The Specialty Tools & Fasteners Distributors Association has a new face! STAFDA’s blue triangle logo with “Stan the STAFDA Man” was recently updated to give it a more contemporary look. STAFDA’s traditional logo has tremendous brand recognition with Stan and the late ’70s groovy script, but for 2023 and beyond, Stan Jr. will now be the face of STAFDA with a modern image and font.

As new challenges arise with the COVID-19 Delta variant, health and safety continues to be STAFDA’s top priority.

Entrepreneur…Innovator…Co-Founder of Fast Company, and bestselling author, William (Bill) Taylor has been announced as keynote speaker for STAFDA’s General Session on Monday, October 25.

Surf’s Up for STAFDA’s Virtual Anaheim Convention & the 24 Hours of STAFDA Trade Show, November 9-10. Registration is now open for this unique industry opportunity from the members-only section of www.stafda.org where a complete event agenda, answers to frequently asked questions, and a brief video description of how it will work can be found under the Convention tab.

Due to the State of California's shutdown on Monday, July 13, 2020, reverting back to Phase 1 with no reopening date on the horizon, STAFDA is forced to cancel its November 8-10 Convention & Trade Show in Anaheim at the Anaheim Convention Center. 

ln today's unprecedented time of canceled industry meetings, STAFDA is making the equally unprecedented offer to distributors only in
the construction/industrial channel whose organization's annual meeting was canceled to attend STAFDA's upcoming November 8-10 Anaheim Convention & Trade Show for this year onlv.

STAFDA members love Music City! Members of the Specialty Tools & Fasteners Distributors Association made its Nashville Convention & Trade Show, November 10-12, the best attended event since 2007 – the last time STAFDA was in Nashville.

Members of the Specialty Tools & Fasteners Distributors Association (STAFDA) elected new leadership during the Association’s 43rd Annual Convention & Trade Show in Nashville, November 10-12. 

Makita U.S.A., Inc. opened the 2019 STAFDA Trade Show with over 25 new tool and power equipment releases, giving users more ways to cut the cord and ditch the gas can.

Rugged appliance manufacturer OXX Inc. exhibited its hard-working COFFEEBOXX, flavorful Workhorse Fuel Coffee Pods and jobsite-ready accessories at the STAFDA Annual Convention & Trade Show.