Fastenal

Fastenal Company is an American publicly traded company based in Winona, Minnesota, founded in 1967. Fastenal is an industrial supply company that focuses on providing solutions(bin stock, vending machines, total cost of ownership analysis, etc.) and delivering to its customers. It placed 479 in the 2021 Fortune 500 based on its 2020 revenues, and its stock is a component of the Nasdaq 100 and S&P 500 stock market indices. Fastenal had 3,334 in-market locations as of March 2023.

Fastenal refers to itself as a supply chain solutions company, while Reuters calls it an industrial distributor.

Founded in 1967 by Bob Kierlin, the company was incorporated on December 24, 1968. Fastenal's offerings include both purchased and manufactured products.

In January 2016, Daniel L. Florness became the President and CEO of Fastenal. Florness started with Fastenal in 1996 as the company's chief financial officer.

Fastenal has been a sponsor of NASCAR since 2006, and in 2020, they became the official MRO partner of the NHL.

In 2009, Fastenal acquired parts of Holo-Krome, a socket head screw-making company. Fastenal then was added to the S&P 500 index in late 2008.

It entered the Canadian market in 1994. The company has branch locations in every province and two Canadian distribution centers.

In 1999, Fastenal entered the market in Mexico. Fastenal has branches in 14 of Mexico's states as well as a distribution center.