Kenfield

What Kenfield does

Kenfield Limited is a UK-based specialist door manufacturer founded in 1983 and headquartered at Kings Norton Business Centre, Birmingham. The company designs, manufactures, and ships custom-built industrial and commercial doors, including the patented K750 Energy Door, Flip Flap Cold Room Door System, K150/K250/K450/K550 hygiene and crash door ranges, and PVC strip curtains, alongside an online custom door configurator service. Products are made-to-measure to customer aperture specifications and are accredited to ISO9001 (quality) and ISO14001 (environmental) standards, with the K450 clean-room door additionally aligned to FDA material standards.

Kenfield's commercial model is sales-led B2B, combining a dedicated telephone/email sales team with a digital configurator, customer portal for order tracking, and global pallet-carrier distribution spanning the UK, Europe, Middle East, Africa, Asia, North America, and Australasia. Revenue is generated almost entirely through one-time sales of manufactured doors and PVC strip products, with pricing predominantly quote-based and only a handful of standard items (e.g., K2 Insulated Strip Curtain at £349, Insulated Trolley Cover at £199) carrying listed prices. A sister brand, PVC-Strip-Doors, operates a parallel channel for PVC strip, curtain, and roll products.

The customer base is concentrated in UK supermarket and grocery retail (Tesco, Sainsbury's, Aldi, Asda, Morrisons, Waitrose, Iceland, Lidl, Co-op), with additional enterprise accounts in hospitality (McDonald's) and logistics (Amazon), and a vertical mix spanning refrigeration, warehousing and logistics, food production, and hospitality. Ownership is family-controlled, with Tom Moloney as Chairman and Liz Moloney as Director alongside Managing Director Jon Carn, and the business operates without external institutional capital.

Name

Kenfield

Legal name

Kenfield Limited

Website

https://kenfield.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1983

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Kenfield is a UK specialist door manufacturer (est. 1983, Birmingham) producing custom-built crash doors, cold-room flip-flap doors, insulated strip curtains, and PVC strip products for supermarket, warehousing, food production, hospitality, and logistics customers globally.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Door Manufacturing

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 industry

Access Panels, Hatches & Specialty Openings (IMADAIAJ)

Keywords

• Specialist door manufacturing
• Impact crash doors
• Cold room doors
• PVC strip curtains
• Industrial door systems

Headquarters

HQ city

Kings Norton

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Specialist Door Sales: One-time sale of custom-manufactured specialist doors (impact crash doors, cold room doors, hygiene doors, etc.) built to customer specifications. Products include K150, K250, K450, K550, K750 series doors.
2. PVC Strip Curtain Sales: Sale of PVC strip doors, curtains, and replacement strips. Includes made-to-measure and ready-made options for various applications.
3. Custom Door Configuration: Bespoke door manufacturing service using online configurator. Customers specify dimensions, materials, colours, and features for custom quotes.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Kenfield designs, configures, and manufactures a comprehensive range of specialist commercial and industrial doors including impact crash doors, cold room flip-flap doors, food hygiene doors, clean room doors, insulated strip door curtains, and PVC strip curtains. Products are custom-built to customer aperture specifications at the company's Birmingham facility, serving supermarkets, warehousing, hospitality, food production, and refrigeration sectors globally.

Product overview

Kenfield is an award-winning specialist door manufacturer offering a comprehensive portfolio of industrial and commercial door solutions. The core product line includes the K750 Energy Door (award-winning flip-flap door for cold rooms with 30,000+ installations), K550 Impact Crash Door for warehousing, K250 GRP Retail Swing Door, K150 Polyethylene Food Hygiene Door, K450 High Hygiene Clean Room Door, and K2 Insulated Strip Door Curtain. These are complemented by PVC strip doors, insulated products, and a custom door configurator service. The company serves supermarkets, warehousing, hospitality, refrigeration, and food production sectors with made-to-measure products manufactured at their Birmingham facility.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• K750 Energy Door: Award-winning patented energy-saving door for temperature-controlled areas with over 30,000 installations in supermarkets across UK and Europe.
• K250 GRP Retail Swing Door
• K150 Polyethylene Food Hygiene Door
• K550 Impact Crash Door
• K450 High Hygiene Food / Clean Room Door
• K2 Insulated Strip Door Curtain
• PVC-Strip-Doors

Products and services

• K750 Energy Door Award-winning, patented flip-flap door designed specifically for temperature-controlled areas such as cold rooms and freezers. Configured for thermal efficiency with flexible PVC or polyurethane panels, reducing cold air loss and warm air ingress. Has over 30,000 installations across leading supermarkets in the UK and Europe.
• K550 Impact Crash Door Heavy-duty impact crash door suitable for warehouses and storage areas where hand pallet or motorised trucks are used. Features robust galvanised steel frames with options for powder coating, flexible PVC or rubber panels, and internally sprung mechanism for durability.
• K250 GRP Retail Swing Door Robust, lightweight GRP (glass-reinforced polymer) impact crash door. Custom built in the UK, featuring powder-coated framed acrylic vision panels, stainless steel hinges, and free from finger traps. Suitable for disabled access and specified by leading retail brands.
• K150 Polyethylene Food Hygiene Door Hygienic polyethylene swing door with optional integrated vision panel and protective bumpers. Features 15mm high-grade PE panel, non-porous easy-clean surfaces, stainless steel double action hinges, and 100% recyclable materials. Designed for food production, supermarkets, and healthcare environments.
• K450 High Hygiene Food / Clean Room Door High visibility swing door with rigid polyethylene/polycarbonate or PETG panels. Food safe meeting EEC and FDA standards, ideal for food and pharmaceutical facilities. Features 15mm polypropylene panels with clear top section, stainless steel hinges, and range of protection bumpers.
• K2 Insulated Strip Door Curtain Insulated strip curtain engineered for high-traffic cold storage environments. Features heavy-duty PVC with lightweight fiber insulation for exceptional thermal resistance. Reduces warm air ingress, helps maintain stable temperatures, and reduces ice buildup. Available in sizes up to 3.5m high. Standard 1000mm x 2100mm priced at £349.00.
• Insulated Trolley Cover Lightweight insulated thermal protection cover for milk trolleys and other refrigerated produce. Triple-layer insulated product with hard wearing materials, zip or Velcro fastening options. Keeps product cooler for longer in transit. Priced at £199.00.
• PVC Strip Doors High-quality PVC strip doors and curtains for controlling temperature, dust, noise, and pests. Made-to-measure options available with overlapping PVC strips hung from mounting rails. Suitable for warehouses, factories, cold storage, and clean rooms.
• Custom Door Configurator Service Online door configuration tool allowing customers to build custom doors to specification. Process includes configure, quote, expert advice, and order steps for bespoke manufactured doors based on customer aperture measurements, materials, colours, and feature options.

Quantifiable outcome

• 35,000+ installations of K750 Energy Door across UK and European supermarkets
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers11 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• PVC-Strip-DoorsminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSister company operating as a separate sales channel for PVC strips, strip doors, and PVC rolls. Established as a trusted global supplier of PVC products, with its own dedicated website at pvc-strip-doors.co.uk. Kenfield refers customers requiring PVC strip products to this sister company.
• Low Carbon SME ProgrammeminorOthersPartnership with Low Carbon SME Programme to ensure efficient and environmentally responsible operations. Partnered to improve carbon footprint and operational efficiency.
• AvettaminorOthersMembership with Avetta for supplier compliance management, indicating enterprise customer requirements for supplier vetting.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Rytec: US-based manufacturer of high-performance industrial doors including impact traffic doors and insulated/cold-storage doors. Directly comparable specialist product range aimed at warehousing, food processing, and logistics customers.
• Dynamic Closures: Manufacturer of PVC strip curtains, impact doors, and insulated/cold-storage doors for industrial and commercial use. Directly comparable specialist product offering to Kenfield with similar target customers.
• TMI Group: Manufacturer of PVC strip curtains, air curtains, and industrial door solutions. Comparable product category and customer base (warehousing, cold storage, food production) to Kenfield's PVC and crash door lines.
• Chase Doors: US manufacturer of impact traffic doors, cold-storage doors and strip curtains for industrial and commercial applications. Closely comparable product mix to Kenfield's impact crash door and PVC strip curtain lines.
• Teckentrup: German manufacturer of industrial and commercial doors including sectional, fire-rated, and steel doors for warehouses, retail, and logistics. Comparable specialist door offering targeting similar European B2B customers as Kenfield.
• Hörmann: Germany-based global leader in industrial, commercial and residential doors, including impact traffic doors, cold-room doors, and high-speed doors. Directly comparable product portfolio and customer base (warehouses, retail, logistics) to Kenfield.
• Stark Doors: UK-based manufacturer of industrial and commercial doors including impact doors, cold-room doors, and PVC strip curtains. Direct UK competitor with overlapping product range and customer segments.

Emerging players

• Apex Plastics: UK specialist in PVC strip curtains and doors for industrial, commercial and cold-storage applications. Narrower product range than Kenfield but directly competing in PVC strip and cold-room door categories.

Broad incumbents

• ASSA ABLOY: Swedish global leader in door opening solutions, encompassing industrial doors (Crawford, Albany), access control and locking. Overlaps with Kenfield in commercial/industrial door solutions but operates at vastly greater scale across a much broader portfolio.
• Kingspan Group: Irish-listed global leader in insulated building envelope products including insulated panels and doors for cold storage and temperature-controlled facilities. Adjacent competitor in cold-room construction with overlapping end customers in food retail and logistics.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/KenfieldLtd
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• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/kenfield-ltd

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Subsidiaries1 record

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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