West Burlington, Ia(The Hawk Eye)- Fastenal, supplier of industrial fasteners and tools, has expanded its footprint on West Burlington’s Broadway Street, with a 5,000 square foot warehouse and assembly area addition.
The Hawk Eye reports that the increased footage will permit the supplier of nuts, bolts, and related equipment, to efficiently meet the rapidly evolving needs of both local industries and individual consumers.
The recent warehouse addition also will permit Fastenal to more efficiently conduct a “kiting” service offered to major industrial customers. Kits are individual containers holding selected fasteners and related supplies as required for a specific assembly build. The kit is then delivered to the assembly line as needed.
The Fastenal corporate entity is also dealing with demanding conditions in its supply chain. Tariff increases are adding additional costs to foreign-sourced hardware but Fastenal is working aggressively to mitigate these increases and to minimize the pass-on costs to customers.
Fastenal was established in Winona, Minnesota in 1967 and now has 3,000 outlets scattered throughout North America. The company came to Burlington in 1989 and in 2004, the purveyor of a wide range of industrial fasteners moved from its Roosevelt Avenue location to its present location.
