1981

Helton Industries Ltd. is founded by Gerhard Rauch and Henry Neels

1982

Helton’s first shipment of garage door products to Stanley Garage Door in Auburn, Washington

1984

Helton introduces 2” door track

1988

Helton introduces heavy duty 3” commercial door track

1988

Helton expands into the local wholesale market through creation of Westgate Door

1990

Helton develops fully automated garage door hinge line

1994

Helton builds new 40,000 sqft manufacturing facility

1995

Helton begins manufacturing of window frames and decorative inserts for garage doors

1996

Helton expands building size to 77,000 sqft

1998

Helton introduces pre-packaged hardware kits

2002

Helton purchases adjacent property and expands to 150,000 sqft of manufacturing area

2003

DuraHem Safety Track is developed

2004

Horizon Series garage door windows are introduced for seamless inventory transitions

2006

Helton acquires 12 acres of adjacent land for expansion

2007

104,000 sq.ft. building erected on new land. Building houses new Spring Plant and Wholesale Division

2009

Helton expands product lines to include Accessory items such as Weather Seal, Door Lube and Access Controls