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2013

Oldford and Associates was formed in 1973 as ‘Gene Oldford and Associates’ by Gene Oldford.  The agency was formed, and remains, a manufacturer’s representative firm specializing in automotive vehicle components selling to original equipment manufacturers.    

Manufacturing roots run deep in the Oldford family.  Stephen Oldford founded Huron Tool and Manufacturing in 1943.  His sons, Gene and Bill Oldford, purchased the business from their father in 1958.  10 years later, the brothers sold it to US Industries.  Gene stayed with Huron until founding Gene Oldford and Associates in 1973.

While attending Western Michigan University, Gene’s son Steve, joined Gene Oldford and Associates as an intern in 1978.  Upon graduation with a degree in business in 1980, Steve became a partner, forming Oldford and Associates. The company continued to grow with a solid base of manufacturing companies representing a diverse product line selling to the OEM automotive market. 

Steve’s son, Troy, began working in the automotive industry in 2007 while attending The University of Dayton.  After graduating with a degree in engineering in 2010, he became a design engineer at an automotive supplier.  In 2013, he joined Oldford and Associates as a sales engineer.  After 10 years of company growth, Troy acquired the company and became President in January of 2023. 

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