When it comes to doors, Dorma – a world market leader in door hardware, movable walls and automatic door systems – holds the key to making lasting impressions.

Dorma, a reliable single-source solution for architectural hardware, knows the market, understands its needs and translates them into practical measures by applying a high level of system competence to meet the requirements.
Founded close to a century ago, Dorma began production in line with the motto ‘Better the best at a good price than to disappoint our customers”, initially producing double-action hinges. This principle continues to influence its manufacturing strategy to this very day.
Today, Dorma’s unparalleled range of products and services makes it a competent solutions provider that can offer the market everything that it would require for doors, access points and entry means, says a spokesman for the company.
“Doors are often taken for granted by users, but for architects they constitute an important design element. For Dorma. they represent a constant challenge. Aesthetic elegance, functionality, durability and preventive fire protection are just some of the parameters to which Dorma applies its innovative efforts and expertise,” he says.
Dorma’s five divisions – Door controls, Automatic, Glass fittings and accessories, Security/Time and Access (STA) and Movable walls – co-ordinate with one another in such a way that they provide the architects and planners with greater design freedom in methodical project planning and realisation. The focus is on innovations while keeping an eye on the harmonious interaction of functionality and design.

Door control division
Under the door control umbrella, there are specialised segments of door closers and door control systems, door furniture and fittings and locks, providing a comprehensive array of door fittings and accessories.

Automatic choice
“Choosing Dorma Automatic opens up new perspectives for designing facades and entrances where functionality and customised design unite. Dorma is well aware of the conflict between planning freedom and the limitations posed by budgets and also understand the dreams and realities associated with the project planning and equipment selection,” says the spokesman.
It is against this background that it has developed solutions for automatic door systems to meet both current and future needs.
Dorma systems are highly practical in terms of their details and configuration, and always provide the highest level of quality and functional reliability. The company now offers what is possibly the largest range of automatic door systems, revolving door systems, automatic sliding partition systems, automatic sliding door operators and swing door operators, he says.
“With Dorma, architects can realise almost any design, secure in the knowledge that they have the expertise and experience of a globally operating company on their side,” the spokesman says.

Class of its own
The use of glass is becoming an even more significant component of modern architectural practice for designing living spaces, Dorma says it offers systems with impressive technical features, attractive aesthetics and dependable service properties, to fulfil almost any design and functional requirement that architects, planners and designers could possibly have. Its glass specialists are highly experienced in the development, manufacture and distribution of architectural hardware systems for toughened glass assemblies and internal doors, horizontal sliding partitions and customised glass solutions.
Focussing on glass as a material, Dorma boasts a comprehensive range of products, the complexity and protection of which is virtually unparalleled.

Behind safe doors
Dorma security systems prevent the misuse of doors – stylishly and with reliability.
“Dorma security systems offer maximum peace of mind, personal freedom and dependability. Technology, design and surface finish are all carefully co-ordinated, while providing effective and differential solutions. From anti-attack/anti-intruder protection and detection system to emergency exit control and time and access control, Dorma security systems are to be found wherever the highest standards are demanded,” he points out.
Despite its rapid growth in the past few decades, Dorma has remained a family-owned company. Today, the name Dorma is known the world over for sophisticated system solutions.
The group maintains major production plants in several European countries, Singapore, Malaysia, China, the US and Brazil. Headquartered in Ennepetal, Germany, it operates on a global scale with 65 wholly-owned companies in 44 different countries.