General American Door

For General American Door Company (GADCO), the answer has been understanding and responding to customer needs. GADCO has always prided itself on giving its customers quick turnarounds, a progressive distribution network and, above all, innovative products and trouble-free service. The Montgomery, Illinois-based company supplies its wholesale custom... ers with the highest quality garage doors made in America. GADCO residential garage doors are used by professionals and do-it-yourselfers who appreciate long life and great appearance in new construction, replacement and remodeling. GADCO's commercial and industrial doors are specified by architects and used by professionals for new construction and replacement needs. Founded in 1961 as General Aluminum Company, GADCO originally produced residential aluminum siding. After establishing its North Aurora, Illinois manufacturing plant in 1964, GADCO expanded its manufacturing operations by adding fiberglass garage doors the next year. The succeeding decades have offered convincing proof of GADCO's commitment to providing customers with the most innovative new products. In 1974, GADCO invented and patented one of the first truly new products the garage door industry had seen in years, the award-winning Therm-O-Air® (TOA), offering high-density polyethylene in an all-aluminum framework. Five years later, GADCO introduced its first steel garage door, a ribbed residential door called the Liberty®. The Liberty® and the Americana®, a raised panel residential steel garage door brought out in 1984, are recognized as premium quality residential garage doors throughout the U.S.A. and abroad. GADCO discontinues its siding operation in 1988 to devote all resources to solidifying its leadership position in garage doors. That leadership was confirmed the same year when GADCO introduced the maintenance-free Freedom® Series 9000 garage door, the world's first raised panel high-density polyethylene door. In an effort to meet the needs of customers who sought GADCO quality at a lower ...Read More