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Fastenal Company is an American company based in Winona, Minnesota. Distributing goods used by other businesses, it has over 2,600 branches throughout the US, Canada, Mexico and Europe along with 13 distribution centers. Fastenal resells industrial, safety, and construction supplies and offers services including inventory management, manufacturing, and tool repair. Fastenal refers to itself as an industrial supply company, and Reuters calls it an industrial distributor.
Founded in 1967 by Bob Kierlin, it was incorporated December 24, 1968. Fastenal's offerings are purchased, not made. But as of 2009, the company has at least one cold heading manufacturing line. By 2004, 50% of product was processed steel.
It entered the Canadian market in 1994, as of 2009 Fastenal had retail sales outlets in every province and two Canadian distribution centers. As of 2009, Fastenal had established retail outlets in 14 of Mexico's states as well as a distribution center. It started its Mexico activities in 2001. Fastenal's Asian trading company, Fastenal Asian Sourcing and Trading Co, is a Wholly Foreign-Owned Enterprise located in Shanghai, China, where it directs sourcing and import purchasing activities. Opening in 2001, Fastenal's Singapore location was its first site outside North America. By 2009, sales operations in this small city state were complemented by those in its larger neighbor Malaysia. Locally incorporated Fastenal Malaysia Sdn Bhd is associated with Fastenal's Malaysian activities. The company runs an A2LA accredited testing laboratory in this nation as of 2014,
In the world of industrial supply, delivery speed is a function of distance, and the shortest supply chain wins. We've built our distribution system accordingly, with a network of warehouses, vehicles, stores and solutions that continually stage the right products, when and where you need them.
Any overview of our company has to start with a look at our 2,700+ store locations and the 10,000+ people who operate them. After all, when our customers think of Fastenal, they don't think of some remote corporation; they think of the local "Blue Team" that serves them on a daily basis. Backed by our global sourcing, quality, and logistics operations, each store is a local, one-stop source for a spectrum of OEM, MRO and Construction supplies. That includes a broad core inventory of commonly used products, as well as items that are custom-stocked to meet individual customers' needs. (Because it's on our local shelves, it doesn't have to be on theirs.) Working within our decentralized environment, store personnel take a flexible approach to support local customers -- sourcing products, ma...
Take a tour of Fastenal's state of the art distribution center located in Indianapolis, IN.
Fastenal employee Megan Casey tells us how her college internship turned into a career opportunity.
The Fastenal story began in 1967 when Bob Kierlin pooled together $30,000 with four friends and opened the first Fastenal store, a 1,000 sq. ft. shop in his hometown of Winona, MN. (The original business plan was to dispense nuts and bolts via custom vending machines, but the technology proved impracticable at the time. Several decades would pass before Fastenal finally popularized industrial vending.) After surviving the typical struggles of a startup business, Fastenal gradually found its niche – by going the extra mile for customers and providing the kind of service that kept them coming back. Kierlin later drilled this approach down to four simple words: Growth Through Customer Service. This motto has guided us forward as we’ve grown from a small regional supplier into one of the world...
Fastenal es un proveedor de Insumos industriales con presencia de 50 sucursales en la Republica Mexicana y algunos paises de Latinoamerica.
Fastenal’s industrial vending solutions provide point-of-use access to supplies, while generating detailed usage reporting to drive consumption reduction. The machines are provided, installed, maintained and replenished by local Fastenal personnel. There are no long-term commitments or capital expenses, only a low annual software hosting fee and a minimum monthly spend requirement.
An end-to-end order fulfillment solution for small, high-volume orders at Fastenal's industrial vending services distribution center. Rather than standing around waiting for orders to come to the pickers, our zoneless, scan-free, box-to-picker pick-to-light system allows workers to move where the work is, keeping them productive at all times and providing major gains in operational efficiency and scalability.
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The all new model 1200 Rack Roller from Roller Industries makes moving boltless shelving and pallet racks easy and very efficient. Now you can rearrange your warehouse or inventory shelving in hours without unloading your shelves. Simply secure the items on your shelves, attach a Rack Roller to each shelf upright, turn the lift bolt and move your racks. (Pallet racks, unstable items, and loads exceeding the weight capacity of the caster require inventory or materials be removed from shelves.) Rent by the day or purchase a set today. Roller Industries makes your boltless shelving from Rivetier, Edsel, WPSS, Western Pacific Storage, Fastenal, and others move with ease. These caster will save you time and money. Roller Industries (405) 601-8023 www.RollerIndustries.com Patent Pending....
Sealcon is proud to announce that our products are now available through the Fastenal distribution Network. With 250 parts listed on Fastenal.com and over 6,000 products that can be directly ordered from us, we have the solution for your cable management needs!
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