Frank Door Company

What Frank Door Company does

Frank Door Company is a family-owned, privately held manufacturer of cold storage doors and double-acting traffic doors, headquartered and operating out of a 60,000 square-foot manufacturing facility in Newport, North Carolina. Founded in the late 1980s, the company builds custom and standard doors for walk-in coolers, freezers, and refrigerated warehouses across five core product families: slide doors (single and biparting, manual and electric), swing doors (traditional, Delta/energy-saver, transition, and double), traffic doors (ColdSwing and SaniSwing), vertical lift doors, and sectional overhead doors. Underlying production combines CNC-controlled equipment for speed and accuracy with traditional hand craftsmanship for assembly and finishing, and all doors are wood-free, using aluminum extrusions, steel corner brackets, and HDPE panels designed for hygienic, sanitary food-equipment environments.

The company's product stack includes the proprietary DropTrac sliding track system (aircraft-grade aluminum extrusions with a closed-hood hygienic design) and the proprietary DCS18 Digital Control System, a self-configuring digital controller for sliding and sectional overhead doors that replaces maintenance-prone mechanical limit switches and torque limiters. Frank Door holds exclusive authorization to apply the UL EPH/NSF mark on its doors — a regulatory distinction unique among cold storage door manufacturers for sanitary design under NSF/ANSI International standards — and is also WBENC-certified as a women-owned business. Other differentiating components include the SaniSwing's 0.75-inch HDPE panel (50% thicker than competitive products), a finger-safe PVC gasket design, and integrated full-perimeter heater systems in panels, casings, and headers for cold-room applications.

Frank Door generates revenue primarily through direct, custom-quoted sales of physical cold storage and traffic doors to enterprise end-customers, supplemented by an online parts store (parts.frankdoor.com) that sells OEM gaskets, heaters, and hardware to the installed base. The go-to-market is sales-led, with a sales team reachable via toll-free phone (888-833-DOOR) and website lead forms; BIMobject/Autodesk Revit families are available to drive specification in new-construction projects. Pricing is not publicly disclosed and is determined per quote. Customer concentration spans food processing (ConAgra, Tyson, General Mills, Kraft, Smithfield), food service (McDonald's, Burger King, Subway), food retail (Walmart, Whole Foods, Wegmans), pharmaceuticals (Pfizer, Johnson & Johnson, Merck), government (U.S. Air Force, U.S. Navy), and education (Harvard, Yale), served exclusively from a single U.S. facility with no disclosed channel partners or international distribution.

Name

Frank Door Company

Legal name

Frank Door Company

Website

https://frankdoor.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1988

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Frank Door Company is a family-owned US manufacturer of custom cold storage doors and double-acting traffic doors for walk-in coolers, freezers, and refrigerated warehouses, serving enterprise customers in food processing, food service, food retail, pharmaceuticals, government, and education from a single facility in Newport, NC.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Commercial Refrigeration Doors

NAICS

Metal Window and Door Manufacturing (332321)

SIC

Metal Doors, Sash, Frames, Moldings & Trim (3442), Auto Controls For Regulating Residential & Comml Environments (3822)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industries

Garage Doors & Rolling Shutters (IMADAIAE), Weatherstripping, Thresholds & Door/Window Seals (IMADAIAL), Architectural Hardware & Door Controls (Hinges, Locks, Closers, Panic Devices) (IMADAIAI)

Keywords

• Cold storage doors
• Refrigeration doors
• Traffic doors
• Freezer doors
• Commercial door manufacturing

Headquarters

HQ city

Newport

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, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Cold Storage Door Sales: Frank Door Company manufactures and sells custom and standard cold storage doors including swing doors, slide doors, biparting doors, traffic doors, vertical lift doors, and sectional overhead doors. All doors are custom built to specific customer requirements. Revenue is generated through one-time product sales of physical doors.
2. Replacement Parts Sales: Frank Door maintains a dedicated parts store (parts.frankdoor.com) selling OEM parts, gaskets, heaters, and hardware for their door products. Includes gasket and heater wire calculators for sizing replacements. Provides ongoing revenue from the installed base of doors.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Frank Door Company manufactures custom and standard cold storage doors and double-acting traffic doors for walk-in coolers, freezers, and refrigerated warehouses. The product line spans slide, swing, traffic, vertical lift, and sectional overhead doors, all built to specific customer requirements with wood-free construction and optional heater systems. The company also sells OEM replacement parts, gaskets, heaters, and hardware through a dedicated online parts store.

Product overview

Frank Door Company manufactures a comprehensive portfolio of cold storage and traffic doors for walk-in coolers, freezers, and refrigerated warehouses. The product line includes five core door types: Slide Doors (single and biparting, manual and electric), Swing Doors (traditional, Delta/ESS-1, Transition/ESS-2, and double swing), Traffic Doors (ColdSwing and SaniSwing), Vertical Lift Doors (manual and electric), and Sectional Overhead Doors (manual and electric). All doors feature wood-free aluminum/steel construction, UL listing, and可选 heater systems. The company also offers the DCS18 Digital Control System for door automation, plus an online parts store with replacement gaskets, heaters, and hardware components. Doors are custom-built to specifications with various options including kickplates, view windows, locks, and activation equipment integrated with third-party sensors (BEA Falcon, BEA IS40, BEA Matrix) and door hardware (Hager).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• EFD-SHES Single Electric Slide Door Power-operated single horizontal sliding door for automated openings and closings, suitable for personnel and material handling traffic in space-restricted areas where swing doors cannot be used.
• EFD-BPHMS Biparting Slide Door (Manual) Manual biparting horizontal slide door for personnel and material handling traffic where space is limited, with panels sliding open from center; features the DropTrac aluminum system with no wood components.
• EFD-BPHES Biparting Electric Slide Door Power-operated biparting slide door with automated center-opening operation, reversing edge safety sensors, and jamb beam photoelectric detection for rapid openings and closings.
• Traditional Swing Door Traditional cold storage swing door with UL listing and heater systems, available in single and double configurations with hardware options including panic bars and door closers.
• EFD-ESS-1 Delta / Energy Saver Swing Door Energy-efficient swing door with 2 inch thick foamed-in-place exterior overlap and low profile interior; features rotary compression latch with multipoint option for blast freezer applications.
• EFD-ESS-2 Transition Swing Door Insulated infitting personnel door for light duty applications, with the appearance of a standard office door but the thermal break attributes of a cold storage door; not for freezers.
• EFD-DSD Double Swing Door Double swing door for personnel and hand truck traffic with inactive leaf breakaway feature for forklift access; includes rotary compression latch with multipoint latching and edge-mounted bullet hinges.
• EFD-DAPE Saniswing Traffic Door HDPE traffic door with 0.75 inch thick panel, overlapping flexible PVC gasket, stainless steel no-rise hinges, and frameless acrylic window; designed for food processing, warehousing, distribution, and food service environments with wash-down capability.
• EFD-DACS ColdSwing Traffic Door Double-acting traffic door for high-traffic cold storage applications, designed to withstand repeated impacts from forklifts and pallet jacks.
• EFD-VLE Vertical Lift Electric Door Power-operated vertical lift door for applications with limited side room or multiple door openings in close proximity; suitable for coolers, freezers, and industrial buildings, with DCS18 digital control system integration.
• EFD-VLM Vertical Lift Manual Door Manual vertical lift door for cold storage applications where power operation is not required.
• EFD-SOE Sectional Overhead Electric Door Electric-powered sectional overhead door with 3 inch galvanized steel tracks, steel rollers, and torsion springs; available in standard or high lift configurations for warehouse loading docks, with DCS18 automation control.
• EFD-SOM Sectional Overhead Manual Door Manual sectional overhead door for cold storage applications with standard lift or high lift options.
• Frank Door Parts Store (OEM Replacement Parts) Online parts store selling OEM replacement gaskets, heaters, hardware, and accessories for Frank Door products; includes gasket calculator and heater wire calculator for sizing replacements.

Quantifiable outcome

• Doors contribute to successful operation in thousands of demanding installations across processing facilities, pharmaceuticals, hospitals, supermarkets, convenience stores, restaurants, schools, and universities.

Named customers18 records

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration5 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• International Doors Association (IDA)minorOthersIndustry association membership providing visibility in the doors industry. Frank Door displays the IDA logo on their website footer as a member.
• Controlled Environment Building Association (CEBA)minorOthersIndustry association under the Global Cold Chain Alliance (GCCA) focused on controlled environment buildings. Frank Door displays the CEBA logo on their website footer as a member.
• North American Association of Food Equipment Manufacturers (NAFEM)minorOthersIndustry trade association for food equipment manufacturers. Frank Door displays the NAFEM logo on their website footer as a member.
• Institutional Supermarket Equipment (ISE)minorOthersIndustry organization for supermarket equipment. Frank Door displays the ISE logo on their website footer as a member.
• Underwriters Laboratories (UL)coreTechnology or IntegrationUL provides product certification services. Frank Door's sliding doors are UL listed, and the company is the only cold storage door manufacturer authorized to apply the UL EPH/NSF mark on their doors as they meet all NSF/ANSI International standards requirements. UL EPH Mark is recognized in all U.S. states and Canadian provinces for assessing sanitary design and construction of commercial food equipment.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Eliason Doors: Eliason Doors specializes in double-acting traffic doors, impact doors, and flexible doors for food service, cold storage, and supermarket applications. Both companies compete in traffic door and insulated door categories serving similar end customers in food retail and processing.
• Chase Doors (Allegion): Chase Doors manufactures traffic doors, impact doors, and cold storage doors for food service, supermarket, and industrial applications. Acquired by Allegion, Chase competes directly with Frank Door in traffic doors and insulated doors for walk-in cooler/freezer applications.
• Jamison Door Company: Jamison Door Company is a direct competitor specializing in insulated and cold storage doors for walk-in coolers, freezers, and refrigerated warehouses. Both companies serve the same food processing, pharmaceutical, and cold chain customers with custom-built door solutions.

Broad incumbents

• Kelley (Entrematic): Kelley, part of Entrematic, manufactures loading dock equipment including sectional and vertical lift doors for warehouse and cold storage facilities. They compete with Frank Door's sectional overhead and vertical lift product lines for warehouse distribution customers.
• Rytec Corporation: Rytec manufactures high-speed industrial doors for warehouses, distribution centers, and cold storage facilities. Their high-performance doors compete with Frank Door's vertical lift and sectional overhead doors at the high-end of the industrial door market.
• Overhead Door Corporation: Overhead Door Corporation is a major manufacturer of sectional overhead doors, rolling steel doors, and commercial/industrial doors serving loading docks and warehouses. They compete with Frank Door's sectional overhead and vertical lift door product lines but as part of a broader residential and commercial door portfolio.
• Therma-Tru Doors: Therma-Tru is a major door manufacturer (Fortune Brands subsidiary) producing entry, patio, and storm doors for residential and commercial applications. While not a direct competitor in cold storage, they represent the broader architectural door market with similar manufacturing capabilities.
• Albany Door Systems: Albany Door Systems (ASSA ABLOY) manufactures high-performance industrial doors including high-speed doors for cold storage and freezer applications. They compete with Frank Door in automated door systems for temperature-controlled facilities but with greater international reach.
• ASSA ABLOY Entrance Systems: ASSA ABLOY is a global leader in door solutions including industrial doors, high-speed doors, and loading dock equipment. Their Crawford and Albany door brands compete with Frank Door in commercial and industrial door segments, with substantially greater resources and global reach.

Emerging players

• TMI International: TMI International manufactures PVC strip doors, traffic doors, and impact doors for industrial and cold storage applications. They overlap with Frank Door in traffic doors and insulated door categories, primarily serving warehouse and distribution customers.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/frank-door-company

Compliance3 records

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 →

Frequently asked questions about Frank Door Company