Austin's Kosper Doors Says 60,000 Canadian Installations in Three Years Clear the Way for Its U.S. Launch
The Austin-headquartered garage-door maker tested its products and its dealer model from British Columbia to Ontario — and is now entering what it calls the world's largest garage door market.
AUSTIN — Kosper Doors, a garage-door manufacturer headquartered in Austin, said Tuesday that it has completed about 60,000 installations in Canada over the past three years through three regional dealers, and that it is now launching U.S. operations. The company stated plainly that the installation figures were provided by the company.
The three dealers split the country into complementary territories: StarPro covers Alberta and British Columbia, including Edmonton and Calgary; SKAZ focuses on London, Ontario, and nearby residential markets; and Danny Garage Doors serves Toronto-area renovation and repair customers. Kosper said the Canadian projects covered residential and commercial buildings from British Columbia to Ontario, a spread it described as a broad test under varied climate and building conditions, with cold winters and summer temperature swings testing insulation, sealing and material stability.
Among the projects the company cited: commercial overhead doors with standard lift, cable-break protection and infrared safety sensors at an Edmonton warehouse, which it said operated smoothly after two years of high-frequency use, and Toronto renovation work that included replacing a 15-year-old door with a model from its Classic series — in one case removing the old door and completing installation and testing in half a day.
Kosper's residential lineup runs to eight series, with stated R-values from 14.04 to 17.58, and its industrial line offers five series and more than 50 models. The company said its Canadian run validated both its products and its regional dealer-plus-service-network model as it enters what it describes as the world's largest garage door market — its own home market.
