Due to the recent tariffs added to Chinese imports, material prices across the board are rising. This is especially true in our industry.
Costs directly increase since China exclusively makes many garage door parts such as rollers.
We hope to limit the increase in our garage door parts prices to around eight percent.…
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In a recent bid to offer even more options and convenience to customers, FedEx has partnered with Walgreens to provide FedEx Ground and Express package pickup in every Walgreens nationwide. As an internet retail company, we are always quick to extend these benefits to our customers.…
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This morning I heard that the unemployment rate was around four percent, which is about as low as I can ever remember it being. Earlier this week, the Wall Street Journal reported that there is a shortage of workers in the Midwest.…
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Our business is expanding, and we’re looking for someone to help with outside sales. This position requires some travel.
For the qualified individual, we are offering $6,000 per month. We are also offering a commission after a minimum sales figure has been reached.…
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DDM Garage Doors in West Chicago, Illinois, is growing. We need someone to help customers in the United States and around the world get parts for their garage doors and dock equipment. Therefore, we are looking for a person to fill our sales position.…
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This week we posted our new “TorqueMaster Spring Replacement” video on YouTube. This video guides you through how to replace TorqueMaster One Springs.
We have created this for use in conjunction with our written Wayne Dalton TorqueMaster Torsion Spring Replacement instructions, which uses pictures and animated gifs.…
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In my January 19 blog, I explained the changes FedEx and UPS had made for shipping boxes that are over eight feet long. One inch of extra length would cost more than six times as much to ship. This affects how we ship products that require larger boxes such as shaft and strut kits.…
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Many years ago, I learned a valuable lesson about life: “When life gives you a lemon, make lemonade.” A similar expression I heard elsewhere is that “opportunities often come disguised as problems.” The lemon – or the problem – is the change in shipping lengths for garage door parts, in particular, our garage door seals.…
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It appears that UPS and FedEx no longer want to ship boxes that are over eight feet long. As of January 2018, boxes that are eight feet or longer have surcharges attached to the shipping costs.
The following is an example of the exorbitant surcharges.…
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We had hit a quagmire in synchronizing our shopping cart with the FedEx website. I told our customer service rep, Kevin Kedzior, about the problem. It seemed insurmountable. However, in just a few days, he brought over two of FedEx’s top software guns, Justin Cagney and Ed Cohen.…
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Huge inventory of torsion springs for same or next day shipping! Here you will find all you need in the most common sizes of 1 3/4," 2," 2 1/4," and 2 5/8" inside diameter springs. Larger 3 3/4" and 6" inside diameter commercial and industrial springs may require a day or two to ship. You'll also find TorqueMaster Springs, Extension Springs, Self-Storage door springs, steel rolling door springs and springs for one piece single panel doors.
Shelves packed with every part you need to fix your doors.
Please note. Shipping times and costs have changed. Normal transit times are currently not guaranteed, even on next day and second day shipments. Shipping prices on items over eight feet have more than tripled.
