It’s an old idea whose time has come. When Fastenal founder Bob Kierlin first contemplated getting into the nuts and bolts business, one of the first thoughts was of a vending machine that, at the ...

Fastenal Company FAST has been focusing on the industrial vending process that has the potential to revolutionize the industrial distribution system and increase profitability. Recently, the company ...

I realize this is not really new info. Winona nuts and bolts powerhouse Fastenal has been intalling industrial 'vending machines' for the past few years. But I hadn't really looked at this in depth.

WINONA, Minn. — It was over 40 years in the making, but Bob Kierlin’s industrial vending machine is now a sizable part of Fastenal Co. Kierlin, one of the founders of Fastenal in Winona in 1967, had a ...

Fastenal Company posted strong fourth-quarter and 2012 earnings and sales, thanks in part to new store openings and the success of its industrial vending machines. Net earnings for the Winona-based ...

In addition to growth through its vending and on-site initiatives, Fastenal is well positioned to benefit from customer consolidation trends. In recent years, customers have been consolidating their ...

ST. CLOUD — Picture that machine in your office break room: The one with a tantalizing Snickers lit from behind and straining against that shiny metal coil, or with that hit of fizz and caffeine ...

One of the fastest-growing components of Winona-based industrial supplier Fastenal Company’s business is vending machines filled with essentials that its manufacturing, construction, and other ...