Top 50 Distributor Update
Compiling the suggestions from all you Fastener Talk contributors, here is what we have so far. Is it scientific? Heck no. At least not yet. But it is a starting point. I do not know some of these companies at all but I am sure I can google them. Which ones belong? Which ones do not? Who else should be on this list? There are still only 45 names here.
Anixter
All-State
General Fasteners
Mid-State Bolt (Flint)
JO King
Active Screw
Supply Technologies
Wurth
Bossard
D.B. Roberts
Century Fasteners
Endries
Hillman
Copper State
Gexpro
Fastenal
Flexalloy (accument)
Barnes Distribution
Kimball-Midwest
American Fastener (Avon, IN)
Arkansas Bolt
ACS (Assembly Component System)
Circle Bolt
Cordova Bolt
Fastec
Mid-State - Columbus, OH
Timberline Fastener
Trinity Logistics
Whitesell Corp.
Davco
Bisco
Tower Fasteners
MSC
B/E Aerospace
Fastbolt
House of Threads
LeJeune Bolt
Haydon/St. Louis Screw & Bolt
Southeastern Bolt
Birmingham Fastenr
Lawson
Hardware Specialty
TR Fastenings
Global Supply Services (Cyclops)
TFC
Anixter
All-State
General Fasteners
Mid-State Bolt (Flint)
JO King
Active Screw
Supply Technologies
Wurth
Bossard
D.B. Roberts
Century Fasteners
Endries
Hillman
Copper State
Gexpro
Fastenal
Flexalloy (accument)
Barnes Distribution
Kimball-Midwest
American Fastener (Avon, IN)
Arkansas Bolt
ACS (Assembly Component System)
Circle Bolt
Cordova Bolt
Fastec
Mid-State - Columbus, OH
Timberline Fastener
Trinity Logistics
Whitesell Corp.
Davco
Bisco
Tower Fasteners
MSC
B/E Aerospace
Fastbolt
House of Threads
LeJeune Bolt
Haydon/St. Louis Screw & Bolt
Southeastern Bolt
Birmingham Fastenr
Lawson
Hardware Specialty
TR Fastenings
Global Supply Services (Cyclops)
TFC

What about sharing a spreadsheet in line, like on google doc, where the readers can fill info like Revenue, number of employees, plants, even number of palets, covered region in the US - North America - public listed... !
Because it depends what you would like to measure actually.
A spreadsheet could help to figure out. And you could even officially invite the 45 listed companies to fill the datas...
Daniel
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On the aerospace fastener/hardware side you have B/E Aerospace, Wesco Aircraft Hardware, Anixter Aerospace Hardware, Satair, Pattonair, Interfast, and UFC Aerospace.
I think you covered all the major players for the industrial side...
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