ERGODYNE WINS FASTENAL SUPPLIER OF THE YEAR AWARD

ST. PAUL, Minn. (January 8, 2008)—Fastenal in December named Ergodyne its 2007 Class Four Supplier of the Year for overall excellence in service. The award was presented in an evening ceremony at the annual Fastenal Employee Expo in Orlando, Fla., on Dec. 5. 

Fastenal, a leading North American industrial distributor, annually recognizes exemplary suppliers in six sales-based classes with its Supplier-of-the-Year Award. To determine winners, Fastenal analyzes annual supplier sales and operational statistics, including daily average sales growth, percent of stores active, sales event support, marketing/product development support and fulfillment. The final element in the process is a vote of corporate staff members. 

“It’s an honor and a thrill to win Fastenal’s Supplier-of-the-Year Award for our class and sales level,” said Tom Votel, president and CEO, Ergodyne. “We see this achievement as a direct result of great collaboration between our organizations.”

About Ergodyne

Ergodyne has pioneered development of products for worker protection and performance in the United States, Canada and Europe for 25 years. During that time, the company has built a complete line of products in the protection, temperature, visibility, organization and productivity categories. These include ProFlex^® precision purpose gloves, Chill-Its^® cooling products, N-Ferno™ warming products, GloWear^® high-visibility apparel, Squids^® lanyards, Arsenal^® equipment storage systems and gear bags, and CORE Performance Work Wear^™. For more information on Ergodyne’s complete line of products, visit www.ergodyne.com or call 800-225-8238.

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