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Make Business Decisions Easier

With the challenges in the economy in the last few years, many door dealers are becoming ...read more

Door Dealer Wins Angie's List Award

Door dealer and installer Kitsap Garage Door in Bremerton, Wash., recently revealed the comapny won ...read more

Selling Complementary Garage Products

Some door dealers have taken a cue from this retail strategy by offering products beyond ...read more

Is There an App for That?

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Safety-Product Supplier Cedes Releases GridScan/LR

Safety-product supplier Cedes has released the GridScan/LR, a SIL 2 safety light curtain designed to safeguard the largest industrial doors and gates as well as rail platforms with screen doors. Resistant against rain and snow and with a range of up to 260 ft, the ...More
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Overhead Door Opener and Operator Supplier Genie Releases 5 New Products

In conjunction with the International Door Association (IDA) Expo last week in Las Vegas, overhead door opener and operator manufacturer The Genie Co. released five new products. ...More
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Overhead Door Manufacturer Garaga Releases Tablet-Compatible Version of Customer Service Tool

Garaga, a Canadian manufacturer of garage doors, has released a new tablet-compatible version of its GaragaNet tool. The system has evolved to convert quotes to orders and has added features like real-time shipment status and the ability to create individualized price ...More
2 days ago
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Overhead Door Hardware Supplier Helton Industries Joins FlexiForce Group

Helton Industries, a Canadian-based manufacturer of overhead door hardware and window products, is now a subsidiary of Dutch door manufacturer FlexiForce Group BV of the Netherlands. Helton will become the headquarters for FlexiForce Group’s operations in North America and ...More
3 days ago
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Garage Door Manufacturer Wayne-Dalton Reveals Xtreme Door Makeover Contest Winner

Garage door manufacturer Wayne-Dalton revealed the winner of its Xtreme Door Makeover Photo Contest at the International Door Association Expo in Las Vegas on May 11. Jennifer Kuhn from Hamburg Overhead Door in Hamburg, N.Y., received the grand prize of $5,000 to attend the ...More
3 days ago
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Make Business Decisions Easier: Simple Steps for Door Dealers

With the challenges in the economy in the last few years, many door dealers are becoming discouraged. It used to be so easy to succeed. Now dealers are doing more with less, working with fewer resources, lower budgets and a smaller staff. How can you break out of the ...More
3 days ago
Posted in Articles, Operations
Martin Door Adds 4 New Powder-Coat Color Options

Martin Door Manufacturing is adding four new options to its standard powder-coat color options, effective immediately. The new options include dark chocolate, redwood, cherry wood and mesquite. ...More
6 days ago
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How Much Are Gate and Door Manufacturers to Blame for Safety Incidents?

The tragic news this week about a 12-year-old boy being killed in a gate accident in Brooklyn, N.Y., has been stuck in my head since I wrote and posted it. His death was the result of a horseplay incident where a group of 12-year-old boys acting their age—I messed around a ...More
1 week ago By John Carlisle
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Access-Control Provider Linear Releases VMC1 Video Security Intercom

Access-control provider Linear LLC has released the new VMC1 Video Security Intercom, which won the 2012 SIA New Product Showcase "Best In Residential and Monitoring Solutions" award at the International Security Conference West in March. A residential system, it combines ...More
1 week ago
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Access Control and Safety Supplier Tapeswitch Corp. Offers Non-Contact Safety Switches, Interlock Systems

Safety-product manufacturer Tapeswitch Corp. recently introduced non-contact switches and interlock systems, which ensure guarding on numerous types of packaging machinery with hard guards, doors, hatches and gates. The non-contact interlocks are offered as the following ...More
1 week ago
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