Fastenal Appoints Strategy & Communications Leader
The company promoted an industry veteran with 25 years of experience at Fastenal to the newly created position.
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Fastenal Ends 3Q with Momentum
Get a complete breakdown of the distributor's September and 3Q financials, which point to a demand uptick for the industrial supply sector.
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Fastenal Posts Modest August Daily Sales Improvement
Though still soft by Fastenal’s historical standards, August was a rebound from July. Get MDM's full breakdown here.
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MDM’s August Premium Monthly Issue Now Available
Now available to Premium members and in the MDM Store, the issue contains the most articles we've packed into an issue in several years.
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Fastenal Details Rollout of Internal AI Tools
Fastenal launched an AI-upgraded chatbot in June, and is currently building a sourcing tool — both intended to help its staff. Get the details here.
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Fastenal’s July Daily Sales Growth Fell to 38-Month Low
Growth continued to slide across all geographies, product segments and customer end markets.
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Fastenal CSO Watts Promoted to President, Florness Remains CEO
Watts has been with Fastenal since 1996 and has led its sales operations since May of last year.
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In 2Q, Fastenal Had its Weakest Daily Sales Growth in 3 Years
Weak fastener sales continue to weigh on overall results, though the company indicated that customer acquisition efforts remain encouraging.
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Fastenal’s May Daily Sales Growth Remains Soft
Daily sales growth is up, yet still soft, following Fastenal's April low.
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April Was Fastenal’s Weakest Daily Sales Growth Month in 3 Years
It was another deceleration as daily sales declined sequentially vs. March in all three of the company’s geographies and product lines.
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Weather, Weak Demand Hurt Fastenal’s 1Q Results
The distributor frequently cited adverse weather in its 1Q report, while poor demand remains the core issue as pricing has stabilized.
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Here’s Which Distributors Were Named Most Trustworthy by Newsweek
More than a handful of MDM’s Top Distributors were well-represented on the third annual feature.
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Fastenal Highlights Achievements in 2024 ESG Report
In 2023, Fastenal achieved workplace safety results and launched a large-scale plastic recycling program.
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Fastenal February Daily Sales Edge Up on Non-Fasteners Growth
Non-heavy manufacturing, non-residential construction and reseller end markets outperformed January.
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MDM Podcast: A Breakdown of Fastenal’s Decade-Long “Big Pivot”
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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Fastenal Manufacturing’s U.K. Leeds Location Earns AS9100 Certification
It lets Fastenal meet a broader scope of product needs in the aerospace and defense industry, with a focus on precision-machined parts.
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Weather Drags on Fastenal’s January Sales
The company saw a sharp deceleration in daily sales, hampered by weather impacts during the month.
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Onsites Push Fastenal Profits Higher in 4Q as 2023 Sales Top $7.3B
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.
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Fastenal November Sales Improve, but Hold in Low-Single Digits
Year-over-year daily sales growth doubled that of October, but the company's November-December sales figures are known to be volatile.
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Fastenal’s Big Pivot, Pt. 3: Investments, Line Expansions & Digital Growth
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.
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