COMMERCIAL DOOR METAL SYSTEMS, INC.

What COMMERCIAL DOOR METAL SYSTEMS, INC. does

Commercial Door Metal Systems, Inc. (CDMS) is a privately held specialty contractor founded in 1996 and headquartered in Chino, California, operating under California contractor's license #804233. The company sells, installs, repairs, and maintains commercial and industrial doors, gates, and dock equipment across Southern California. Its product portfolio spans hollow metal, wood, glass and aluminum, bullet/blast resistant, HERCULITE glass, corrosion resistant (FRP), impact, and pass-thru doors, alongside automatic operators, commercial air curtains, roof hatches, and security, barrier, dumpster, and scissor gates. Authorized partnerships with manufacturers including Schlage, Von Duprin, LCN, Tormax, Dormakaba, Adams Rite, Ceco, Curries, Algoma, and Corbin Russwin allow CDMS to source and install across major industry brands.

The company's revenue model is anchored on a mix of one-time product sales, professional installation and repair services, custom preventative maintenance subscriptions, and 24/7 emergency service including board-up and welding. Pricing is fully quote-based with free on-site evaluations; nothing is sold through e-commerce. Go-to-market is a regional field-sales motion executed through a fleet of over 40 fully equipped service trucks and uniformed technicians covering Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, and San Bernardino Counties, supplemented by a toll-free phone line and website contact forms. The sales staff alone is reported to carry over 700 years of combined commercial door experience, with technical repair staff contributing an additional 60+ years. A notable proprietary capability is the in-house reverse-engineering of hinge spacing on roughly 90% of existing hollow metal door frames regardless of original manufacturer, reducing replacement friction for legacy facilities.

Customer segments are horizontally distributed across commercial and industrial facilities requiring security, ADA compliance, access control, high-security (bullet/blast resistant for banks, government, gas stations), retail/office aesthetics (glass, HERCULITE, aluminum), food service and healthcare (corrosion resistant, wash-down), and storefronts (scissor gates, window security). Disclosed testimonials are exclusively from SMBs and one nonprofit fraternal organization (Elks Lodge); no enterprise logos are publicly named. The company is owner-operated, with no disclosed institutional investment, M&A activity, or leadership changes in available materials.

Name

COMMERCIAL DOOR METAL SYSTEMS, INC.

Legal name

Commercial Door Metal Systems, Inc.

Website

https://cdmetalsystems.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1996

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Commercial Door Metal Systems is a Southern California commercial door and gate contractor (founded 1996, Chino, CA) that sells, installs, repairs, and maintains doors, gates, operators, and dock equipment across LA, Orange, Riverside, and San Bernardino Counties via a 40+-truck field service fleet.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Commercial Door and Gate Installation & Services

NAICS

Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment (except Automotive and Electronic) Repair and Maintenance (8113), Security Systems Services (56162), Metal Window and Door Manufacturing (332321)

SIC

Metal Doors, Sash, Frames, Moldings & Trim (3442), Misc Industrial & Commercial Machinery & Equipment (3590)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industries

Doors, Gates, Loading Docks & Access Systems Service (IMAIABAH), Architectural Hardware & Door Controls (Hinges, Locks, Closers, Panic Devices) (IMADAIAI), Exterior Doors (IMADAIAA)

Keywords

• Commercial door installation
• Commercial door repair
• Automatic door operators
• Commercial security gates
• Hollow metal doors

Headquarters

HQ city

CHINO, California

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Product Sales: Sales of commercial doors (hollow metal, wood, glass/aluminum, bullet/blast resistant, HERCULITE glass, corrosion resistant, impact, pass-thru), gates (security, barrier, dumpster, scissor), operators, air curtains, and roof hatches.
2. Installation Services: New installation of doors, gates, and dock equipment by uniformed, identifiable technicians.
3. Repair Services: Commercial door and gate repair services. Trucks equipped with welders, vices, cutters, and repair parts inventory to complete most repairs in a single visit.
4. Preventative Maintenance Programs: Custom-designed preventative maintenance programs to extend door, gate, and dock equipment life. Includes cleaning, lubrication, and hardware integrity inspection.
5. 24/7 Emergency Service: Round-the-clock emergency repair service including emergency board-up support, emergency welding, and immediate premises securing.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Commercial Door Metal Systems, Inc. sells, installs, repairs, and maintains a broad range of commercial and industrial doors, gates, and access systems across Southern California. Its portfolio includes hollow metal, wood, glass/aluminum, bullet/blast resistant, HERCULITE glass, corrosion resistant, impact, and pass-thru doors, along with automatic operators, air curtains, roof hatches, and security/barrier/dumpster/scissor gates. The company operates a fleet of 40+ service trucks delivering free on-site evaluations, installation, 24/7 emergency board-up, and recurring preventative maintenance programs.

Product overview

Commercial Door Metal Systems, Inc. is a commercial door, gate, and access systems service company offering over 40 door and gate solutions for commercial and industrial facilities. The product portfolio spans personnel doors (hollow metal, commercial wood, glass and aluminum, bullet & blast resistant, and HERCULITE® glass doors), specialized doors (corrosion resistant, impact, and pass-thru doors), automatic operators, commercial air curtains, roof hatches, and security gates (security, barrier, dumpster, and scissor gates). The company provides installation, repair, and 24/7 emergency services, with a fleet of over 40 trucks serving Southern California. Core products are complemented by door hardware brands including Schlage, Von Duprin, Yale, Sargent, and Stanley, as well as door closer brands LCN, Norton, Sargent, and Tormax.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• Single-visit repair completion for most jobs, minimizing downtime and cost
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• AlgomacoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDoor and frame manufacturer. One of the primary suppliers of commercial doors sold, installed, and serviced by CDMS.
• Ceco DoorcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDoor and frame manufacturer. CDMS sells, installs, and services Ceco commercial door products.
• CurriescoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDoor and frame manufacturer. CDMS sells, installs, and services Curries commercial door products.
• SchlagecoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDoor hardware manufacturer. CDMS installs and services Schlage locks and hardware products.
• LCN (LCN Closers)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDoor closer manufacturer. CDMS installs and services LCN commercial door closers.
• TormaxcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAutomatic door operator manufacturer. CDMS installs and services Tormax automatic door operators including ADA-compliant systems.
• Adams RitecoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDoor hardware manufacturer. CDMS installs and services Adams Rite hardware products.
• Von DuprincoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorExit device manufacturer. CDMS installs and services Von Duprin exit devices and panic hardware.
• Dormakaba (Dorma)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDoor hardware and access control manufacturer. CDMS installs and services Dorma/Dormakaba products.
• Corbin RusswincoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDoor hardware manufacturer. CDMS installs and services Corbin Russwin locks and hardware.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Raynor Door Authority: National commercial and industrial door manufacturer with an authorized dealer network providing installation, service, and maintenance. Competes with CDMS in the same commercial door and dock equipment service category across multiple regions.
• Overhead Door Corporation: National commercial and industrial door manufacturer and service provider with authorized distributors across the US. Competes with CDMS across commercial door installation, repair, and maintenance, but at much larger scale and broader geographic reach.
• Stanley Access Technologies (Allegion): Major commercial automatic door operator and access solutions provider within Allegion, a global security products company. Directly comparable to CDMS on automatic door operator installation and ADA-compliant service work.
• Allegion (Schlage/Von Duprin): Global security products company owning Schlage, Von Duprin, LCN, and other brands CDMS distributes and services. Functions partly as a CDMS supplier but also competes at the enterprise level for integrated access and door hardware contracts.
• ASSA ABLOY Entrance Systems: Global leader in automated entrance solutions, including commercial door operators, sliding doors, and industrial doors. Overlaps with CDMS on automatic door and high-speed door product lines and competes for commercial service contracts.

Emerging players

• Tormax USA: Automatic door operator manufacturer whose products CDMS sells and services. Tangentially comparable — they are a key supplier but also sell direct through their own service network, particularly for ADA-compliant automatic operators.

Direct peers

• Horton Automatics: Specializes in automatic sliding, swinging, and revolving commercial door systems with installation and service. Closely overlaps with CDMS's ADA-compliant automatic door operator business across commercial and healthcare facilities.
• Door Control Inc: Commercial door and hardware installer serving Southern California with sales, installation, and service for hollow metal, wood, and specialty doors. Direct regional competitor with a similar product mix and customer base to CDMS.
• DSI Door Service Inc: Regional commercial door and dock equipment service company offering installation, repair, and maintenance. Closest comparable business model to CDMS — fleet-based field service for commercial doors, gates, and dock equipment in defined metro areas.

Regional players

• Cookson Door Company: Commercial door, gate, and loading dock service and installation provider serving the Western US. Highly comparable service model to CDMS with a regional field-truck operation, although Cookson serves a broader geography.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 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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