after 36+ years necessitated some restructuring, but as you will see from our line list, we have never gotten far from our roots in the motor and motor control industry. Acquisitions by some of our manufacturers have allowed us experience in peripheral product areas.

During 40+ years of ABI we have had the privilege to work and share time with many interesting people both as manufacturers and customers. Our mission statement is the same today as it was many years ago.

The Mission

Austin Brown Inc. is a manufacturers representative firm founded in Atlanta, Georgia in 1960. The company�s primary business is the sale of electric motors and electric motor controls. It is our goal to represent ourselves, our manufacturers, and our products in a professional and forthright manner. We intend to honor our commitments to our manufacturers, to be trustworthy employers and to be totally customer focused.

Atlanta, Georgia
627-H East College Avenue
Decatur, Georgia 30030
Phone: 404-370-7500
Toll Free 1-800-800-2502

Birmingham, Alabama
One Riverchase Office Plaza Suite 100
Birmingham, Alabama 35244
Phone: 205-403-0130
Toll Free 1-800-800-4105

Mobile, Alabama
28740 US Hwy 98, Suite 11
Daphne, Alabama 36526
Phone: 251-626-6256
Toll Free 1-800-800-4105

Nashville, Tennessee
718 Thompson Lane
Suite 108218
Nashville, Tennessee 37204
Cell Phone: 615-915-9281