Located in Southern California, Cordova Bolt has been in business since 1975 and is one of the premier fastener companies in the United States. Our warehouse holds over 2,500 tons of assorted fasteners, ready to ship upon your order. Alongside our diverse in-house product line, our customer service team is able and willing to source virtually any kind of fastener that is not in stock. Our founder’s motto, If we don’t have it, you don’t need it., continues to motivate our team to solve the fastener problems of satisfied customers in all 50 states and foreign countries.

Cordova Bolt is a family business and our owners work to elicit a family feeling among employees and a positive, professional relationship with each customer. We service both small, local companies and large, multinational firms with demanding product and service requirements. These specialized services include export packing, kitting, local delivery, and customized emergency (24/7) services.

Moses & Rachel Cordova

In Honor Of Our Founders

In 1975, Moses and Rachel Cordova founded Cordova Bolt, Inc. However, their story began decades earlier and is the perfect embodiment of the American dream. Moses was the son of a poor Southern Colorado coal miner. As a young man, he enlisted into the Navy and served as a radioman during the Korean War. After completing his tour of duty in the early 1950s, one of Moses’ Navy buddies told him about an entry-level position in the fastener department of a steel company in Los Angeles County. Moses not only applied for the job, but repeatedly called the owner every day for 30 days to follow up on the status of his application. On the 31st day, the owner asked, “When are you going to stop calling me”? Moses answered, “When you hire me.” And that was the beginning of Moses’ ascent from a Kardex-card clerk to manager of the Fastener Division at Triangle Steel & Supply to a successful partnership at Circle Bolt, Inc. to full ownership of Cordova Bolt, Inc. Moses built the operations and knowledgeable sales team, Rachel organized and ran the accounting department. Their partnership and remarkable work ethic inspired and laid the foundation for Cordova Bolt, Inc. to grow into the largest, most diverse fastener inventory in the Western United States.

Moses died on December 15, 2014 and Rachel passed on March 27, 2024. Their presence is felt everyday in the Cordova Bolt, Inc. office.

Moses and Rachel Cordova founded Cordova Bolt, Inc. in 1975. Moses was interviewed in the early 1990s by KTLA anchor Larry McCormick for the show: “Making It” Minority Success Stories”.

Matthew J. Cordova

President and CEO

Matthew Cordova has literally had a life-long career in the fastener industry. It began earlier than most when he started working as a child in his parents’ family-owned-and-operated fastener business. To strengthen his contribution to the company, he earned a B.A. in Business Administration from the University of San Diego. Matthew’s education combined with years of management experience was a rare skillset for a young college graduate. Over the decades Matthew has demonstrated expertise in purchasing, inventory management and operations management of a thriving fastener company.

Complementing Matthew’s business competence are his honesty, wry sense of humor and ability to put people at ease. Matthew’s sense of community encompasses his family, church, schools and business. In living by this value, he has served on the board of directors of both the National Fastener Distributors Association (NFDA) and the Los Angeles Fastener Association (LAFA).