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Door Controls USA company history timeline

1973

1973 - Don Gilchrist purchased Door Control Services for $10,880.

1981

1981 - Began automatic door repair.

1984

1984 - Door Control Services became incorporated.

1990

1990 - 'Most Improved Performance' from Besam.

1991

1991 - 1st place Besam Distributor.

1992

1992 - 4th place Besam Distributor.

1993

1993 - 5th place Besam Distributor.

1994

The American Association of Automatic Door Manufacturers, a trade association of manufacturers of automatic pedestrian door systems, was founded in 1994 to promote safety in the manufacture and operation of automatic doors.

1996

1996 - Reached $5 million in sales - Started rebuilding automatic operators and controls

1997

1997 - 1st place Besam Distributor.

1999

1999 - 2nd place Besam Distributor.

2004

2004 - Construction of new 2-story building. $16 million in sales.

2007

2007 - $25 million in sales.

2009

2009 - $1M Distributor Award from Horton.

2013

2013 - Crossed the 300th employee threshold.

2015

2015 - The company split into Door Control Services, Inc. and Door Controls USA, Inc.

2016

2016 - Founder, original owner, and CEO Don Gilchrist sells Door Controls USA to children Paxton Gilchrist and Summer Gilchrist-Haltom

2022

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