ABOUT US
WORLDWIDE INNOVATIONS FOR OVERHEAD DOORS
We will be the North American leader in delivering high-value entrance system components through innovative solutions and a culture of continuous improvement.
FlexiForce, established in 1980, specializes in the design, procurement, production and distribution of hardware and accessories for residential and commercial overhead doors. FlexiForce strongly believes in the market opportunities of independent, often local or regional, door producers worldwide. FlexiForce’s products and services support door companies in offering competitive door solutions to their markets.
FlexiForce’s core competences lie in the design and quality of the products and systems, but even more in understanding the need for an efficient supply chain. This is facilitated through worldwide FlexiForce production and warehouse facilities in Canada, the United States of America, the Netherlands, Spain, Hungary, Turkey, Italy and Poland and France.
We boast an enthusiastic, no nonsense team of over 550 people on 9 locations worldwide, dedicated to effectively supplying and servicing more than 3800 customers with hardware components, complete hardware sets and electrical operators for residential and commercial sectional overhead doors.
With all this in place, FlexiForce leads the way in coordinating the efforts to understand the capabilities, needs and desires of the entire supply chain, providing value in price, quality, technology, capacity management, logistics and customer service.
History
"We are not makers of history. We are made by history."
– Martin Luther King, Jr.
We weren’t always the world’s largest independent manufacturer of overhead door hardware. From our humble beginnings in a two-car garage to a 250,000+ square foot manufacturing facility, here are some highlights from our journey.
1981
Helton Industries is founded by Gerhard Rauch and Henry Neels.
1982
Helton’s first shipment of garage door products to Stanley Garage Door in Auburn, Washington.
1984
Helton introduces 2” door track.
1988
Helton introduces heavy duty 3” commercial door track.
Helton expands into the local wholesale market through creation of Westgate Door.
1990
Helton develops fully automated garage door hinge line.
1994
Helton builds new 40,000 sq.ft. manufacturing facility.
1995
Helton begins manufacturing of window frames and decorative inserts for garage doors.
1996
Helton expands building size to 77,000 sq.ft.
1998
Helton introduces pre-packaged hardware kits.
2002
Helton purchases adjacent property and expands to 150,000 sqft of manufacturing area.
2003
Dura-Hem Safety Track is developed.
2004
Horizon Series garage door windows are introduced for seamless inventory transitions.
2006
Helton acquires 12 acres of adjacent land for expansion.
2007
104,000 sq.ft. building erected on new land. Building houses new Spring Plant and Wholesale Division.
2009
Helton expands product lines to include Accessory items such as Weather Seal, Door Lube and Access Controls.
2012
Helton joins FlexiForce, a division of the ASSA ABLOY Entrance Systems Group.
2015
FlexiForce introduces commercial injection frames.
2017
FlexiForce opens manufacturing facility in Peachtree City, Georgia.
2 divisions worldwide
9 locations
550 Employees
1500 products
3800+ customers
