Gliderol Garage & Industrial Doors

What Gliderol Garage & Industrial Doors does

Gliderol Garage & Industrial Doors Ltd is a privately held UK manufacturer and direct seller of steel roller garage doors, sectional doors, up & over doors, side hinged doors, insulated roller doors, front entrance doors, and light industrial roller doors, headquartered in Peterlee, England (Company Registration Number 02076659). The company has operated continuously since 1986 and produces its full product range in-house in the UK, including its signature continuous steel curtain roller door technology, insulated lath systems in 77mm, 55mm, and 95mm profiles, and made-to-measure sectional doors backed by a 10-year guarantee against perforated corrosion. Yale security composite entrance doors extend the portfolio into primary home entry points, and dedicated self-storage roller doors and light industrial doors serve commercial use cases including airport hangar facilities and warehouse premises. Products carry UKCA and CE marking, with DHF (Door and Hardware Federation) membership, and a Europe-wide 2-year warranty is offered on insulated side hinged doors.

Name

Gliderol Garage & Industrial Doors

Legal name

Gliderol Garage and Industrial Doors Ltd

Website

https://gliderol.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1986

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Gliderol Garage & Industrial Doors is a UK-based, privately held manufacturer of steel roller, sectional, up & over, side hinged, and front entrance garage and industrial doors, selling since 1986 to homeowners, trade installers, house builders, self-storage operators, and airport facilities via a Shopify storefront and trade accounts.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Peterlee

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Product Sales - B2C and B2B: Direct sales of garage doors, industrial doors, entrance doors and parts to consumers and trade customers through e-commerce platform and trade accounts
2. Trade Account Discounts: Volume-based trade discounts for garage door installers, distributors, house builders, developers and builders merchants

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Gliderol Garage & Industrial Doors is a UK-based manufacturer of made-to-measure roller, sectional, up & over, side-hinged, and entrance doors for residential, commercial, and industrial applications. The company sells its products through a direct-to-consumer e-commerce platform and a trade account programme serving installers, distributors, house builders, developers, and builders merchants. Specialty products include self-storage roller doors and light industrial roller doors for airport hangars and warehouses.

Product overview

Gliderol Garage & Industrial Doors operates as a manufacturer offering a comprehensive portfolio of garage and industrial door solutions, with products suited to both residential and commercial applications. The core product lines include Original Roller Doors (single skin steel curtain, manual and automatic), Insulated Roller Doors (77mm, 55mm compact, and 95mm industrial variants), Sectional Doors (S-Rib, M-Rib, L-Rib, Georgian, Panoramic, and Industrial styles), Up & Over Doors (multiple rib configurations and premium lines), Side Hinged Doors (insulated and non-insulated), and Front Entrance Doors (composite and fire-rated). The portfolio extends to specialty Self Storage Roller Doors and Commercial & Industrial doors for applications ranging from residential home garages to airport hangar doors and self-storage facilities. All products are made-to-measure and manufactured in the UK, backed by a 10-year guarantee on sectional doors. A dedicated parts and accessories line supports installation and maintenance across the product range.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Original Roller Garage Door

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• SeceuroGlide: SeceuroGlide is a UK specialist in roller garage doors (both manual and insulated/automated) distributed via trade installers and direct channels. Comparable because it competes in essentially the same product niche as Gliderol's Original and Insulated roller door ranges.
• Cardale Doors: Cardale is a long-established UK garage door manufacturer producing up-and-over, sectional and roller doors for the residential market. Directly comparable as a UK-based, trade-channel-focused competitor with overlapping product range.
• Ryterna: Ryterna is a European roller garage door specialist with active UK distribution, focused on insulated aluminium roller doors. Comparable because it competes head-to-head in the insulated roller door segment that is Gliderol's growth area.
• Garador: Garador is one of the UK's largest garage door manufacturers, offering steel up-and-over, sectional and roller garage doors. Directly comparable as a UK-based manufacturer competing in the same residential garage door category with similar trade-distribution channels.
• Wessex Garage Doors: Wessex is a UK manufacturer of roller, sectional and side-hinged garage doors, selling through trade installers. Comparable because it targets the same residential replacement and new-build segments with made-to-measure UK-manufactured doors.

Emerging players

• Door-Stop International: Door-Stop is a UK manufacturer of composite front entrance doors sold through trade accounts and house builders. Comparable as an adjacent competitor sharing the same trade/house-builder channel that Gliderol serves with its entrance door line.
• Wisniowski: Wisniowski is a Polish manufacturer of garage doors, gates and industrial doors expanding into the UK and Western Europe. Comparable as an emerging European competitor pushing into Gliderol's trade channel with comparable insulated sectional and roller door products.

Broad incumbents

• Hörmann: Hörmann is Europe's largest garage and industrial door manufacturer and a direct competitor across roller, sectional, up-and-over and industrial doors. Comparable because it sells the same core product categories (residential and industrial doors) through trade and direct channels in overlapping UK/European markets.
• Jeld-Wen UK: Jeld-Wen is a global building products manufacturer with a UK garage and interior/exterior door range. Comparable as a broader building-products incumbent serving the same UK house builder and merchant channels as Gliderol.
• ASSA ABLOY Entrance Systems (Crawford): ASSA ABLOY's Crawford/HSA division is a major supplier of industrial and commercial doors including high-speed, sectional and roller doors for warehouses and logistics. Comparable because it competes with Gliderol's commercial/industrial roller door offering and serves warehouse and self-storage customers.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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