1、2006 Profile of Fastenal Company Fastenal Company was founded in 1967.As of December 31,2006,we operated 2,000 store sites located in 50 states,Puerto Rico,Canada,Mexico,Singapore,China,and the Netherlands and employed 7,174 people at these sites.In addition,there were 3,241 people employed in vario
2、us support positions.We sell approximately 689,000 different types of industrial and construction supplies in ten product categories.These include(approximately):306,000 different types of threaded fasteners and miscellaneous supplies(fasteners);110,000 different types of tools and equipment(tools);
3、127,000 different types of cutting tool blades and abrasives(cutting tools);47,000 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 packaging products(mater
4、ial handling);12,000 different types of janitorial supplies,chemicals,and paint(janitorial supplies);24,000 different types of electrical supplies;26,000 different types of welding supplies(excluding welding gases);19,000 different types of safety supplies;and 9,000 different types of metals,alloys,
5、and materials(metals).As of December 31,2006,we operated twelve distribution centers located in Minnesota,Indiana,Ohio,Pennsylvania,Texas,Georgia,Washington,California,Utah,North Carolina,Kansas,and Ontario,Canada.Approximately 94.8%of our 2006 sales were attributable to products manufactured by oth
6、ers,and approximately 5.2%related to items manufactured,modified,or repaired by either our Manufacturing Division or one of our Support Services.Since December 31,2006,we have opened additional store sites.Customer Service Project 3(CSP3)store format Winona,MN This annual report,including the sectio