William H. Spencer founded the Alliance Rubber Company in 1923 in Alliance, Ohio.  Back then, William would obtain rejected Rubber Inner Tubes used for Bicycles from Dunlop and began cutting them into Rubber Bands in his basement.  Meanwhile, William was also moonlighting on the Pennsylvania Railroad for the first 16 years in business, but in 1930 he purchased his first building and began actual tubing production.

Pioneering new markets for Rubber Bands, William gained true inspiration one day after seeing the Akron, Ohio Beacon-Journal Newspaper blowing across the lawns in his neighborhood.  William was able to persuade the Circulation Manager to secure the newspapers with Rubber Bands from Alliance Rubber Company.  The Akron Beacon-Journal and the Tulsa World were the first newspapers in the country to use Rubber Bands on home delivery routes.  William also persuaded Produce Markets which were at the time, using string and twine to bundle vegetables to start using Alliance Rubber Company Rubber Bands.

Later, as business blossomed, and the products gained further refinement, William opened a new Production Plant in 1944 in Hot Springs, Arkansas.  This was followed by new Facilities in Franklin, Kentucky in 1957 and Salinas, California in 1988.  Alliance Rubber Company patented the Open-Ring® style Rubber Band in 1957 which set the World Standard for efficiency and ease of application.

In 1970 Alliance Rubber Company installed the world's first Continuous Cure Band Production Line, and in 1991 the Alliance, Ohio Plant was consolidated into the Hot Springs Facility.  Almost Eighty Five years later, the Alliance Rubber Company is still a Family Owned and Operated Business, providing the world's largest variety of Rubber Bands and over 2,000 sku's of Strapping & Cable Management, UPC Imprinted ProTape®, Mailing and Shipping Products, as well as Office Supply Products.

Our 175 Great People take Pride in American Craftsmanship at our plant in Hot Springs, Arkansas and at our additional warehouse in Salinas, California.  We’ve been featured on the Travel Channel with “John Ratzenberger’s Made in America” TV show and The Discovery Channel on “How do they do it?” TV show, as well as the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Newspaper.

The Alliance Rubber Company’s guarantee to you is to always offer High Quality Products, Fairly Priced, and Delivered on Time along with our Friendly Sales Associates. Alliance Rubber Company continually strives to find better and more innovative ways to provide the best value for our customers. At Alliance Rubber Company, we’re not trying to be your biggest supplier – we just want to be your best supplier.