Bolton Gate Company

What Bolton Gate Company does

Bolton Gate Company Limited is a privately held UK industrial door and shutter manufacturer founded in 1924 and headquartered at Waterloo Street, Bolton. The company designs, manufactures, installs, and supplies a portfolio of seven certified product categories — fire doors and shutters, thermal-insulated doors and shutters, security doors, grilles and shutters, lift doors and shutters, acoustic doors and shutters, marine shutters, and a bespoke "Special Projects" line — plus multi-leaf folding gate systems for collapsible access. Its core technology is industrial door and shutter fabrication with specialization across safety/security, thermal, acoustic, and marine environments, underpinned by domain expertise accumulated over a century of operation.

The company serves industrial and commercial facility buyers that need fire safety compliance, physical security, thermal management, acoustic separation, lift-shaft access control, and marine-grade protection. Go-to-market is sales-led and direct: the firm operates from a single Bolton site, taking enquiries by phone and email, and explicitly supports both UK domestic customers and international trade. Revenue mechanics are based on one-time product sales, installation services, and bespoke custom solutions, with no publicly disclosed pricing or subscription components. The business holds LPCB UKAS, Construction Line, Safe Contractor, and DHF Member credentials, which function as regulatory pre-qualifications for UK construction and industrial tenders.

The firm employs between 11 and 50 people, has no disclosed subsidiaries, parent company, funding rounds, or M&A activity, and shows no digital, AI, or software-platform layer to its offering. Marketing is limited to a product-catalog website with a downloadable company brochure and a LinkedIn company page. Distribution is entirely direct, with no third-party reseller or channel partner network identified.

Name

Bolton Gate Company

Legal name

Bolton Gate Company Limited

Website

https://boltongate.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1924

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Bolton Gate Company is a UK-based industrial door and shutter manufacturer, established 1924, producing certified fire, thermal, security, lift, acoustic, and marine doors for industrial and commercial facilities in the UK and internationally.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Doors and Shutters

NAICS

Security Systems Services (except Locksmiths) (561621)

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

Garage Doors & Rolling Shutters (IMADAIAE), Doors, Gates, Loading Docks & Access Systems Service (IMAIABAH)

Keywords

• Industrial door manufacturing
• Fire shutter systems
• Security door solutions
• Thermal insulated doors
• Marine shutter systems

Headquarters

HQ city

Bolton

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Industrial Door and Shutter Sales: Manufacture and sale of industrial doors, fire shutters, security shutters, and collapsible gates. Revenue generated from product sales, installation services, and bespoke custom solutions.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Bolton Gate Company manufactures, installs, and supplies industrial doors, fire shutters, security shutters, and collapsible gates. Operating since 1924 from Bolton, UK, the company delivers a portfolio of seven core product categories—fire, thermal, security, lift, acoustic, marine, and special/bespoke projects—serving industrial and commercial facilities in the UK and internationally.

Product overview

Bolton Gate Company is a manufacturer of industrial doors, fire shutters, security shutters, and collapsible gates. The company operates as a single unified product portfolio organized around seven core product categories: Fire Doors & Shutters for fire protection, Thermal Doors & Shutters for insulation, Security Doors/Grilles & Shutters for security, Lift Doors & Shutters for lift applications, Acoustic Doors & Shutters for sound control, Marine Shutters for marine environments, and Special Projects for bespoke solutions. From supplying everyday fire shutters to creating bespoke solutions for demanding specifications, the company develops its approach in quality, safety and design to serve the door manufacturing industry.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Fire Doors & Shutters Fire-rated doors and shutters designed to prevent the spread of fire and smoke, providing critical fire protection for commercial and industrial buildings.
• Thermal Doors & Shutters Insulated doors and shutters designed to provide thermal insulation for temperature control in industrial and commercial facilities.
• Security Doors, Grilles & Shutters Security-rated doors, grilles, and shutters providing protection against unauthorized access, theft, and vandalism.
• Lift Doors & Shutters Specialized doors and shutters designed for lift shaft applications and elevator access points.
• Acoustic Doors & Shutters Sound-insulated doors and shutters designed to reduce noise transmission for acoustic control in commercial and industrial environments.
• Marine Shutters Corrosion-resistant doors and shutters specifically designed for marine and offshore applications.
• Special Projects Custom-designed door and shutter solutions for unique specifications and challenging requirements outside standard product offerings.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature8 records

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights2 records

Direct peers

• Rite-Hite: Provides loading-dock equipment, industrial doors and safety solutions for warehouses and distribution facilities. It is a direct peer because of its overlapping high-performance door, loading-bay and facility-safety applications.
• Chase Doors: Manufactures high-performance industrial and commercial doors for demanding applications. It is a direct peer in specialized industrial openings, where durability, safety and reliable operation are central requirements.
• NORDOCK: Supplies loading-dock equipment, industrial doors and related safety systems. It is a direct peer for warehouse and manufacturing openings that combine access control, safety and operational efficiency.
• Hart Door Systems: A UK manufacturer and installer of industrial doors, shutters, gates and loading-bay systems. It is a direct peer serving similar UK industrial and commercial customers with custom door and access solutions.
• Stertil Dock Products: Provides loading-dock, industrial-door and material-handling safety solutions for logistics and industrial facilities. It is a direct peer because it addresses the same combination of doors, loading bays and operational safety use cases.
• Wayne Dalton: A long-established manufacturer of commercial, industrial and loading-dock doors and operators. It is a direct peer because of its comparable product category, customers and project-based commercial model.
• Alpine Overhead Doors: Offers commercial and industrial overhead-door systems, loading-dock equipment and related services. It is a direct peer for industrial and commercial facilities with installation-led door projects.
• Hörmann: A global manufacturer of industrial, commercial, loading-dock, fire/smoke and security door systems. It is a direct peer because it serves similar industrial and commercial customers with comparable doors, shutters and access solutions.
• Crawford Doors: Specializes in high-performance industrial doors for logistics, manufacturing and commercial facilities. Its door systems and customer profile make it a close direct peer to Bolton Gate's industrial door and shutter portfolio.

Broad incumbents

• ASSA ABLOY: A large global access-solutions group spanning entrance systems, doors, gates and electronic access control. It is a broad incumbent because its portfolio overlaps with Bolton Gate's commercial and industrial door and physical-security offering, but is substantially wider.

Market position

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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