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DAN-doors celebrates its 40th anniversary on May 2, 2023


For 40 years, DAN-doors has specialized in the development and production of door solutions for the industry, and the great milestone is celebrated with an open house at Industrivej 19 on May 2, 2023 at 12-16.

New times, new solutions

DAN-doors' solutions are today represented all over the world and we are known for delivering solutions that last for many years. Several of the earliest solutions are still in use and fully functional even after 40 years of use, and DAN-doors is today one of the world's leading door manufacturers with customers in more than 100 different countries.

"A lot has happened to DAN-doors and the rest of the world in the last 40 years," says DAN-doors's CEO, Amdi Simon Kjærgaard, and continues: "In 1983, there was only one TV channel, and the Walkman to cassette tape was the big hit. The last 40 years have seen a huge industrial and digital development, and naturally this has also had an impact on our business. Customer needs have changed, and we have continuously developed new solutions to meet new demands from our customers. For example, last year we launched a highly insulated High Speed door that is both fast and well insulated at the same time, and in 2023 we have developed smoke ventilation doors for a project for one of our major customers."

Modern production with traditional artisan values

DAN-doors has been a major player in the Danish construction industry since 1983, and while much has changed over the 40 years, there are still some things that haven't changed.

"The focus is still on good craftsmanship", says Amdi Simon Kjærgaard. "We have made some major investments in modern equipment in our sheet metal department because it minimizes the risk of errors, increases capacity and protects our employees, but it is still people who produce our doors, not machines. It's our people who carefully and precisely ensure that every door is manufactured correctly for its size and application. This means, for example, that they make sure that steel brackets are inserted as extra reinforcement if the doors are above a certain size, so that they don't get stuck in the hinges after a while. Or that the doors are perfectly insulated so that there are no thermal bridges. We are privileged that many of our people have been with us for 25, 30 or 35 years, and they ensure that their knowledge and craftsmanship is passed on to newer employees. It's something I'm really grateful for and proud of," Amdi smiles.

Anything is possible - even when it seems impossible

DAN-doors specializes in producing customized solutions and has a reputation for finding solutions to seemingly impossible tasks.

Among the more curious DAN-doors solutions is a new steel door for a mortuary in a listed building. The door was to be produced as a faithful replica of the original door, but because beds have become wider over the last 100 years, the new stretchers could not fit through the old door and the new door had to be made wider than the original. You can read the full story here

Another challenge was to devise a discreet fire solution for a roller coaster at a luxury car dealership. The slide is an important part of the building's exclusive interior design, but without a fire solution it would not be approved by the fire authorities. The solution was a small fire sliding door, developed and designed specifically for this purpose.