Following his three-part article series, we had John Gunderson on the podcast for a deeper dive into Fastenal’s move from a company dependent on a nationwide branch network to one that emphasizes embedded customer service.
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It lets Fastenal meet a broader scope of product needs in the aerospace and defense industry, with a focus on precision-machined parts.
The company saw a sharp deceleration in daily sales, hampered by weather impacts during the month.
Automotive fastener manufacturer MEIDOH moves to diversify its business with the addition of Arizona-based Pilgrim Aerospace Fasteners.
Despite the tense global economic and political climate, Germany-based industrial distributor Würth Group's sales grew by 2.4%.
Threadline Products opened a new headquarters to meet growing demand and combine operations of a legacy distribution acquisition.
Illinois-based fasteners distributor Optimas developed its manufacturing and distribution roles to function together.
Fourth quarter sales, profits and margins all edged up from a year earlier, and December daily sales topped November's. Get our in-depth breakdown here.
Hillman's recent entrance into rope and chain will further embed the distributor with its blue-chip customers.
The addition of Sherex will complement PennEngineering's rivet nut brand and provide additional manufacturing capability to Sherex customers.
Jeffrey Koehl succeeds his late father in the role after 26 years with the company.
Mike Hockett extracts commentary from a panel discussion between STAFDA distributors, manufacturers and rep agents.
In its seventh acquisition of the year, Ohio-based industrial distributor AFC Industries has added fastener supplier CIF.
Norm Fasteners will establish its first U.S. manufacturing facility to support the electric vehicle supply chain and other customers.
Adding Frontier Fastener Inc. will help the group scale its plans to service manufacturers and other customers in the U.S. northeast.
Year-over-year daily sales growth doubled that of October, but the company's November-December sales figures are known to be volatile.
It adds branches in Dallas and Houston to NEFCO’s 37 locations nationwide.
Over the past decade, Scott McDaniel has held leadership roles at Optimus Solutions, Wurth Industry North America and Anixter.
In the last of his three-part detective series, John Gunderson examines the role that Fastenal's investments, product line expansions and digital growth have played to drive a decade-long performance increase.
Boeing Distribution will continue to offer Parker Lord's shock, vibration and motion control products for production and aftermarket needs.
