A Video Trip Through Fastenal History

Fastenal – No. 12 on Industrial Distribution's 2014 Big 50 List – takes you on a journey of key events and milestones in company history starting with its IPO in 1987.

Aug 4, 2015

Fastenal – No. 12 on Industrial Distribution's 2014 Big 50 List – takes you on a journey of key events and milestones in company history starting with its IPO in 1987.

Latest in Home
Distribution Business Management
Sponsored
Distribution Business Management
April 17, 2024
Screen Shot 2024 04 18 At 3 54 02 Pm
Ace Industrial Supply Announces 'Significant' Expansion
April 18, 2024
Motion Corporate 63ff7c97b9802
Motion Sales Fall 2% in Q1, but Profits Up
April 18, 2024
Green Bay
Packer Fastener Expands to Kansas City
April 18, 2024
Related Stories
Screen Shot 2023 01 05 At 3 50 51 Pm 63b7493761a33
Home
Martin Inc. Announces Passing of Executive Vice President Marc Strandquist
I Stock 1124717943
Home
Today in Industrial Distribution to Return July 10
I Stock 522899155
Home
No ID Newsletters Next Week
All-In-One Distribution Management
Sponsor Content
All-In-One Distribution Management
More
All-In-One Distribution Management
Sponsored
All-In-One Distribution Management
Acumatica looks to offer new solutions.
April 17, 2024
Screen Shot 2024 04 18 At 3 54 02 Pm
Company Expansion & Consolidation
Ace Industrial Supply Announces 'Significant' Expansion
The tool distributor said it is adding another 1,000 products.
April 18, 2024
Motion Corporate 63ff7c97b9802
Earnings
Motion Sales Fall 2% in Q1, but Profits Up
The MRO giant maintained its sales growth projections for the full year.
April 18, 2024
Green Bay
Company Expansion & Consolidation
Packer Fastener Expands to Kansas City
The company announced the opening of its Olathe, Kansas, branch.
April 18, 2024
Fromm headquarters, Reading, Pa.
Operations
Fromm Announces New Services Division
FrommConnect offers engineering, fabrication and services to manufacturers and electrical contractors.
April 18, 2024
Ballymore Sized
Mergers & Acquisitions
Ballymore Safety Sold to PE Firm One Equity Partners
Based in Southeast Pennsylvania, Ballymore designs, develops and manufactures highly engineered safety products.
April 17, 2024
Purvis, Fort Worth
Mergers & Acquisitions
Purvis Industries Acquires PTE Drives
PTE operates a single branch in Northeast Ohio.
April 17, 2024
Martin Supply, Florence, Ala.
Mergers & Acquisitions
Martin Supply Acquires Trinity Hardware Headquarters
Martin said the deal will bolster its presence in the fastening market and in the Midwest region.
April 15, 2024
Railroad station in Bushnell, Ill.
Operations
Tool Maker Vaughan to Shutter Longtime Factory
A failed buyout bid is expected to result in more than 100 layoffs.
April 15, 2024
I Stock 1353977365
Sales
The Role CRM Can Play in Getting New Hires Up to Speed, Faster
It can take months for even experienced hires to become proficient enough to make effective sales calls.
April 15, 2024
Do it Best headquarters, Ft. Wayne, Ind., April 2017.
Mergers & Acquisitions
Do it Best, United Hardware Merger Approved
United shareholders overwhelmingly voted in favor of the deal in early April.
April 12, 2024
Dakota Fluid Power corporate office, Sioux Falls, S.D.
Company Expansion & Consolidation
Dakota Fluid Power Expands into Iowa
The new branch will serve the Council Bluffs and Omaha areas.
April 12, 2024
I Stock 1347517814
Mergers & Acquisitions
Meritus Acquires California, South Dakota Distributors
The company also added a Texas distributor earlier this year.
April 12, 2024
Screen Shot 2023 10 18 At 2 26 28 Pm 653031785a279 660ac12c785a1
Staffing Changes
Vallen Distribution Announces New Executives
The appointments follow Vallen's acquisition of Wesco Integrated Supply.
April 11, 2024
Fastenal branch, Hickory, N.C., Jan. 2019.
Earnings
Fastenal Sales Rise but Fall Short of Forecasts
The company’s fastener sales hindered its overall numbers.
April 11, 2024