Congratulations to DORMA on a double summer celebration
This summer sees a double celebration for DORMA. The UK company is
celebrating 30 years since its formation, and 2008 also marks the
centenary of the parent company’s foundation in Germany.
Alan Blower, CEO of DORMA UK and Ireland comments: “The last 100
years have seen incredible growth for DORMA. Now, in 2008, the
organisation worldwide has almost 6,500 employees in 45 countries
around the world and sales exceeding €838 million. Above all though,
the company remains true to its values of leading by example and
works exceptionally hard in its product development programme to
meet and exceed the increasingly stringent demands set by industry
requirements, including the DDA and CERTIFIRE”.
The company began back in 1908, when two young German entrepreneurs,
Wilhelm Dörken and his brother-in-law Rudolf Mankel, started a small
forge operation in the town of Ennepetal in the German state of
North Rhine-Westphalia. They manufactured high quality double-action
hinges for the German market and eventually developed a serious
export side to the business.
In 1946 DORMA was one of the first companies in the region to
receive permission from the occupying powers to resume production,
but it was not until 1950 that DORMA moved into the sector for which
it is now world famous and a leader in its field – the door closer
business. During the 1960s a whole raft of developments took place.
The famous crown logo was used for the first time; automatic
operators were introduced to the market and many product innovations
such as the TS 66 aluminium door closer with a rack and pinion
mechanism were launched.
In 1973 the TS 73 door closer proved to be an outstanding product
innovation for preventative fire protection applications – selling
in millions of units – and two years later the acquisition of a
stake in ELDOR marked the start of automatic door production. Glass
door hardware and accessories were added to the range in 1976 and in
the next few years DORMA began to expand into international markets
– including the UK in 1978.
Twelve months later DORMA Door Controls (UK & Ireland) came into
being and growth in the domestic markets began to gather pace. The
unique cam-action door closer, the TS93, with its acclaimed low
resistance action was first introduced in 1988, complemented just a
couple of years later by the TS92 cam-action slide channel door
closer. In 1991 DORMA Entrance Systems Ltd was established (later to
become the Automatics Division), followed the next year by the
formation of the service company – Access Control & Maintenance
Engineering.
Increasingly market demand was for more aesthetic design styling and
this resulted in the ITS96 concealed door closer being introduced in
1994. During the early 1990’s there was a growing global trend
towards disability regulation and when the influential ‘Americans
with Disabilities Act’ came into effect in 1992, it led to the
development of the ED800 low energy door operator, launched in the
UK in 1995 specifically for people with disabilities.
In 1997, introduction of the MANET glass fitting system dramatically
enhanced the DORMA product offering, and this was raised to new
levels again in 2000 with the acquisition of the complementary RODAN
structural glazing tie system. Also during millennium year, an
automatic Compact Slide door operator was introduced to meet the
demand for more discreet entrance door operators.
Further major product range diversification, and a whole new area of
expertise came about with the simultaneous acquisition of Huppe
Movable Walls (Germany) and Modernfold Inc. (USA) which resulted in
the creation of a fifth division, “Movable Walls” – and immediately
established DORMA as world market leader in this sector.
From a corporate viewpoint 2004 was a particularly significant year
– DORMA UK moving its head office functions into a bespoke new
7,500m2 three-storey headquarters at Hitchin in Hertfordshire, which
for the first time allowed DORMA to consolidate all of its main
operating divisions. The move also provided the opportunity to
cleverly integrate a host of DORMA products into a ‘showcase’
working environment.
In recent years the company has continued to bring ingenious and
revolutionary new developments to market. In 2006 the DORMA MOVEO®
system offered an unprecedented lightweight movable wall solution,
and the takeover of MAME Türendesign GmbH in the same year resulted
in specialised glass design capabilities that included colour,
sandblasting, LED lighting and engraving.
Email:
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