Bill Klare looks at the ledger sheet on his busy desk and can barely believe the numbers. In just a year’s time, Cargill Corp.’s 75-employee Indianapolis plant will save $12,000 on gloves, safety ...

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 ...

With the recent installation of three additional devices at the Pierce Manufacturing facility in Appleton, Wis., Fastenal’s industrial vending program hit a major milestone: 100,000-plus active ...

Fastenal ( FAST) is emerging to be one of the most promising companies involved in the vending machine industry. While it sees itself as an industrial supplies company, Fastenal has over the last ...

Fastenal sells industrial fasteners and tools, which is a very boring business. The stock has an incredible dividend track record with nearly a quarter-century of annual increases behind it. The key ...