About Lifetime
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) about Lifetime Doors, Inc.

• How long has Lifetime Doors been in business?
• Is Lifetime a private or public company?
• Where are the doors produced and shipped?
• How does Lifetime maintain its committment to its customers?
• Why is Lifetime the best value?
• Where can I purchase Lifetime doors?

History

In the mid 1940s Midwest Plywood was a thriving distributor of hardwood and softwood plywood with warehouse locations in Detroit, Cleveland, Dayton and Toledo. Midwest Plywood not only sold plywood to local manufacturers, but also wholesaled carloads of flush doors into developing markets in the northeast, southeast and southwest.

By 1947, with the demand for flush doors steadily increasing, Midwest Plywood's door requirements outstripped the capacity of their local suppliers, and Midwest began to produce its own flush doors. In early 1950 Midwest reorganized its door manufacturing business as a separate company known as Wisconsin Knight, Inc., later merging Wisconsin Knight into what is now Lifetime Doors, Inc. Lifetime's pattern from the beginning has been to grow in response to demand, building the required facilities from the ground up, rather than through acquisition. Lifetime survived the weeding out and consolidation phase the industry went through in the 1980's and 1990's because of its strong financial position, and the commitment of its ownership to remain independent.

Privately Held

Privately held and debt free with corporate offices in Farmington Hills, MI, Lifetime's five strategically located door plants are supported by its Sacramento, CA cutstock facility. Combining a well-trained staff, modern up-to-date equipment and the breadth of inventory necessary to produce a complete line of flush and molded panel doors, each Lifetime door plant averages 150,000 square feet of manufacturing space specifically designed for maximum production efficiency.

Coast to Coast Locations

Our customers are served across the United States and Canada by production facilties in Denmark, SC; Easton, PA; Hearne, TX; Watseka, IL; Los Banos, CA; and Sacramento, CA.

Committed to Quality Work

Given that roughly 10% of the company's work force has twenty or more years of service, and every Lifetime door plant boasts senior management with twenty-five or more years of flush door manufacturing experience, the concept of "quality people bringing you quality products" is more than just a slogan. We understand that continued success depends on each Lifetime employee's commitment to "sweating" the small stuff in meeting the needs of our customers.

Three basic principles are key to the manner in which we strive to conduct our business. First, we expect our reputation to reflect that we are consistent, responsive, dependable, and positive in both attitude and approach. Second, quality is to be a way of doing business, not a process with a beginning and an end. And third, service relationships are to be approached with an appreciation for the affect that our actions have on all involved parties.

Why Lifetime is the Logical Choice

Today's Lifetime is a seasoned blend of the manufacturing capacity, financial strength, experienced personnel and management commitment that is required to build long term partnerships by providing the quality interior door products and the attention to detail necessary to meet the everyday needs of our customers.

Lifetime Products

Lifetime Doors does not sell directly to the consumer. To become a Lifetime Doors dealer or to find an existing dealer in your area, please contact one of the five regional Lifetime Doors sales offices or the national administrative office in Farmington Hills, Michigan.