Global Fastener & Supply

What Global Fastener & Supply does

Global Fastener & Supply is a privately held wholesale distributor of industrial fasteners, headquartered in Muskego, Wisconsin. Founded in 1985, the firm operates at small-business scale with between 11 and 50 employees, serving industrial buyers through a wholesale distribution model. Its web presence at globalfast.com currently resolves only to a verification/placeholder page, and the company does not appear to publish product catalogs, pricing, customer logos, or operational details through public channels.

The business model is consistent with a traditional industrial fastener wholesaler: sourcing fastener SKUs (bolts, screws, nuts, washers, and related hardware) from manufacturers or master distributors and reselling to industrial customers such as OEMs, MRO operations, and contractors. However, no information is available regarding product breadth, supplier relationships, pricing structure, minimum order quantities, geographic delivery radius, or any vertical specialization. No certifications (e.g., ISO, AS9100, RoHS/REACH compliance), no distributor agreements, and no customer references are documented in the available source material.

From an investment perspective, the analytical picture is constrained by the thinness of public data. There are no disclosed funding rounds, acquisitions, leadership bios, financial filings, or strategic announcements to evaluate. The company's 40-year operating history and the global naming convention suggest either an expanded footprint beyond Muskego or aspirational branding relative to actual scale — this cannot be resolved from the evidence. Any diligence would require direct outreach to obtain revenue, customer concentration, product mix, and supplier terms.

Name

Global Fastener & Supply

Website

https://globalfast.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1985

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Global Fastener & Supply is a privately held wholesale distributor of industrial fasteners founded in 1985 and based in Muskego, Wisconsin, serving industrial buyers with a small staff of 11-50 employees.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Fastener Distribution

NAICS

Hardware Merchant Wholesalers (423710), Hardware Merchant Wholesalers (42371)

SIC

Wholesale-Hardware (5072), Wholesale-Hardware & Plumbing & Heating Equipment & Supplies (5070)

akta.pro primary industry

Fasteners, Nails, Screws & Anchors Retail (CRAIADAC)

Keywords

• Industrial fasteners
• Fastener distribution
• Wholesale hardware supply
• Bolts and nuts
• Industrial hardware

Headquarters

HQ city

Muskego

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales

Core offering

Global Fastener & Supply is a wholesale distributor of industrial fasteners headquartered in Muskego, United States. The company supplies fastener products to business customers from its base of operations, having been in business since 1985.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Industrial Fasteners Wholesale distribution of industrial fasteners supplied to business buyers; the company's core product category per its firmographic profile.

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Direct peers

• Lawson Products: Lawson Products distributes fasteners, fittings, and MRO supplies to industrial customers through a sales-rep-driven model. It is a direct peer in scale, customer type, and product category for a small fastener wholesaler.
• Würth Industry North America: Würth Industry is a global fastener and assembly-component supplier serving industrial OEMs, with deep fastener expertise. It competes with and frequently acquires regional fastener distributors, making it both a competitor and a potential strategic acquirer of Global Fastener & Supply.
• Mutual Screw & Supply: Mutual Screw & Supply is an independent regional wholesale distributor of fasteners, tools, and related supplies serving contractors and industrial buyers on the U.S. East Coast. It is highly comparable in size, model, and customer mix to Global Fastener & Supply.
• Boker's Inc. Boker's manufactures and distributes specialty non-standard fasteners, washers, and small stampings. While it adds manufacturing, it competes in the same industrial fastener category and serves similar OEM customers as a fastener wholesaler.
• Fastenal Company: Fastenal is the largest North American wholesale distributor of industrial fasteners, tools, and MRO supplies, operating vending and Onsite inventory programs. It is the most direct competitor and benchmark for any regional fastener wholesaler including Global Fastener & Supply.
• MSC Industrial Direct: MSC Industrial is a major direct marketer and distributor of metalworking and MRO products including fasteners, serving industrial customers across the U.S. with a catalog and e-commerce model directly comparable to a regional fastener wholesaler.
• Allfasteners USA: Allfasteners is a U.S. wholesale distributor specializing in construction and industrial fasteners, including custom-manufactured and hard-to-find items. It is closely comparable in product focus and customer base to a regional fastener wholesaler.
• Snappy Materials & Fasteners: Snappy distributes fasteners, anchors, and related industrial supplies to construction and OEM customers. It is a direct peer in product category and customer type for a small regional fastener wholesaler.

Broad incumbents

• W.W. Grainger: Grainger is the largest broad-line MRO distributor in North America, carrying fasteners as one category among hundreds of thousands of SKUs. It is a broad incumbent that competes with regional fastener wholesalers on price, availability, and digital procurement.
• Hilti North America: Hilti is a global manufacturer and direct distributor of tools, fasteners, anchors, and firestop systems serving construction and industrial markets. It operates a direct-to-customer fleet model and competes with wholesalers on premium fastener and anchor categories.

Market position

Strengths3 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights4 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/global_fastener
• Facebookfacebook.com/globalfastener

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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