The company maintains offices in Canada, England, Singapore, Australia, and India, and is one of the largest manufacturers of retail and corporate awards in the United States.

The company started off by selling class rings and pins to high school and college graduates.

Tanner was commissioned by the United States Olympic Committee to create the medals for the winning athletes in each event.

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979, the building was previously used as the Salt Lake city library until the 1960s, when it was renovated to become Hansen Planetarium.

This was in conjunction with the 150th anniversary celebration of the joining held at Golden Spike National Historical Park.

Tanner has donated gold rings to athletes and support staff for the US Olympic and Paralympic teams.

Tanner Gift of Music, a series of free concerts held in conjunction with the Utah Symphony and the Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square.

These concerts were initiated by Obert Tanner and Gordon B. Hinckley, future president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, in the 1970s as a way to give back to the community.