Tiger Door

What Tiger Door does

Tiger Door is a U.S. manufacturer of Fiberglass Reinforced Plastic (FRP) doors, frames, fixed windows, and accessories, headquartered in Brownsville, Texas, and operating as a subsidiary brand under Phoenix Door Systems. The company has been in FRP research and development for more than 40 years and produces a specialized product line including Heavy Duty Doors, Pharmaceutical Duty Doors, Extreme Duty UL Fire Rated Doors, Extreme Duty Hurricane Doors, Fixed Windows, and FRP Door Frames. All products are custom CAD designed and hand fabricated to customer specifications, with no ferrous metal or wood components in construction — a design choice intended to eliminate premature failure from corrosion.

The technical differentiators center on durability, regulatory certification, and customization. Tiger Door holds a portfolio of tested certifications including UL 10B and UL 10C/UBC 7-2 fire ratings, UL 9 and UBC 7-4 ratings for fixed windows, Florida Product Approval FL7026 for hurricane/severe windstorm doors (protecting against wind speeds exceeding 300 mph), and compliance with multiple ASTM standards (E1886/1996, E330, E331, E283), ANSI A250.13, and AAMA 1304. Frames feature a heavy-walled fiberglass pultrusion profile with a 5-3/4 inch double rabbeted design, proprietary no-exposed-fastener system, and a limited lifetime warranty. Accessory offerings include screwless vision light kits, louvers, applied moulding appliques, and pultruded FRP thresholds.

The business model is enterprise, project-based, and quote-driven. Tiger Door sells directly to architects, designers, owners, and contractors through a phone/email sales channel with a 'Request a Quote' workflow; pricing is not publicly disclosed and is determined per project based on custom specifications. The company focuses on regulated end-markets — pharmaceutical facilities (cleanability), Florida and coastal construction (hurricane ratings), and commercial buildings (fire ratings) — where material specification decisions are made at the architectural stage. The addressable customer base is concentrated in the U.S. Gulf Coast and broader U.S. commercial construction market, with a stated ambition of serving customers worldwide through what appears to be a representative-based indirect distribution overlay. No revenue, headcount trends, or funding events are disclosed.

Name

Tiger Door

Legal name

Tiger Door

Website

https://tigerdoor.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1980

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Tiger Door is a Brownsville, Texas-based manufacturer of custom Fiberglass Reinforced Plastic (FRP) doors, frames, and windows serving architects, contractors, and owners in pharmaceutical, hurricane-rated, and fire-rated commercial construction projects across the United States.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Commercial FRP Door and Frame 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 industries

Interior Doors (IMADAIAB), Fire-Rated Glass & Glazing Assemblies (IMADAHAH), Architectural Hardware & Door Controls (Hinges, Locks, Closers, Panic Devices) (IMADAIAI)

Keywords

• Fiberglass doors
• FRP door manufacturing
• Commercial door systems
• Hurricane rated doors
• Fire rated doors

Headquarters

HQ city

Brownsville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. FRP Door and Frame Sales: Tiger Door generates revenue through the sale of custom Fiberglass Reinforced Plastic (FRP) doors, frames, windows, and accessories. Products are custom CAD designed and hand fabricated to customer requirements. Revenue is project-based with no ferrous metal or wood components in products.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Tiger Door manufactures and sells custom Fiberglass Reinforced Plastic (FRP) doors, frames, fixed windows, and accessories that are CAD designed and hand fabricated to customer specifications, with no ferrous metal or wood components. The product line targets commercial, industrial, pharmaceutical, fire-rated, and hurricane-rated building applications, with products engineered for corrosion resistance, code compliance (UL, FBC, IBC), and long service life in harsh environments. Sales are project-based via direct enterprise sales, phone, email, and a representative locator network serving architects, contractors, owners, and designers worldwide.

Product overview

Tiger Door is a manufacturer of Fiberglass Reinforced Plastic (FRP) doors, frames, windows, and accessories with over 40 years of experience. The company offers a portfolio of core door products (Heavy Duty Doors, Pharmaceutical Duty Doors, Extreme Duty UL Fire Rated Doors, Extreme Duty Hurricane Doors), Fixed Windows, and FRP Door Frames, complemented by an accessories line (Screwless Vision Light Kits, Louvers, Applied Moulding Appliques, FRP Thresholds). All products are custom CAD designed and hand fabricated to customer requirements, containing no ferrous metal or wood components. The product line is organized around FRP-based construction with various certifications including UL fire ratings, Florida Building Code approval, and hurricane/windstorm resistance ratings.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Heavy Duty Doors

Quantifiable outcome

• Products contain no ferrous metal or wood components that could lead to premature failure
• +1 more outcomes

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature7 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Phoenix Door SystemsparentOthersTiger Door is a subsidiary brand under Phoenix Door Systems. Phoenix Door Systems is the parent organization that manages Tiger Door and other brands including Chem-Pruf. Contact email [email protected] indicates integrated corporate structure.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Allegion: Allegion is a major global provider of security and access solutions, owning brands such as Steelcraft, CECO, and Republic. As the parent of several commercial door manufacturers competing with Tiger Door, it represents the broad incumbent category against which Tiger Door's niche FRP positioning is differentiated.
• ASSA ABLOY: ASSA ABLOY is the world's largest door opening and access solutions company, with a broad portfolio of commercial, industrial, and architectural door brands. It is comparable to Tiger Door as the global incumbent against which specialty FRP manufacturers compete across fire-rated, hurricane-rated, and architectural specification channels.
• Steelcraft: Steelcraft (an Allegion brand) is one of the largest US manufacturers of commercial hollow metal doors and frames. While it primarily serves standard commercial openings with steel products, it competes with Tiger Door on fire-rated and hurricane-rated specifications where institutional buyers compare metal and FRP solutions.
• Mesker Door: Mesker Door manufactures commercial hollow metal, FRP, and stainless steel doors with fire-rated and hurricane-impact certified offerings. Its FRP product line targets the same architectural specification market as Tiger Door, particularly in correctional, hurricane, and corrosive-environment applications.
• Cornell Iron Works: Cornell Iron Works manufactures commercial rolling, sectional, and specialty industrial doors for harsh environments. While its product mix skews toward larger industrial openings, it competes in some specialty applications with Tiger Door where corrosion resistance and custom engineering drive specification.
• CECO Door: CECO Door is a major US commercial steel door and frame manufacturer offering fire-rated and hurricane-impact products. It is broadly comparable to Tiger Door's fire and hurricane-rated offerings but operates at much larger scale and primarily in hollow metal rather than FRP construction.

Direct peers

• Deansteel Manufacturing: Deansteel is a Texas-based manufacturer of commercial, hurricane-rated, and custom specialty doors including FRP products. It competes directly with Tiger Door in Gulf Coast hurricane specifications and custom commercial door applications, sharing the same regional manufacturing footprint.
• Special-Lite: Special-Lite manufactures FRP and aluminum doors and frames for commercial, educational, and institutional applications. It competes head-to-head with Tiger Door in corrosion-resistant fiberglass door categories, including similar fire-rated and architectural building opening products.
• Chem-Pruf: Chem-Pruf is a sister brand under Phoenix Door Systems that also manufactures FRP doors and frames for corrosive environments. It is directly comparable to Tiger Door in material, customer base, and channel, with products often co-marketed across the same architectural specification workflows.
• Republic Doors & Frames: Republic Doors & Frames manufactures commercial steel, stainless steel, and FRP doors and frames with hurricane-impact certified products. Its FRP and hurricane-rated offerings compete directly with Tiger Door's Extreme Duty Hurricane line on similar specification-driven commercial projects.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance15 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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