Earnest Machine launched Zirks, LLC, a “cutting-edge importing platform that will empower supply chain managers to reduce expenses and increase efficiency in the face of increasing tariff and supply chain logistics costs.”

A spin-off of Cleveland-based Earnest Machine, an importer, master distributor and manufacturer of fasteners, Zirks was created to reduce lead times on commoditized items without increasing cost.

“The Zirks model solves both problems by making full containers of commoditized fasteners available for instant purchase the moment they’re on the water,” according to Earnest Machine. “Through a transparent, customer-driven online portal, buyers control their own pricing and timing, based on how much they buy and when they buy it, even if it’s a single pallet.”

“Being a fastener importer for decades, we knew that little had changed,” says president Kirk Zehnder. “We wanted to make it better and thought an easy thing to do was simplify importing, aggregate the market demand, and reduce operational expenses and inefficiencies.”

Zirks allows purchasing, supply chain, and logistics managers to order and receive commodity fasteners from overseas in as little as five days or five weeks “at most.”

“No longer are they subject to factory delays, unforeseen costs, or excess inventory,” increasing gross margin (up to 30%) on imported commodities through full container purchasing power at single pallet quantities.

Distributors interested in using the Zirks platform can do so at no cost. Web: https://zirks.io/.

Zirks is located at 1250 Linda St. #301, Rocky River, OH 44116. Tel: 833 571-3778

For more on Earnest Machine, visit FIN’s Fastener History section:
1999 FIN – Earnest Machine Products Marks 50th With Book of Company History
When Earnest was founded on August 20, 1948, by 43-year-old Paul Zehnder as Zehnder Engineering & Machine Co., the average annual family income was $2,933 and the Cleveland Indians “were on their way to winning the World Series,” according to Earnest’s history book.