What Reese Enterprises does

Reese Enterprises, Inc. is a family-owned U.S. manufacturer of commercial door hardware and entrance flooring products, operating since 1918 when founder Frank Reese established Reese Metal Weatherstrip Company in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The company relocated to Rosemount, Minnesota in the early 1960s, where it remains headquartered and manufactures over 1,500 SKUs across five primary categories: weatherstrips (perimeter seals, self-adhesive gaskets, astragals, meeting stile astragals, interlock weatherstrip), thresholds (saddles, panic, thermal break, offset, interlocking, ramps/transitions), door bottoms (automatic, door shoes, sweeps, rain drips), mats and grates under the Perfec™ sub-brand (aluminum hinge mats, rubber hinge mats, roll-up grates, and rigid grates), and a hospitality-specific line.

Core manufacturing uses aluminum extrusion combined with multiple gasket materials (PVC, neoprene, silicone, polyurethane, nylon brush, polyprene thermoplastic elastomer) and is supplemented by Astro Plastics, a wholly-owned subsidiary that performs in-house custom profile plastic extrusions. The technology stack is purely physical and mechanical: rigid and roll-up grate systems rated for heavy rolling loads, thermal break thresholds, and intumescent self-adhesive gaskets for fire/smoke protection. There are no software products, APIs, or digital services in the offering.

Revenue is generated through direct B2B sales of manufactured hardware to the commercial building, door hardware distribution, hospitality, and institutional/government channels nationwide. Pricing is quote-based via a toll-free phone line (800-328-0953) and email, with no public e-commerce checkout. Reese supports specification-driven buyers through downloadable PDF catalogs (2024 door hardware, 2022 mats & grates, March 2026 price book) and a public product cross-reference tool that maps competitor parts (Hager, NGP, Pemko, Zero) to Reese part numbers, facilitating aftermarket replacement sales.

Name

Reese Enterprises

Legal name

Reese Enterprises, Inc.

Website

https://reeseusa.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1918

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Reese Enterprises is a family-owned U.S. manufacturer founded in 1918 that produces over 1,500 commercial door hardware and entrance flooring products—including weatherstrips, thresholds, door bottoms, mats, grates, and a hospitality line—selling direct to commercial, hospitality, and institutional buyers via quote-based phone and email channels.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Rosemount

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Door Hardware Products: Reese Enterprises manufactures and sells door hardware components including weatherstrips, thresholds, door bottoms, and related accessories. Revenue is generated through direct sales of manufactured products to commercial building and door hardware industries.
2. Entrance Mats and Grates: Manufactures and sells aluminum floor mats, grates, and entrance flooring systems under the Perfec™ brand. Products include hinged mats, roll-up grates, and rigid grates for commercial buildings.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Reese Enterprises is a family-owned manufacturer, established in 1918 and located in Rosemount, Minnesota, that designs and produces door hardware (weatherstrips, thresholds, and door bottoms) and entrance flooring systems (mats and grates sold under the Perfec™ brand). The company sells direct to commercial building, door hardware, and hospitality customers via phone and email on a quote basis, with custom sizing available. Its subsidiary Astro Plastics provides in-house plastics manufacturing support for the product lines.

Product overview

Reese Enterprises is a family-owned manufacturer of door hardware and entrance floor products since 1918. The company offers five main product categories: Weatherstrips (premium gaskets including perimeter seals, self-adhesive, adjustable door stops, hardware compatible, astragals, meeting stile astragals, and interlock weatherstrip); Thresholds (saddles, half saddles, panic, thermal break, offset saddle, assembly components, interlocking, and ramps/transitions); Door Bottoms (automatic door bottoms, door shoes/extenders, door sweeps, and rain drips); Mats and Grates (Perfec™ line including aluminum hinge mats, rubber hinge mats, roll-up grates, and heavy duty grates); and a Hospitality Line (hospitality thresholds, Dark-AN door bottoms, Quick Seal adhesive, and automatic door bottoms). The company manufactures over 1,500 products, all designed and made in the USA, serving the door hardware and commercial building products industries.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Perfec™: Product line for aluminum and rubber hinged mats and grates including Perfec™ Mat - Aluminum Hinge, Perfec™ Mat - Rubber Hinge, Perfec™ Roll-Up Grate, and Perfec™ Grate.

Products and services

• Weatherstrips Weatherstrips are door sealing strips designed to close gaps around commercial doors, using materials such as PVC, neoprene, silicone, polyurethane, nylon brush, and polyprene TPE inserts. They are sold to door hardware OEMs, distributors, and commercial building contractors on a quote basis with custom sizing available.
• Thresholds Thresholds are door sill/transition components manufactured by Reese Enterprises, typically produced from aluminum and other materials to provide a durable, commercial-grade transition at door openings. Sold B2B via quote with custom sizing available.
• Door Bottoms Door Bottoms are sealing components installed at the bottom of doors to block drafts, light, moisture, insects, and sound. They are part of Reese's commercial door sealing offering and are available in custom sizes on a quote basis.
• Mats & Grates (Perfec™ brand) Perfec™ mats and grates are Reese Enterprises' proprietary line of entrance flooring systems for commercial and high-traffic building entrances. The product line uses engineered materials including aluminum framing and is offered with custom sizing for project-specific entrance installations.
• Hospitality Line The Hospitality Line is a dedicated range of door hardware and entrance flooring products offered by Reese Enterprises for hotels, lodging, and institutional facilities. It packages Reese's commercial-grade sealing and entrance products into a tailored offering for hospitality and institutional buyers, sold on a quote basis.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• ASSA ABLOY: ASSA ABLOY is a global door opening solutions conglomerate that owns Pemko and multiple other architectural hardware brands. While not a pure niche match, it competes broadly with Reese across door hardware and has materially greater scale, R&D, and distribution reach.

Direct peers

• Balco: Balco produces thresholds, entrance mats, grates, and expansion covers for commercial buildings with overlap to Reese's mats/grates and threshold categories. Both compete for the same architectural specification and construction contract wins.
• Construction Specialties (C/S Group): C/S Group manufactures commercial entrance flooring systems (C/S Pedisystems, C/S Gridwall) directly overlapping Reese's Perfec Mat and entrance grate lines. Both serve the same commercial architects and GC contracts in high-traffic building entrances.
• Pemko (an ASSA ABLOY brand): Pemko manufactures thresholds, weatherstripping, and door sealing solutions with overlap to Reese's door bottoms, thresholds, and gasketing. Reese's cross-reference tool maps Pemko part numbers, positioning them as a direct competitor in the door hardware aftermarket.
• Hager Companies: Hager is a long-standing U.S. manufacturer of door hardware, weatherstripping, thresholds, and architectural accessories, with a product line that directly overlaps Reese's. Reese lists Hager in its product cross-reference tool, confirming head-to-head competition for the same B2B buyers (architects, GCs, distributors).
• National Guard Products (NGP): NGP is one of the largest independent U.S. manufacturers of thresholds, weatherstripping, vision lites, and door accessories. Reese's cross-reference tool maps NGP part numbers to its own, indicating they are a direct competitor across Reese's core weatherstripping and threshold SKUs.
• Zero International: Zero International produces gasketing, thresholds, and architectural door hardware with deep overlap to Reese's weatherstripping and threshold lines. Reese's website cross-references Zero parts, indicating direct B2B competition.
• Kadee Industries: Kadee Industries manufactures architectural entrance mats, grates, and walk-off systems, mirroring Reese's Perfec Mat line. Both serve commercial buildings where heavy pedestrian or rolling-load entry protection is required.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/ReeseEnterprise

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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