Fastenal Co. has begun operating in its newly-built distribution center in Magna, UT - outside Salt Lake City.

Equipped with technology to streamline product intake, order picking, and shipping sortation, the 298,000 sq ft facility is designed to enhance operational efficiency and customer service. The UHUB property has enough space to double the building’s footprint to roughly 600,000 sq ft.

Previously Fastenal rented several buildings around Salt Lake City to run its regional operations (known internally as UHUB). Those teams now work together in a facility custom-built for Fastenal’s processes.

“There’s a lot of pride in the new UHUB,” stated regional operations manager Mike Humphries. “The technology, the ergonomics, the brightness and organization of the workspace – it all helps our employees do their jobs safely and efficiently.”

UHUB provides warehousing and logistics services to support Fastenal branches and customers across western North America – from as far east as Gillette, WY, to as far west as Boise, ID, stretching all the way from Alberta, Canada, to Sonora, Mexico.

The combination of space, stocking density, and process automation improves inventory capacity and picking speed, according to distribution VP Will Roedeske.

“We can stock more products to meet our customers’ needs, and we can get our trucks on the road earlier in the evening. We believe it will translate to even higher service levels and a broader servicing range.”

UHUB is one of 17 Fastenal distribution centers, including two in Canada, two in Europe, and one in Mexico (which recently relocated to a new facility in Monterrey, Nuevo León).

Fastenal’s investment in UHUB comes on the heels of a similar upgrade to distribution operations in Lacey, WA (KHUB).