FIN SURVEY

Distributors totaled 45.9% and manufacturers 37.6% of the participants in the End of 2009 FIN Survey of the Fastener Industry.   “Others” – including importers and suppliers – totaled 23.6%.

• Fasteners accounted for an average of 66.4% of sales for companies responding to the FIN Survey.

• The companies average 3.3 plants/warehouses and ranged from one to more than 30 facilities.

• FIN Survey participants averaged $17.1 million in annual sales. Just over 8% participants reported annual sales under $1 million and 10.8% reported sales in excess of $50 million.

• Participating companies averaged 72 employees.

 The End of 2009 FIN Survey questionnaire was available online from late November 2009 to mid January 2010. Individual companies are not identified in the FIN Survey.
In some results, percentages may not add up to 100% due to “Don’t Know/Not Sure” responses and/or rounding to one decimal place.