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 ...

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 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 ...

Fastenal (FAST) is an industrial manufacturer that has made its business attractive from a profitability standpoint over its tenure on the stock market; this is the major selling point for FAST, that ...