{"id":43257,"date":"2025-10-23T21:17:06","date_gmt":"2025-10-24T01:17:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rwdoorsstg.wpenginepowered.com\/about\/"},"modified":"2026-10-26T09:20:49","modified_gmt":"2026-10-26T13:20:49","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.rwdoors.com\/us\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About Richards-Wilcox Garage Doors"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"43257\" class=\"elementor elementor-43257 elementor-39\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-562f3a3d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"562f3a3d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a200d04 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3a200d04\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-523c98cb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"523c98cb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Learn about Richards-Wilcox Garage Doors<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eba6691 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"eba6691\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Richards-Wilcox was incorporated in <strong>1912<\/strong>, making us the oldest door company in Canada. We\u2019re proud of our long history of quality products and we\u2019ve built upon that history to bring you the exceptional line of residential Premium Garage Doors we offer today.<\/p><p>At Richards-Wilcox, we are committed to making the next chapter of our history just as exciting as the first. We are passionate innovators of garage door design and desire to be the highest quality door systems manufacturer in the world.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-556fe089 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"556fe089\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">100+ years of success<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec2d52a e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ec2d52a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1fb46bf elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"1fb46bf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"#1800\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">1800s-1920s<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2295f36 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"2295f36\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a76f3cb elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"a76f3cb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"#1930\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">1930s-1950s<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-73cbce6 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"73cbce6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9e531b1 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"9e531b1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"#1960\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">1960s-1970s<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-53fa222 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"53fa222\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c0a2bb elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"4c0a2bb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"#1980\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">1980s-1990s<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-067490e elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"067490e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55b1180 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"55b1180\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"#2000\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">2000s-2020s<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d8dd93 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6d8dd93\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c57910 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"3c57910\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"1800\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a877359 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a877359\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cdf6e35 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"cdf6e35\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b39dd84 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b39dd84\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1363\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rwdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/MrRichards-e1769291125486.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-41775\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rwdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/MrRichards-e1769291125486.webp 1500w, https:\/\/www.rwdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/MrRichards-e1769291125486-300x273.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.rwdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/MrRichards-e1769291125486-1024x930.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.rwdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/MrRichards-e1769291125486-768x698.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Mr. Richards<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-59fbe63 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"59fbe63\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1615\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rwdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/MrWilcox-e1769290947754.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-41777\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rwdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/MrWilcox-e1769290947754.webp 1500w, https:\/\/www.rwdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/MrWilcox-e1769290947754-279x300.webp 279w, https:\/\/www.rwdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/MrWilcox-e1769290947754-951x1024.webp 951w, https:\/\/www.rwdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/MrWilcox-e1769290947754-768x827.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.rwdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/MrWilcox-e1769290947754-1427x1536.webp 1427w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Mr. Wilcox<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1fe8f0d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1fe8f0d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"774\" height=\"412\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rwdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/AuroraPlant.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-41847\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rwdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/AuroraPlant.jpg 774w, https:\/\/www.rwdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/AuroraPlant-300x160.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rwdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/AuroraPlant-768x409.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 774px) 100vw, 774px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a7b630b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a7b630b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1238\" height=\"412\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rwdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/LondonPlant.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-41849\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rwdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/LondonPlant.jpg 1238w, https:\/\/www.rwdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/LondonPlant-300x100.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rwdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/LondonPlant-1024x341.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.rwdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/LondonPlant-768x256.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1238px) 100vw, 1238px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c968926 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c968926\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"562\" height=\"412\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rwdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/SlidetiteAd_Winter.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-41851\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rwdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/SlidetiteAd_Winter.jpg 562w, https:\/\/www.rwdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/SlidetiteAd_Winter-300x220.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 562px) 100vw, 562px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-800ee47 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"800ee47\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae2241c elementor-widget-divider--view-line_text elementor-widget-divider--element-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"ae2241c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider__text elementor-divider__element\">\n\t\t\t\t1800s-1920s\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9485070 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9485070\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In the <strong>1800\u2019s,<\/strong> the first North American branch of The Richards Manufacturing Company and The Wilcox Manufacturing Company are headquartered in Aurora, Illinois. Richards-Wilcox is incorporated in <strong>1912<\/strong> and expands its North American operations by establishing a manufacturing presence in London, Ontario, Canada, and immediately opens branches in Montreal, Quebec, and later in Winnipeg, Manitoba.<\/p><p>In the subsequent years, factory owned dealerships are established in all the major cities across Canada.<\/p><p>Richards-Wilcox becomes the largest Canadian manufacturer of overweight systems, fire doors and fire door hardware, builders\u2019 hardware, farm hardware and specialties like vises, store ladders and wagon jacks. R-W also expands its auto accessories business from shock absorbers to mufflers, heater vents, and Jackson tire tools.<\/p><p>R-W begins manufacturing Slidetite garage door hardware and airplane hangar doors.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8ed41cb elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"8ed41cb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"1930\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0358afb e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0358afb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f48952f elementor-widget-divider--view-line_text elementor-widget-divider--element-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"f48952f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider__text elementor-divider__element\">\n\t\t\t\t1930s-1950s\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15a60c7 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"15a60c7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Richards-Wilcox expands its product range to include massive airplane hangar doors, Rolltite overhead doors, one piece overhead doors, partition door hardware, monorail equipment, and elevator hangers. They open more branches in Vancouver, Toronto, Moncton, Kingston, Hamilton and Edmonton.<\/p><p>R-W manufactures bleachers, basketball hoops and dividing walls for gymnasiums and chalkboards for classrooms.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ddd6278 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ddd6278\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"606\" height=\"412\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rwdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/richards_wilcox_1913.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-37099\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rwdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/richards_wilcox_1913.webp 606w, https:\/\/www.rwdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/richards_wilcox_1913-300x204.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 606px) 100vw, 606px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f54024 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6f54024\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"606\" height=\"412\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rwdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1970\/08\/1924_richards_wilcox.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-37137\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rwdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1970\/08\/1924_richards_wilcox.webp 606w, https:\/\/www.rwdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1970\/08\/1924_richards_wilcox-300x204.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 606px) 100vw, 606px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-42c7826 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"42c7826\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d96d036 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"d96d036\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"1960\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-531d570 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"531d570\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d03e454 elementor-widget-divider--view-line_text elementor-widget-divider--element-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"d03e454\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider__text elementor-divider__element\">\n\t\t\t\t1960s-1970s\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f33a0ee elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f33a0ee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Richards-Wilcox manufactures huge floodgates for the power generation industry and expands its Rolltite overhead door line into the commercial industrial door market. Other heavy industry products include sliding and rolling fire doors, rolling steel doors, vertiplex and multiplex vertical stacking doors. Electric door openers are also manufactured at the busy factory in London.<\/p><p>After decades of establishing a strong distributor network and diverse product line, Richards-Wilcox expands Rolltite to include steel insulated and non-insulated 16, 20 and 24 gauge sectional commercial doors. They also begin importing polyurethane product as interest in insulated doors begins to grow.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a024a39 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a024a39\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1834\" height=\"1684\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rwdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/RolltiteAd-HISTORY.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-41871\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rwdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/RolltiteAd-HISTORY.webp 1834w, https:\/\/www.rwdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/RolltiteAd-HISTORY-300x275.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.rwdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/RolltiteAd-HISTORY-1024x940.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.rwdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/RolltiteAd-HISTORY-768x705.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.rwdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/RolltiteAd-HISTORY-1536x1410.webp 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1834px) 100vw, 1834px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-91a78ff elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"91a78ff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"699\" height=\"451\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rwdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/doormaster-ad-HISTORY.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-41883\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rwdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/doormaster-ad-HISTORY.webp 699w, https:\/\/www.rwdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/doormaster-ad-HISTORY-300x194.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 699px) 100vw, 699px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ba65a7 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"4ba65a7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"1980\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e0fc67f elementor-widget-divider--view-line_text elementor-widget-divider--element-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"e0fc67f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider__text elementor-divider__element\">\n\t\t\t\t1980s-1990s\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e5a264b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e5a264b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6321102 elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-middle elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"6321102\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2400\" height=\"1079\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rwdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/EtobicokePlant-HISTORY.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-41887\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rwdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/EtobicokePlant-HISTORY.webp 2400w, https:\/\/www.rwdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/EtobicokePlant-HISTORY-300x135.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.rwdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/EtobicokePlant-HISTORY-1024x460.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.rwdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/EtobicokePlant-HISTORY-768x345.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.rwdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/EtobicokePlant-HISTORY-1536x691.webp 1536w, https:\/\/www.rwdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/EtobicokePlant-HISTORY-2048x921.webp 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2400px) 100vw, 2400px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Responding to the world\u2019s need to conserve energy and recognizing the opportunity for polyurethane products, R-W relocates headquarters from London to Etobicoke, Ontario and commences development of the first Canadian continuous polyurethane line in its Winnipeg facilities. It was one of only three production lines of its kind in North America, capable of manufacturing polyurethane steel two-side sectional overhead doors.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-447e05e elementor-position-right elementor-vertical-align-middle elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"447e05e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1440\" height=\"1566\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rwdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Thermatite-HISTORY.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-41875\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rwdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Thermatite-HISTORY.webp 1440w, https:\/\/www.rwdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Thermatite-HISTORY-276x300.webp 276w, https:\/\/www.rwdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Thermatite-HISTORY-942x1024.webp 942w, https:\/\/www.rwdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Thermatite-HISTORY-768x835.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.rwdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Thermatite-HISTORY-1412x1536.webp 1412w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1440px) 100vw, 1440px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">In <strong>1989<\/strong>, R-W proudly introduces Thermatite, Canada\u2019s first continuously produced polyurethane steel insulated sectional door. With the Canadian market quickly adapting to polyurethane product and for logistical reasons, Richards-Wilcox decides to move this revolutionary polyurethane line to Etobicoke. By now, R-W has distributors in every province of Canada. <br><br>In <strong>1992<\/strong>, with well-developed product and recognizing the growth potential in the global marketplace, Richards-Wilcox begins exporting sectional doors to other countries and establishes distributors first in the U.S., then Asia and Europe. <br><br>In <strong>1993<\/strong>, Richards-Wilcox pioneers the Bulk Thermatite Management System (BTMS) program and begins to specialize in supplying bulk sections and components, creating a new place for R-W in the industry\u2019s history. They move to more modern facilities in Mississauga to meet the coming technology boom.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f060123 elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-middle elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"f060123\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"930\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rwdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Raynor-office-HISTORY-scaled.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-41867\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rwdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Raynor-office-HISTORY-scaled.webp 2560w, https:\/\/www.rwdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Raynor-office-HISTORY-300x109.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.rwdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Raynor-office-HISTORY-1024x372.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.rwdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Raynor-office-HISTORY-768x279.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.rwdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Raynor-office-HISTORY-1536x558.webp 1536w, https:\/\/www.rwdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Raynor-office-HISTORY-2048x744.webp 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">In <strong>1997<\/strong>, R-W launches the Alumatite product line and redesigns its hardware for the new linear hardware line. By 1999, Richards-Wilcox is introducing their first residential polyurethane insulated product as well as exponential growth opportunities internationally. R-W now has distributors worldwide, including Latin America. <br><br>In <strong>1999<\/strong>, Raynor Worldwide, one of the world\u2019s leading manufacturers of residential and commercial sectional and rolling steel door products, acquires Richards-Wilcox.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-647fe9c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"647fe9c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-805f85a elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"805f85a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"2000\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c4f45a8 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c4f45a8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-47708fd elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"47708fd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"969\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rwdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/TruckPic-web-HISTORY-scaled.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-41877\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rwdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/TruckPic-web-HISTORY-scaled.webp 2560w, https:\/\/www.rwdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/TruckPic-web-HISTORY-300x114.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.rwdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/TruckPic-web-HISTORY-1024x388.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.rwdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/TruckPic-web-HISTORY-768x291.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.rwdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/TruckPic-web-HISTORY-1536x582.webp 1536w, https:\/\/www.rwdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/TruckPic-web-HISTORY-2048x775.webp 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0a3f978 elementor-widget-divider--view-line_text elementor-widget-divider--element-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"0a3f978\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider__text elementor-divider__element\">\n\t\t\t\t2000s-2020s\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7130088 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7130088\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a14c4e2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a14c4e2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1803\" height=\"827\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rwdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/R-W-building-drone-HISTORY.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-41873\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rwdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/R-W-building-drone-HISTORY.webp 1803w, https:\/\/www.rwdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/R-W-building-drone-HISTORY-300x138.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.rwdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/R-W-building-drone-HISTORY-1024x470.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.rwdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/R-W-building-drone-HISTORY-768x352.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.rwdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/R-W-building-drone-HISTORY-1536x705.webp 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1803px) 100vw, 1803px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f42d14 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9f42d14\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1044\" height=\"510\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rwdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/pantera-HISTORY.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-41865\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rwdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/pantera-HISTORY.webp 1044w, https:\/\/www.rwdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/pantera-HISTORY-300x147.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.rwdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/pantera-HISTORY-1024x500.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.rwdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/pantera-HISTORY-768x375.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1044px) 100vw, 1044px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3fa6287 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3fa6287\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Richards-Wilcox applies commercial technology and expertise to a residential polyurethane insulated sectional door product. R-W also introduces the world\u2019s first polyurethane residential semi-bulk program, available from a manufacturer who produces both the hardware and the sections, supported by the BTMS business software program.<\/p><p>In <strong>2002<\/strong>, Richards-Wilcox combines offices and plants. Still located in Mississauga, Ontario, the plant is close to the Pearson International Airport and is within minutes of the continent\u2019s great network of highways providing access to the U.S. and eastbound to Quebec and the Atlantic provinces. Sales, Engineering, Production, Shipping and Receiving are all now tightly grouped, giving Richards-Wilcox greater control over quality and costs.<\/p><p>The Landmark residential line is launched in <strong>2018<\/strong>. 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