GDO Garage Doors is the in-house brand of Garage Doors Online, one of the UK’s top online garage door retailers. GDO is not a brand that was established from manufacturing or founding a factory. GDO is a garage door range that encompasses a range of gaps in the market with a strong focus on quality, UK manufacturing, and a cost that does not require a premium brand.
GDO has a wide range of doors including: up and over, roller, sectional, side-hinged, and staff doors, all of which are manufactured in the UK and are CE certified. The range is sold solely through Garage Doors Online and their trade network.
What GDO is For
GDO are for buyers who have done their research, for buyers who know what they want, and for buyers who do not want to pay the premium for a Hörmann, Carteck, or Garador garage door. GDO garage doors are not the cheapest, nor do they aim to be. They strike the middle ground; their quality is superior to the unbranded imports, and they come to market with a cost that is lower than the premium brands.
This middle ground benefits Garage Doors Online and their clientele.
Up and Over Doors
GDO’s steel up and over doors utilize standard pressed steel construction and come in a variety of styles and colors. Every door has the option of a factory-fitted steel subframe. This is an important feature because subframes eliminate most of the alignment concerns during installation and are the most important factor in the long-term performance of a door. We offer both standard and made-to-measure sizes.
Of the GDO up and over products, the GRP (glass reinforced polyester) alternative does well in the UK’s climate. GRP does not corrode, has poor weathering compared to steel, and is a superior finish compared to lower quality steel in coastal and high humidity environments.
Roller Doors
GDO ROLL range features electric insulated roller doors in two slat thicknesses, 55mm and 77mm. The 77mm version provides significantly improved insulation. For garages designed to be used as heated and cooled workshops, gyms, or utility spaces, the improved insulation warrants the additional cost.
Both options are available with control buttons, remote handsets, and smartphone control. By law, certain safety features for automation are incorporated. Some lower cost options of roller doors in the UK are not compliant and do not include a bottom-edge safety sensor, and therefore have a legal and practical safety concern.
Sectional and Side-Hinged
As a standard feature, GDO sectional models are comprised of insulated, double-skinned, and custom-sized steel panels. Available side-hinged options include standard, pressed steel, 20mm insulated double skin, or 51mm insulated double skin. The 51mm insulated side-hinged door is exceptionally beneficial to garages that are adjacent to living spaces because standard steel side-hinged doors offer no insulation contrasted to the 51mm insulated door.
Personnel Doors
Personnel doors, the smaller doors for pedestrian traffic that are built within or beside a garage door, are a relatively unimportant segment of most manufacturers’ offerings. GDO sells personnel doors that are built in steel to the sideline of the main garage doors, and actually provides a useful option when companies care about having a consistent look in their product lines.
The Practical Case for GDO
Garage Doors Online built their GDO range because they identified that competitor door lines had consistent important product gaps and they had to fill those gaps to be competitive in this space. The range was designed to be installer friendly, requiring little to no instruction for installation, and is offered with reasonable lead times.
For consumers looking for no brand premium in a UK door, this range should be considered in addition to the known competitors.