McKEON DOOR

What McKEON DOOR does

McKEON (legal entity McKeon Rolling Steel Door Co., Inc.) is a US specialty manufacturer of fire and life-safety opening protectives, headquartered in Bellport, New York, with regional offices in Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Phoenix, Salt Lake City, Washington DC, and New York City. The company designs and produces a portfolio that includes vertical acting fire doors (T2000 and T5000 series), side acting and side coiling systems (AC8000, S4000, S7000, S9000), horizontal fire shutters (H200), smoke and fire curtain systems (D150, D200), FEMA/wind-rated storm shelter doors (SS500 SafeSpace), and blast/ballistic/security assemblies (FE600). Core technology is anchored on three US patents: 9,267,326 covering the Auto-Set automatic resetting side coiling mechanism for the S4000/S9000, 8,453,707 covering the T5000 vertical acting assembly with integral swinging egress doors, and 10,145,174 covering the FireFighter D200 flexible fire-rated fabric curtain. Listings and approvals include UL 10B, 10C, 10D, and 1784, Factory Mutual and Intertek certifications, Code Compliance Research Reports CCRR-1086 and CCRR-0455, FEMA 361/ICC 500 storm shelter compliance, ADA certification, and IBC/NFPA 101 alignment.

The business model is engineered-to-order B2B hardware sales. McKEON sells exclusively through an authorized distributor network across the United States, with demand driven architect-side through AIA CESLU and ICC CEU continuing-education seminars delivered at major metropolitan and regional events. The company supports channel partners through formal training programs (MCE 102 and MCE 120) at its Bellport training center and through a dedicated distributor portal; pricing is quote-based with no public list prices, and engineered assemblies span widths to 80 feet (160 feet bi-parting) and heights to 48 feet with fire ratings up to 3 hours. Marketing emphasis is on specification influence and code-official relationships rather than end-user brand pull.

Customer demand is horizontally diversified across healthcare, education, hospitality, retail, sports and entertainment, aviation and transportation, cultural and places of worship, climate-controlled commercial, and resilient construction. Named reference installations include ThedaCare, NC State University, University of Washington, UNLV, UMC, Raymond James Stadium, Planet Hollywood, Aliante Casino, Perez Art Museum, Prada, Tommy Hilfiger, Mills High School, Tahoma High School, AIM Community College, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, and 195 Fifth, illustrating distributed project-by-project revenue rather than concentrated anchor accounts.

Name

McKEON DOOR

Legal name

McKeon Rolling Steel Door Co., Inc.

Website

https://mckeondoor.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1998

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

McKEON is a US specialty manufacturer of patented fire doors, fire curtains, smoke curtains, FEMA-rated storm shelter doors, and security door systems, sold through an authorized distributor network to architects, specifiers, and building code officials.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Commercial Fire Doors and Life Safety Door Systems

NAICS

Metal Window and Door Manufacturing (332321)

SIC

Metal Doors, Sash, Frames, Moldings & Trim (3442)

akta.pro primary industry

Commercial & Industrial Doors (Sectional, High-Speed, Fire, Security) (IMADAIAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Fire Door, Firestop & Passive Fire Protection Inspection/Installation (IMAIAJAJ), Smoke Control, Fire Doors & Egress Door Hardware Inspection Services (BPABAHAG)

Keywords

• Fire door systems
• Fire shutters
• Smoke curtains
• Commercial door manufacturing
• Life safety products

Headquarters

HQ city

Bellport

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices7 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Fire and Life Safety Door Systems: McKEON generates revenue through the manufacture and sale of specialized fire doors, fire shutters, fire curtains, smoke curtains, and related life safety door systems. Products are sold through a distributor network to architects, specifiers, and building owners.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

McKEON manufactures and sells special purpose fire door systems including fire doors, fire shutters, fire curtains, smoke curtains, service doors, and security grilles. Products are engineered for commercial buildings requiring UL-listed fire and life safety compliance, available in vertical acting, side acting, side folding, horizontal, and fabric curtain configurations with optional integrated egress. The company sells exclusively through an authorized U.S. distributor network to architects, contractors, and building owners.

Product overview

McKEON is a manufacturer of fire doors, fire shutters, fire curtains, smoke curtains, service doors, and security grilles. Their product portfolio includes vertical acting fire doors (T2000, T5000 series), side acting systems (AC8000 accordion, S7000, S9000), horizontal shutters (H200 series), and smoke/fire curtain systems (D150, D200). The company specializes in wide-span opening protective assemblies with egress options for compliance with building codes including IBC, NFPA 101, and UL testing standards.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Safescape: Product line including AC8000, AC8400, AC8500, AC8700, AC8800, AC8900, S9000, S9500, T2000, T2500, T5000, S7400, S7500, S7700, S7900 series fire door systems with egress features
• Auto-Set
• SmokeFighter
• FireFighter
• SafeSpace

Quantifiable outcome

• Products can achieve widths up to 80 feet (160 feet bi-parting) and heights up to 48 feet, enabling architectural designs that would not be possible with conventional fire doors
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers17 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature7 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Tull Brothers Inc.coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 March 2026Tull Brothers Inc. is a McKEON distributor serving the Alabama region. They collaborated with McKEON to deliver fire door systems seminars across three Alabama cities (Mobile, Birmingham, Huntsville) in March 2026. Brian Shows and Louis Seal of Tull Brothers supported the events which were promoted through AIA Mobile, AIA Huntsville, AIA Alabama, COAA, and COLAICC.
• AIA MobileminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAmerican Institute of Architects Mobile chapter partnered with McKEON to promote and publicize the Fire Door Systems – A Guide to Code Compliance seminar in Alabama in March 2026.
• AIA HuntsvilleminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAmerican Institute of Architects Huntsville chapter partnered with McKEON to promote the March 2026 fire door systems seminar in the Alabama region.
• AIA AlabamaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAmerican Institute of Architects Alabama state chapter partnered with McKEON to promote the March 2026 continuing education seminar.
• Code Officials Association of Alabama (COAA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCOAA is a key partner for McKEON's continuing education initiatives. McKEON attended COAA's Annual Code Education Conference in May 2026 (Orange Beach, Alabama) as a booth sponsor, with Jon Poitras presenting as a CEU speaker on fire and smoke rated curtains. COAA represents building and fire officials across the region.
• Code Officials of Lower Alabama (COLAICC)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCOLAICC partnered with McKEON to promote the March 2026 fire door systems seminar and helped maximize attendance by connecting McKEON with building professionals committed to code compliance.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Won-Door Corporation: Direct competitor in accordion and side-folding fire door systems used for atrium and corridor separation; competes head-to-head with McKEON's Safescape AC8000 series on wide-span egress-integrated openings.
• Smoke Guard (Indevco North America): Direct competitor in smoke and fire curtain systems; competes with McKEON's FireFighter D200 and SmokeFighter D150 lines for smoke compartmentation and elevator lobby separations.

Broad incumbents

• CornellCookson (formerly Cornell Iron Works): Broad-line manufacturer of rolling steel and fire-rated coiling doors; competes with McKEON on standard fire door applications but does not match McKEON's wide-span or specialty configurations.
• Overhead Door Corporation: Large incumbent in commercial and fire-rated rolling doors; overlaps with McKEON on fire-rated coiling doors and service doors across institutional buildings.
• Clopay Corporation: Major manufacturer of commercial sectional and rolling fire doors; competes with McKEON across commercial real estate and institutional projects where standard fire-rated openings are specified.
• Assa Abloy: Global entrance solutions conglomerate whose fire door and steel door divisions (Crawford, Besam) address institutional openings requiring life-safety certification; much broader portfolio than McKEON's specialty focus.
• Allegion (overhead door and steel-craft brands): Public building-products company with fire-rated steel doors and security openings; competes in the same code-driven institutional specification environment as McKEON.
• The Bilco Company: Specialty access products manufacturer (smoke vents, floor doors) serving similar institutional and commercial customers; overlapping in life-safety code-driven openings though narrower product mix.

Emerging players

• Nystrom (TMI Climate Solutions): Emerging overlap in firestopping, smoke containment, and specialty opening accessories; less direct than Smoke Guard but addresses related code-compliance openings in buildings.

Regional players

• Raynor Garage Doors (commercial division): Commercial rolling and sectional door manufacturer with a regional/distributor-led US model similar in go-to-market structure to McKEON; comparable on fire-rated coiling doors in commercial projects.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance8 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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