Our roots lie in invention – in seeing the ordinary and making it extraordinary. For 50 years, we have led with integrity, ingenuity, and a fierce independence that has become our hallmark. Take a spin through 50 years of innovation with Total Door Systems.
Leon and Christine sell General Lock Company and form Total Door Systems, and begin to design, engineer and manufacture a fully integrated door system. Daughter Patricia Yulkowski begins working in the factory at age 11.
Total Door COO Jeanne Kitchen joins the team, integrating most business and manufacturing processes into digital systems and automating data output to provide an eagle’s eye view of continuous improvement and production.
The changes are palpable from the plant floor to the C-suite, and within the industry. TDS and Yulkowski receive recognition and honors for their focus on continuous improvement and innovation at their award-winning facility.
Patricia Yulkowski becomes President of the BHMA, the premier trade association for North American manufacturers of commercial builders’ hardware.
Total Door System becomes one of the only integrated door system manufacturers to be tested and certified as a complete system, and to invest in a UL Environmental Product Declaration and UL Health Product Declaration.
Total Door Systems becomes an education leader, launching life safety and building code education webinars that become top-ranked options for thousands of architects, designers, and builders.
