ODL Europe doubles its in-house door prep facility to meet growing demand

ODL Europe has completed a six-figure investment in its in-house door prep facility, doubling its footprint and significantly increasing its prepping capacity. Suzanne Nicholl, Head of Sales and Marketing at ODL Europe, said: “The investment significantly increases our capacity and will allow us to meet growing demand for our door prep service.”

The expansion involved knocking through into an adjacent building to extend production space, alongside investing in new equipment including a state-of-the-art CNC machining centre that will build on the quality and efficiency for which the company is known.

ODL Europe’s door prep service is a flexible offer that allows fabricators to outsource as much or as little as they need. The service includes everything from basic door sizing to full door prep, customised to specific configurations and hardware requirements.

Suzanne commented: “A composite door slab requires precise preparation and getting it right takes real expertise. Our skilled in-house team can prep for any lock, any hinge, open in or open out, with or without edge banding. As demand for our door prep service has grown, we’ve continued to invest in the technology and expertise needed to support our customers with accuracy, flexibility and efficiency.”

ODL Europe is the exclusive UK partner of Capstone Engineering Ltd, one of the world’s leading suppliers of composite door slabs. This partnership means fabricators choosing ODL’s door prep service benefit from premium-quality composite doors that have been rigorously tested in the most demanding environments and prepared to their exact specifications.

ODL’s high-performance composite doors are designed for long-term durability. They are manufactured to resist bowing or twisting over time, ensuring a consistently accurate fit and reliable performance from day one.

Over 750,000 Capstone doors are installed worldwide each year. ODL Europe offers over 30 door styles, both glazed and unglazed, including many that are unique to the company. There is also the Guardsman Fire Door, which offers impressive, consistent fire resistance and won New Product of the Year at the G Awards.

Alongside its door offer, ODL Europe also offers a comprehensive cassette range that includes the market-leading TriSYS® glazing cassette.

Suzanne concluded: “We continue to grow as a business because our aim is to secure long-term partnerships with our customers by delivering excellence at every interaction. This includes investing in our business to ensure we can continue to deliver exceptional quality to every customer.”