Formerly | Vornadofan, O. A. Sutton Company |
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Company type | Limited liability company |
Industry | Manufacturing |
Founders | Ralph K. Odor (1945), Ottis A. Sutton (1945), Michael Coup (1990) |
Headquarters | Andover, Kansas , United States |
Products | Fans and household appliances |
Brands | Vornado, Vornadofan |
Website | vornado.com |
Vornado is an American fan and home appliance brand based in Andover, Kansas, United States. The current incarnation of the company was founded in 1989, two years after the death of Ralph K. Odor (1895–1987), who founded the firm in the 1930s with Ottis A. Sutton in Wichita.[1] The name of the company is a combination of Vortex and Tornado.