1、2005 Profile of Fastenal Company Fastenal Company was founded in 1967.As of December 31,2005,the Company operated 1,755 store sites located in 50 states,Puerto Rico,Canada,Mexico,Singapore,China,and the Netherlands and employed 6,392 people at these sites.In addition,there were 2,914 people employed
2、 in various support positions.The Company sells approximately 580,000 different types of industrial and construction supplies in ten product categories.These include(approximately):271,000 different types of threaded fasteners and miscellaneous supplies(fasteners);98,000 different types of tools and
3、 equipment(tools);87,000 different types of metal cutting tool blades and abrasives(cutting tools);43,000 different types of fluid transfer components and accessories for hydraulic power,pneumatic power,plumbing,and HVAC(hydraulics&pneumatics);9,000 different types of material handling,storage,and p
4、ackaging products(material handling);12,000 different types of janitorial and paper products(janitorial supplies);16,000 different types of electrical supplies;22,000 different types of welding supplies(excluding welding gases);15,000 different types of safety supplies;and 8,000 different types of m
5、etals,alloys,and materials(metals).As of December 31,2005,the Company operated twelve distribution centers located in Minnesota,Indiana,Ohio,Pennsylvania,Texas,Georgia,Washington,California,Utah,North Carolina,Kansas,and Ontario,Canada.Approximately 95.1%of the Companys 2005 sales were attributable
6、to products manufactured by others,and approximately 4.9%related to items manufactured,modified,or repaired by either the Companys Manufacturing Division or one of its Support Services.Since December 31,2005,the Company has opened additional store sites.Customer Service Project 2(CSP2)store format W