Olon is proud to have served the furniture and cabinet making industries for over 25 years. Our company has grown in that time, evolving to become one of North America's leading single-source manufacturers of quality component and custom solutions. The entrepreneurial spirit and unwavering commitment to our customers that was the cornerstone of our business in 1981 remains the foundation of everything we do today.

The company was founded by Ed Almeida in 1981...

under the name Poly Plast Sales. Poly Plast supplied PVC, polyester and wood veneer edgebanding to customers in Southern Ontario.

In 1983,

the operation had expanded its focus on edgebanding. Richard Locke joined as a partner and Poly Plast Inc. was formed.

Between 1985 - 87...

the company began to expand its product offering, manufacturing both profile wrapped moldings and miter fold drawer systems.

In 1989...

Laminating Technology Inc. in Northbrook, IL. was acquired. A producer of thermo fused decorative laminates, LTI was a synergistic addition to the Poly Plast product offering.

In 1995...

Poly Plast's Canadian administrative and manufacturing headquarters were moved from Brampton to Georgetown, Ontario.

In 1998...

Riverside Labs in Geneva, IL was acquired. The company specialized in decorative paper saturation and was a major supplier to Laminating Technology.

It was in 1998...

that the operating companies of Poly Plast, Laminating Technology and Riverside Labs were brought together under the name Olon Industries.

The acquisitions and expansion continued between 1998 and 2004.

Eurodrawer Inc. (drawer components) and Woodcraft Industries (profile wrapping) were acquired. Olon relocates the laminating facility from Northbrook to Geneva Il. A new distribution center in St. Charles, IL. is opened. All US drawer production is consolidated into Washington, IN. The Georgetown facility continues to produce drawers for the Canadian market. All North American profile wrapping is consolidated in Georgetown Ontario. In 2004, Olon became an equity partner in Veneron Industries, a producer of veneer products in Montreal, QC.

Between 1998 and 2007

Olon Industries has shown consistent growth, with sales increasing exponentially.

Timeline

1981	Poly Plast Sales started in Brampton, ON. by Ed Almeida.
1983	Poly Plast Edgebanding Inc. formed by Almeida and Richard Locke.
1985	Company begins to manufacture profile wrapped moldings.
1987	Company adds the manufacturing of miter fold drawers. Continued expansion of all product lines across North America.
1989	Acquired Laminating Technology Inc. (formerly Pace Industries) in Northbrook IL. A producer of thermo fused decorative laminates, LTI was a synergistic addition to the product offering.
1994	Richard Locke restructures the company with the passing of Ed Almeida.
1995	Poly Plast’s Canadian administrative and manufacturing headquarters moves from Brampton, ON. to Georgetown ON.
1998	Acquired Riverside Labs in Geneva, IL. The company specialized in custom saturation of decorative papers and was a strategic supplier to LTI.
1998	OLON is formed - bringing Poly Plast, Laminating Technology and Riverside Labs under one corporate banner.
2000	Acquired Eurodrawer Inc., a manufacturer of miter fold drawers with manufacturing facilities in Mocksville, NC., Washington, IN., and White City, OR.
2002	Acquired Woodcraft Industries, a manufacturer of profile wrapped moldings based in Atlanta GA. Relocated the Northbrook IL. laminating facility to Geneva, IL. and opened the St. Charles, IL. distribution center.
2003	Consolidated Mocksville NC. drawer production to Washington, IN.
2004	Became an equity partner in Veneron Industries, a manufacturer of veneer products situated in Montreal, QC.
2005	Consolidated White City OR. drawer production to Washington IN. Washington facility awarded "Business of the Year " by Daviess County Chamber of Commerce.
2006	Consolidated profile wrapping in Atlanta, GA. to Georgetown, ON. Expanded manufacturing capacity in Georgetown with purchase of 46 Armstrong Ave.
2007	Additional manufacturing capability in US with the completion of new 112,000 sq. ft. state-of-the-art facility in Washington IN. Olon partners with Huron Capital, a leading private equity firm based in Detroit, MI. Olon is now well positioned for accelerated organic and acquired growth in the US and Canada as Huron has committed significant additional capital to support such initiatives.

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