Industrial Distribution

Still room to grow
Fastenal Co. checks in at No. 11 on this year's Big 50, with $1.81 billion in sales. That's no small achievement, but consider this: If we ranked the top distributors by their brick-and-mortar presence, this distributor of fasteners, tools and related MRO supplies would jump to the No. 2 spot. With more than 2,000 stores throughout North America, Fastenal is second only to top-ranked Wolseley p...