Poly Plast Sales started in Brampton, ON. by Ed Almeida to supply PVC, polyester and wood veneer edge banding to customers in Southern Ontario.

Poly Plast Edgebanding Inc. formed by Almeida and his business partner Richard Locke.

Company began manufacturing profile wrapped mouldings.

Company added the manufacturing of miterfold drawers & continued expansion of all product lines across North America.

Acquired Laminating Technology Inc. (formerly Pace Industries) in Northbrook, IL. A producer of thermofused decorative laminates, LTI was a synergistic addition to the product offering.

Richard Locke restructured the company with the passing of Ed Almeida.

Poly Plast’s Canadian administrative and manufacturing headquarters moved from Brampton, ON to Georgetown, ON.

Acquired Riverside Labs in Geneva, IL. The company specialized in custom saturation of decorative papers and was a strategic supplier to LTI.

OLON is formed - bringing Poly Plast, Laminating Technology and Riverside Labs under one corporate banner.

Acquired Eurodrawer Inc., a manufacturer of miterfold drawers with manufacturing facilities in Mocksville, NC, Washington, IN, and White City, OR.

Acquired Woodcraft Industries, a manufacturer of profile wrapped mouldings based in Atlanta, GA. Relocated the Northbrook, IL laminating facility to Geneva, IL and opened the St. Charles, IL distribution center.

Consolidated Mocksville, NC drawer production to Washington, IN.

Consolidated White City, OR drawer production to Washington, IN. Washington facility awarded “Business of the Year ” by Davies County Chamber of Commerce.

Consolidated profile wrapping in Atlanta, GA to Georgetown, ON. Expanded manufacturing capacity in Georgetown with purchase of 46 Armstrong Ave.

Olon Washinton relocated & expanded into a new 112,000 sq. ft. state-of-the-art manfacturing facility providing significant incremental capacity. Olon partnered with Huron Capital, a leading private equity firm based in Detroit, MI to recapitalize the business and prepare for organic and acquisitional growth.

Don Hambly joined Olon as President & COO. Richard Locke remained as CEO. Divested PVC, Melamine & ABS edgebanding product lines to Dura Edge Inc. Acquired Creative Products, Jeffersonville, IN, a highly synergistic manufacturer and distributor of custom profile wrapped mouldings.

Richard Locke retired & Don Hambly assumed the CEO role. Consolidated operations in Georgetown, ON and in Geneva, IL. Olon Washington wins Indiana Safety and Health Achievement Recognition Program (INSHARP) award in recognition of exemplary safety & health management systems & performance.

Developed & launched an entirely new “Natural” (woodgrain) finish for Olon laminates. Natural finish was presented to and accepted by our TFL partners who launched their own versions of the Olon Natural Finish.

Launched NEXGEN™ Laminates as an economical, durable alternative to wood available in 150+ stock color/ finish options. Developed & introduced “Belluno” finish for NEXGEN™ laminates - TFL partners follow with matching finishes. Relocated & expanded Jeffersonville, IN operations to a new 100,000+ sq. ft. facility to support growth & optimize efficiency.

Launched a major 5 Piece Door wrapped moulding initiative focused on the US market & Western Canada. Olon Washington developed & launched a new Plywood drawer side program.

Dramatically expanded our US sales force. Developed & launched 4 new NEXGEN™ finishes & announced partnership programs with 3 new TFL partners in the US.

Olon Acquired Carolina Drawers Inc. of Lexington, NC providing a major drawer product line expansion to include solid wood & Baltic birch plywood drawer components. New capabilities include domestic kiln drying, rough milling, dovetailing, UV finishing, edgebanding and drawer box assembly. Olon Jeffersonville launched a glazed molding product offer.

Olon Ownership Transition Complete. White Owl Family Office Ltd. together with the executive team of Olon are pleased to announce that they have successfully partnered to complete the acquisition of Olon Industries. The ownership change and associated recapitalization demonstrate strong support for Olon’s growth plan while creating the financial stability to support future investments. Developed two supplier partnerships in Canada for VelourTouch^TM laminated specialty panel distribution.

Joint Venture between Olon & Licar to establish OL Frontal Solutions (OLFS) in Jeffersonville, Indiana to produce high volume 5 piece assembled door production in the US market for major kitchen cabinet manufacturers. Major investment in OLFS for door assembly equipment and specialty panel lamination equipment.

Major shift in management, Greg Stoner becomes the new President & CEO of Olon/OL Frontal Solutions. Major investment in Olon for state-of-the-art panel laminator for the Georgetown, Ontario facility to bring production of VelourTouch^TM in house.

Olon launches the PÜRDECO^TM specialty panel division including 2 new collections: GlossTouch^TM and Essentials as well as expands panel distribution network beyond Eastern Canada into North America.

Olon revitalizes and updates its overall brand architecture making the strategic decision to REFRESH the Olon brand to modernize, maximize, maintain as well as expand its position and market share. This change will also tie in with the company’s 40^th Anniversary.

Olon divests itself from the OLFS joint venture. Major shift in management, Sylvain Duchesne becomes the new President of Olon and new Vice-Presidents are hired in Operations, Finance and Sales.