A.J. Oster is North America’s foremost distributor of metal foil, strip and sheet products, and a key part of GBC Holdings, Inc., one of the largest full-service metals companies in the world.Our extensive product selection, which includes copper and brass alloys, aluminum, stainless steel, carbon steel and antimicrobial copper, is matched by a network of service centers that stretches across the U.S., Caribbean and Mexico.The result is an organization uniquely equipped to deliver everything you expect from a single source supplier: impeccable quality, prompt deliveries, highly responsive service and exceptionally competitive prices.

A.J. Oster’s presence in the West and southern California began in the early 1980s when they purchased a small aluminum distributor in Anaheim. Renamed A.J. Oster West, the operation grew rapidly to become one of the largest full-service facilities serving the U.S. West Coast along with the border and Baja regions of Mexico. Now located in a 50,000-sq.ft. building in Yorba Linda, A.J. Oster West is strategically aligned with numerous high quality vendors and offers a wide range of specialty products and services.

History

The A.J. Oster story began in 1922, when Aaron J. Oster opened a one-man scrap metal operation in Chelsea, Massachusetts. Today, the firm he founded has grown into one of the nation’s largest distributors of metal foil, sheet and strip, providing vitally important products and services to customers across the continental U.S., Mexico and the Caribbean. As an affiliate of Olin Brass, A.J. Oster is a key member of one of the world’s largest and most respected organizations in the metals industry, poised to play a major role for years to come.

Our Vision

A.J. Oster will become the premier value-added metal service center in each of our target markets by delivering dynamic, innovative solutions to our customers and leveraging the full potential of our employees.We will achieve earnings growth by marketing new metal products and entering into new markets.

Our Values

• Safety ­–by choice, not by chance
• Integrity – through truthfulness, trust, communicating the correct information
• Respect – for the individual and the organization
• Continuous Improvement – through a relentless effort to improve processes and services
• Responsiveness – by quickly and accurately answering the needs of both internal and external customers
• Commitment – to improving performance and results through care, pride and ownership
• Teamwork – do it together!

Capabilities Overview
At A.J. Oster, our exceptionally extensive product line is matched by an equally impressive variety of custom finishing capabilities and value-added services including but not limited to precision metal slitting, tinning and electroplating, metal coatings, and traverse winding.