The group's principal activity is to distribute industrial and construction supplies. the group's product line may be divided into two broad categories: threaded fasteners and miscellaneous supplies. threaded fasteners include bolts, nuts, screws, studs and related washers. these are used in most manufactured products and building projects and in the maintenance and repair of machines and structures. miscellaneous supplies include paints, various pins and machinery keys, concrete anchors, batteries, sealants, metal framing systems, wire rope, stainless strut, rivets and related accessories. these products are distributed in over 1025 store sites located in the united states, canada, puerto rico, mexico and singapore. the trademarks and service marks include fastenal(r), fasttool(r), sharpcut(r), equiprite(r), cleanchoice(r) and others. in august 2001, the group completed the acquisition of a business operated by two subsidiaries of textron, in