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The Olander Company is a full-line distributor of standard and metric fasteners; including commercial and specialty fasteners, precision hardware, electromechanical components, tools, adhesives, and wire management products.

History
The Olander Company was founded in 1962 in Sunnyvale, California by Philip Olander, an Engineer in the United States Army Air Corps, 303rd Bomb Group in World War II. After his B-17 bomber was shot down, Phil was captured and was a prisoner of war in Germany from May 1944 to April 1945. Once he returned home to California, Olander was inspired to create a business that solved many of the problems and frustrations he had faced as an engineer and aircraft mechanic, particularly the challenges and delays that often arose when trying to order and obtain fasteners and other parts for maintenance and repairs. The Sunnyvale location, The Olander Company, Inc., opened its doors in 1962 and soon expanded into two buildings next to the original lot. In 1980, a second location (The Olander Corporation) opened in Redmond, Washington. In 1989, Olander Fasteners, Inc. (a third location) opened in North Highland, California. The company now operates out of three locations (Sunnyvale, CA; Rancho Cordova, CA; and Woodinville, WA) under the united Olander logo. Philip Olander served as CEO until 1977 when his son, Ronald Olander, succeeded him in the position. Upon his retirement, his daughter Annie Olander assumed leadership until 2020 when the company hired David Byrne as CEO. In 2022, the company marked 60 years in business and updated its online offerings to include e-Commerce shopping.

Affiliations

 * Pacific-West Fastener Association
 * Fastener Training Institute

Contact Information

 * California: 800-538-1500
 * Washington: 800-562-1914

Press Mentions

 * Starter Story

Title: 100 Best Buttons Manufacturers and Suppliers Of 2022 [Ultimate List]

URL: https://www.starterstory.com/buttons-suppliers

Published: 01/20/2022


 * Fastener Clearing House News

Title: Top 3 Tips for FCH Inventory Listing Success

URL: https://news.fastenersclearinghouse.com/boost-clicks-on-your-fch-listings/

Published: 04/09/2020


 * Industrial Distribution

Title: See the Olander Company, A Silicon Valley-Based Industrial Distributor

URL: https://www.inddist.com/home/video/13771093/see-the-olander-company-a-silicon-valleybased-industrial-distributor

Published: 10/16/2015


 * Robohub

Title: Meet the winners of #RobotLaunch2015

URL: https://robohub.org/meet-the-winners-of-robotlaunch-2015/

Published: 09/23/2015


 * Silicon Valley Robotics

Title: Meet the winners of #RobotLaunch2015

URL: https://svrobo.org/meet-the-winners-of-robotlaunch2015/

Published: 09/23/2015


 * RobotLaunch

Title: Meet the winners #RobotLaunch2015

URL: http://robotlaunch.com/2015/09/meet-the-winners-robotlaunch2015/

Published: 09/23/2015


 * Global Fastener News

Title: Fastener Industry Shows, Nova Machine, NYF Corp., Olander Corp., Purchased Parts, Valley Fastener Group

URL: https://www.globalfastenernews.com/short-takes-fastener-industry-shows-nova-machine-nyf-corp-olander-corp-purchased-parts-valley-fastener-group-global-fastener-news-usa/

Published: 2001