Industrial and construction materials supplier Fastenal (NAS: FAST) has significantly upped its market presence lately with the expansion of its industrial vending machines -- dubbed a "one-stop shop" ...

Last year leading tool manufacturer Fastenal began installing a different kind of vending machine in manufacturing plants, mechanic shops and other businesses. The machines allow employees to dispense ...

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 ...

Vending machines typically deliver snacks and sodas. Fastenal, a Winona, Minn.-based industrial supplier, is using them to deliver gloves and safety glasses, batteries, tools and anything else workers ...