Grupo OVD, Curitiba, Brazil, since 1968
A Brazilian distributor of hardware, tools and equipment for professional use.
Grupo OVD imports and distributes hardware, tools, machines and equipment across Brazil. It was founded in Curitiba, in the south of the country, in 1968, and today supplies resellers nationwide from 8 distribution centers. Three of the brands it sells are its own. This page is a summary in English; the full site, with the catalog of each brand, is in Portuguese.
years in business, since 1968
sites: 8 distribution centers and one head office
sq ft of built area in total, 156,100 m²
items in catalog, from 347 brands
authorized service centers in 21 Brazilian states
employees and 900 sales representatives
How the group is organized
Two distribution companies and three own brands.
The distinction matters. The distribution companies buy from manufacturers in Brazil and abroad and sell to resellers. The own brands are products developed by the group itself, with catalog, warranty and authorized service that answer to the group.
Group companies
Wholesale distributionOsten Ferragens
The company the group grew out of. Wholesale distribution of hardware, tools, machines and equipment for professional use, carrying a full mix of the leading brands in the sector. It runs its own B2B portal for resellers and a retail store in Curitiba, open since 2018.
Dismatal
Focused on agribusiness and civil construction, including electrical and plumbing materials. Founded in 1972, part of Grupo OVD since 1998, and served by the same logistics structure as Osten Ferragens. It also has a B2B portal of its own.
Own brands
Product, warranty and service from the groupThe broadest brand in the group: 18 product lines, from hand tools to industrial equipment, with warranty, mandatory Brazilian certification and an authorized service network. It started in 1997 with a single item and today publishes 19 catalogs, one per line.
Hand tools, tool sets and accessories for workshop and job site maintenance: 1,312 products in 17 categories, in chrome vanadium and carbon steel, covered by the same authorized service network as the other brands.
Power tools, a cordless line and accessories, with 105 models in catalog. DWT do Brasil Ferramentas Ltda has its own site in Jaraguá do Sul, Santa Catarina, and runs a nationwide spare parts delivery system.
Structure
8 distribution centers, 156,100 square meters.
That is the built area of the 8 distribution centers added up, roughly 1.68 million sq ft. The conversion to square feet is approximate. The bar next to each site compares its area to the largest one, in Curitiba.
Head office
Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil. The administrative, commercial and technical teams support the other sites and customers across the country. Floor area is not published.
Two branches, in Ceará and Pernambuco
Two further branches operate alongside the distribution centers. The group does not publish their address or floor area, so they are not counted in the totals above.
A showroom at every site
Each site keeps a showroom of its own, organized by professional segment, where a reseller can see the full line before deciding what to stock.
Suppliers and partners
What the group buys, and how to reach the right area.
Grupo OVD is an importer and distributor: it buys from manufacturers in Brazil and abroad and sells into the Brazilian market. A manufacturer looking for distribution in Brazil is talking to the purchasing department, in Curitiba.
What the group distributes
Hardware and fasteners, hand tools, power tools, cutting tools, abrasives, adhesives, sealants and lubricants, painting, measuring, welding, safety equipment, agricultural, garden and spraying tools, machines and equipment, and electrical and plumbing materials. In total, 30,085 items from 347 brands.
Who the group sells to
Hardware stores, building material dealers, agricultural retailers, regional distributors and industrial buyers, throughout Brazil. Sales are wholesale, supported by 900 commercial representatives with defined territories. The group does not sell to end consumers: that is the reseller's business.
Introducing your company
Proposals to supply products, services or transport are handled by the purchasing department at the head office in Curitiba. There is no supplier portal on this site, so the first contact is by telephone, with your company profile, product line and certification at hand.
What happens after the sale
The group runs 293 authorized service centers in 21 Brazilian states, with spare parts and technical staff, for its own brands. For a manufacturer, that is the structure that answers for a product once it leaves the shelf.
Talking to the purchasing department.
Calls are answered at the head office in Curitiba, in Portuguese. Telephone +55 41 2101-2500.
Company details
The registered company, for the record.
These are the details of the legal entity behind the group, as published by the company itself. The CNPJ is the Brazilian federal taxpayer registry number, and it is what a company is checked by in Brazilian public records.
- Legal name
- O. V. D. Importadora e Distribuidora Ltda
- Brazilian tax ID (CNPJ)
- 76.635.689/0001-92
- Founded
- 1968, in Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil
- Head office
- Rua João Bettega, 2.876, Portão, Curitiba, Paraná, 81070-900, Brazil
- Telephone
- +55 41 2101-2500
- Activity
- Import and wholesale distribution of hardware, tools, machines and equipment
- Group companies
- Osten Ferragens and Dismatal
- Own brands
- VONDER, NOVE54 and DWT
- Sites
- 9, of which 8 are distribution centers
- Built area
- 156,100 m², about 1.68 million sq ft
- Items in catalog
- 30,085, from 347 brands
- People
- 1,100 employees, 900 representatives
The rest of the site is in Portuguese.
Structure site by site, the history of the group, the brand catalogs and the authorized service network are all on the Portuguese site. Automatic translation handles it well enough for most of it.