$7.55B 2024 Revenue (USD) $55B Market Cap (Dec 2025) 23,702 Employees (2024) 3,400+ Locations Worldwide 1967 Year Founded Fastenal Company ranks as North America’s largest fastener distributor. Founded in 1967 in Winona, Minnesota, the company grew from a single storefront selling nuts and bolts into a global industrial supply leader. Fastenal provides fasteners, safety equipment, tools, and MRO supplies to manufacturing and construction customers. The company operates over 3,400 in-market locations across 25 countries. Beyond traditional distribution, Fastenal pioneered industrial vending technology. The company manages more than 100,000 vending devices at customer sites, transforming how businesses access and track their…
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I've spent over a decade researching and documenting the stories behind the world's most influential companies. What started as a personal fascination with how businesses evolve from small startups to global giants turned into CompaniesHistory.com—a platform dedicated to making corporate history accessible to everyone.
Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc. history, company profile (overview) and history video Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. is a multinational hospitality company headquartered in Tysons Corner, Virginia, United States. HISTORY Hilton Worldwide’s origins date back to 1919, when Conrad Hilton entered the hotel business by acquiring The Mobley, a local hotel in Cisco, Texas. In 1925, the first hotel formally named a Hilton was opened in Dallas, Texas. In 1946, the company was incorporated as The Hilton Hotels Corporation and was listed on the New York Stock Exchange. It was the first hotel company to be listed on the…
ProMedica Senior Care (formerly HCR ManorCare Inc.) history, company profile (overview) and corporate video ProMedica Senior Care (formerly HCR ManorCare Inc.) is a non-profit healthcare company headquartered in Toledo, Ohio, United States. It provides Skilled Nursing, Outpatient Rehabilitation, Memory Care and Home Health and Hospice Care. CARE SERVICES Skilled Nursing and RehabilitationMemory CareAssisted LivingIndependent LivingHome Health CareHospice CarePalliative Care HISTORY ProMedica Senior Care’s origins date back to the founding of ManorCare in 1959, when Stewart W. Bainum Sr., a former plumber, opened a nursing home in Wheaton, Maryland. In 1980, the company merged with the hotel company Quality…
Hallmark Cards, Inc. history, company profile (overview) and history video Hallmark Cards, Inc. creates and sells a variety of products including greeting cards, gift wraps, stationery, ornaments, gifts, art materials, toys, and other related products. It is headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri, United States. HISTORY Hallmark Cards’ history began in 1910 when 18-year-old Joyce Clyde Hall stepped off a train in Kansas City, Mo., with two shoeboxes of postcards. Joyce Clyde Hall became captivated by a salesman who stopped by his family’s store in 1906 in Norfolk, Nebraska. Driven by the postcard craze of 1903, Hall decided to venture from retail of various products to…
Guardian Industries history, company profile (overview) and history video Guardian Industries is a manufacturer of float glass, fabricated glass products, and coatings on plastic for the automotive and commercial truck industries. It is headquartered in Auburn Hills, Michigan, United States. HISTORY Guardian Glass Company was established in 1932 as a small windshield fabricator in Detroit, Michigan. In 1968, the company went public and changed its name to Guardian Industries Corp. In 1974, the company acquired Glass Guard Industries in Webster, Massachusetts. In 2017, Guardian Industries was acquired by Koch Industries. SUBSIDIARIES Guardian Glass – one…
Liebherr Group history, company profile (overview) and corporate video The Liebherr Group is a multinational construction machine manufacturer headquartered in Bulle, Switzerland. PRODUCTS Refrigeration and freezing;Construction machines;Mining equipment;Mobile and crawler cranes;Material handling technology;Maritime cranes;Aerospace and transportation systems;Gear technology and automation systems;Components. HISTORY In post-war Germany, Hans Liebherr recognized the need for tools and machinery for the building industry and domestic construction, and founded the Hans Liebherr Maschinenfabrik (engineering works) in 1949 in Kirchdorf. The company’s first product was the mobile tower crane, invented by Hans Liebherr together with design engineers and tradesmen. In 1954, the first refrigerator was built and series production…
Graybar Electric Company, Inc. history, company profile (overview) and corporate video Graybar Electric Company, Inc. specializes in supply chain management services, and is a distributor of components, equipment, and materials. It is headquartered in Clayton, Missouri, United States. The company serves the construction market, the commercial, institutional, and government (CIG) market, and the industrial and utility markets. HISTORY Graybar’s history began in 1869 when the entrepreneur Enos Barton and inventor Elisha Gray co-founded Gray & Barton. In 1872, the Western Electric Manufacturing Company was incorporated. In 1925, the Graybar Electric Company was incorporated as the successor…
Edward D. Jones & Co., L.P. (Edward Jones) history, company profile (overview) and corporate video Edward D. Jones & Co., L.P. (Edward Jones) is a financial services company headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri, United States. The company engages in providing investors with financial advisors, investment services and solutions, insurance and annuities, and wealth strategies. HISTORY Edward D. Jones Sr. established Edward D. Jones & Co. in 1922 with the determination his company would treat associates as partners and treat clients fairly by offering appropriate, quality investments. In 1968, Ted Jones, Edward Jones Sr.’s son, became the firm’s…
Key Stats Annual Revenue (2024) $8.48 billion Market Cap $1.41 billion Employees 35,371 Headquarters Dublin, Ireland Stock Exchange NYSE: DOLE Dole plc stands as one of the largest fresh produce companies in the world. The company sources, processes, markets, and distributes fruits and vegetables across more than 75 countries. Dole operates through three primary segments: Fresh Fruit, Diversified Fresh Produce EMEA, and Diversified Fresh Produce Americas and ROW. The Fresh Fruit segment handles bananas and pineapples sourced from Latin American farms. The company maintains partnerships with major brands. PepsiCo sells bottled fruit beverages under the Dole brand through a licensing…
Eurazeo SE history, company profile (overview) and history video Eurazeo SE is a global investment company headquartered in Paris, France. It operates through the following business sectors: private equity, private debt and real assets. HISTORY Eurazeo was created in 2001 by the merger of two investment companies, Eurafrance and Azeo (formerly Gaz et Eaux). Eurafrance Eurafrance, which absorbed its subsidiary Azeo before taking the name of Eurazeo, was created more than 30 years ago. Azeo (formerly Gaz et Eaux) Gaz et Eaux was created at the end of the 19th century, its activity being water and gas in…