DORMA is the trusted global partner for premium access solutions & services enabling better buildings. With over 100 years of tradition behind it, the company offers holistic solutions covering all facets of door operability – from hinges, closers and floor springs to automatic door systems and time & access control solutions. In the business segments of door control, movable walls and glass fittings the company is a member of the world elite. Competence & comfort. No matter what sort of door application you are planning, DORMA has the door system to operate it. The DORMA History
Despite its rapid growth in the past few decades, DORMA has remained a family-owned company. Rudolf Mankel and his brother-in-law, Wilhelm Dörken, founded Dörken&Mankel KG in Ennepetal, Germany, on July 1, 1908. The first products to come out of the factory were double-action door hinges and milled screws. Right from the start, the two partners imposed the very highest quality standards on their products. The principle that applied even at that time - "Better the best at a good price than to disappoint our customers" - was destined to influence significantly the path adopted by the company. In 1913, Dörken&Mankel KG break ground on a new production facility in Ennepetal growing its manufacturing space to more than one million square feet
