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Founded in 1980, Schweiss Bifold Doors today is acknowledged as the country'
s leading manufacturer of bifold doors; with sales throughout the United States,
Canada, Asia, and Europe. The firm, located near Fairfax in rural Minnesota
employs 65. It's patented nylon Lift-Strap opening/closing mechanism
introduced 26 years ago quickly got the attention of the aviation world and
currently nearly 80 percent of Schweiss Bifold sales go to airport
operators and private pilots for their own individual hangar doors.
Because each Schweiss Bifold fits specific customer specs, each buyer can
also chose from a variety of special options such as: Walk-through insulated
doors with windows; Remote control features which permit the operator to
open/close the door from his tractor, pickup, or even his airplane; Choice
of colors; Outer surface material to match existing structures, even a
stucco finish or redwood siding.
Newest product from Schweiss is a One-Piece® Hydraulic door
requiring only 4-inch headroom and available up to 80 ft. wide and 23 ft.
high. Special feature of this new hydraulic door is a self-supporting
header frame, which gives the buyer/builder additional flexibility to fit an
existing building without revamping the supporting structure.
Julie Schafer, head of the Schweiss sales team explains, "We've always been
concerned about listening to our customers and building quality and
convenience into our products. We thrive on new ideas from our customers."
The initial bifold door idea and lift-strap mechanism were both customer
suggestions. As builders and architects become more familiar with the
manufacturing quality, and the flexibility of the firm, Schweiss-built
bifold doors are showing up in some unique markets. The press box at the new
Philadelphia Phillies baseball stadium sports Schweiss Bifold Doors. So too
does a Mall of America storefront, an Arizona auto dealership, a
Harley-Davidson dealer in Maui, Hawaii, and the new Ecology Center, Stanford
University, Palo Alto, CA, and airplane hangars owned by actors Jim Nabors
in Hawaii and Tom Cruise in Telluride, CO.
The firm provides installation crews, or very detailed instructions for
builders doing turnkey projects. Owner/CEO is Mike Schweiss. For
information contact: Schweiss Bifold Doors, P.O. Box 220, Fairfax, MN 55332 (Tel:
507-426-8273)