Dorma

Not to be confused with Dorma, India or dormer.

For the Marvel Comics character, see Dorma (character).

Dorma headquarters in Ennepetal, Germany

Dorma was a German company that produced door technology systems and allied products. It merged with Kaba Holding in September, 2015 and became part of Dormakaba Group.[1]

## Overview[edit]

Dorma was founded by Wilhelm Dörken and Rudolf Mankel as Dörken & Mankel KG in Ennepetal, Germany, in 1908.[2] The family business was managed by owner Karl-Rudolf Mankel in third generation. As part of succession planning, previous sole Dorma proprietor Karl-Rudolf Mankel transferred the majority of his shareholding to his daughters Christine and Stephanie in March 2009.

The Dorma Group had a workforce of approximately 6,500 employees and closed the fiscal year 2009/10 with a business volume of 856,4 Mill. EUR.[citation needed]

In April 2015, Dorma Holding announced a planned merger with Swiss-based Kaba Group.[3] The group went on to become Dormakaba Group.

## Structure and organization[edit]

The company was divided into six divisions: Door Control, Automatics, Glass, Movable Walls, Security Systems & Trade Counters. Dorma’s head office in Ennepetal controlled 69 wholly owned companies in 45 different countries. Its major production plants were located in Europe, China, Malaysia, North and South America.

## Product range[edit]

* Door control: door closers, door furniture and fittings, window handles, hinges and locks
* Automatics: automatic door operators, sliding doors, swing doors and revolving doors, automatically operated sliding glass panel partitions
* Glass: fittings, door and side panel rails, locks
* Security: access control systems, security door fittings, emergency exit control systems, lock and electric keeps, security and detection systems
* Movable-Walls: sound-insulating walls, sound-insulating movable glasswalls

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Dormakaba Group | Safe, secure & seamless access solutions".
2. ^ Herrmann, Christoph; Günter Möller; Ronald Gleich; Peter Russo (2009). Strategisches Industrieguterdesign. Springer. pp. 68–77. ISBN 9783642001154.
3. ^ "Swiss-based Kaba to merge with Germany's Dorma Holding". Reuters. April 30, 2015.

## External links[edit]

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