MSC Industrial Expanding Its MRO Fastener Business

John Wolz

MSC Industrial Supply Company published its “Fastener Source Book” with a 40% increase in the number of fasteners as part of an effort to expand its fastener business. MSC now offers 42,000 fastener products among its 550,000 industrial products from 3,000 suppliers.
“We have talked with our customers to determine what we could do to become their No. 1 supplier of fastener products,” senior director of MRO & purchasing Greg Levy explained. “We have determined that in addition to an extensive line of socket products, our customers highly value a full range of quality grades, sizes, materials and leading industry brands at competitive prices.” The expanded fastener offerings plus half a million MRO and metalworking products “position us to fulfill virtually all of our customers” needs from one source.”
MSC distributes 50,000 source books to its 390,000 customers nationally, and it is available online at MSCdirect.com. Levy said the new Fastener Source Book makes it easier for customers to find the products they need and includes technical information.
Product manager Lou Cutalo Jr. noted, “Fastener products are used across virtually every industry segment.”
“Many of the new items we have added, such as a full line of stainless steel fasteners, will enable MSC to provide an even higher level of service to our customers,” Cutalo said.
MSC Industrial sales for fiscal 2007, which ended September 30, 2007, totaled $1.7 billion, up 28.1% from fiscal 2006.
Founded in 1941 by Sid Jacobson as Sid Tool, MSC Industrial published its first catalog in 1964. Today MSC has 95 branch sales offices with 814 salespeople; four fulfillment centers: Atlanta; Elkhart, IN; Harrisburg, PA; and Reno, NV; and is headquartered at 75 Maxess Rd., Melville, NY 11747-3151. Tel: 516 812-2000 or 800 645-7270 Web: MSCdirect.com \ �2008 FastenerNews.com