We are certified by the American Association of Automatic Door Manufacturers. AAADM is a trade association of power-operated automatic door manufacturers established in 1994 to raise public awareness about automatic doors and administer a program to certify automatic door inspectors.We are a distributor for DORMA Operators. DORMA enjoys ongoing success with its business segments Door Control, Automatic, Glass Fittings and Accessories, Security / Time and Access, and Movable Walls and sees itself as the trusted global partner for premium access solutions and services enabling better buildings.record–usa provides swing, slide, and folding door systems that incorporate the latest in automation technology. record–usa products are aesthetically compatible with all types of store front applications while providing for ease of installation and dependable operation.We are a Distributor for Adams Rite Doors. Adams Rite product line includes locks, latches, electric strikes and exit devices for exterior and interior doors as well as integrated door assemblies. Adams Rite sells its builders hardware products in both the United States and abroad, and is recognized as the leader in hardware solutions for aluminum storefront doors.We are a distributor for the Rite DoorSince its founding in 1971, The Maiman Company has been a respected manufacturer of architectural stile and rail wood doors, thermal fused flush wood doors and wood door frames.NORTON offers traditional surface, industrial economy, overhead concealed, security, commercial, architectural, electromechanical and electrified closers. To complement the closers, NORTON also offers a unique range of arms to help provide maximum door and frame protection.CECO Door is the world’s leading manufacturer of steel doors and frames for commercial, industrial and institutional buildings. CECO offers a multitude of doorway solutions, including fire-rated, windstorm-certified, electrified and preassembled doors and frames.CURRIES is a leading manufacturer of metal doors and frames and has one of the largest production facilities in the industry and offers fire-rated, windstorm-certified components available in composite or steel-stiffened cores. The company can provide most types and styles of steel doors and frames and is one of the few manufacturers able to deliver both custom and standard products to fill an opening on the same order.GRAHAM provides the non-residential construction industry with a full range of architectural premium and custom grade wood doors that are available in a variety of veneers and finishes. Doors can be manufactured to meet any standard or custom hardware application.Markar is the leading manufacturer of aluminum, steel and stainless steel continuous pin and barrel hinges. The Markar product line has been designed for the hollow metal, aluminum stile and wood door and frame industry. Markar products are used extensively on high traffic and high abuse doors and frames.McKINNEY produces a full line of commercial door hinges in a variety of finishes, bearings and functions for all interior or exterior applications. To meet today’s need for greater security applications, McKINNEY developed a variety of electric hinges used in remote door monitoring and access control systems.The Rockwood product line includes custom and standard door pulls, push and pull bars, door stops and bolts, protection plates (kick plates), and a variety of specialty door trim hardware for commercial buildings.Pemko is the leading brand of specialty products for the commercial and residential building industry. Pemko Manufacturing leads the market in manufacturing Thresholds and Gasketing; Continuous Geared as well as Pin and Barrel Hinges; Sliding and Folding Door Hardware; Lites, Louvers and Door Accessories.RIXSON Specialty Door Controls is the leading North American provider of concealed closers, pivots and mechanical/electromechanical door holders. RIXSON offers a complete line of pivots, automatic door openers, stops and holders, electromagnetic door releases, heavy duty floor closers, overhead concealed closers, shallow depth floor closers, Smok-Chek products, specialty closers and thresholds.SARGENT is a market leader in locksets, cylinders, door closers, exit devices, electro-mechanical products and access control systems for new construction, renovation and replacement applications. Included in SARGENT’s product offerings are windstorm certified locks and exit devices, hardwired and wireless access control devices, designer levers and an antimicrobial hardware coating.SECURITRON is a world leader in electronic locking products and is renowned for its line of magnetic locks (maglocks). The company also offers battery locks, digital entry systems, exit control buttons, exit delay systems, gate and cabinet locks, key switches, latchbolt monitors, control panels, motion detectors, power sources, power transfer devices, touch sense exit devices and unlatch electric strikes.With a commitment to raising the standards in access control, Hanchett Entry Systems, Inc. (HES) manufactures a broad range of innovative electric strikes and accessories. HES has an application specific solution to fit every installation.Corbin Russwin offers commercial grade 1 mortise locks, bored locks, exit devices, high security key systems and electromechanical hardware. Architecturally, Corbin Russwin offer products that are both aesthetically pleasing and designed to surpass most performance standards.We are an Acrovyn Dealer. C/S Acrovyn® offers the industry’s most complete line of door and wall protection with hundreds of profiles manufactured from classic, PVC-free Acrovyn 4000, FSC certified wood, bamboo and wood/metal combinations. We are certified by the American Association of Automatic Door Manufacturers. AAADM is a trade association of power-operated automatic door manufacturers established in 1994 to raise public awareness about automatic doors and administer a program to certify automatic door inspectors.We are a distributor for DORMA Operators. DORMA enjoys ongoing success with its business segments Door Control, Automatic, Glass Fittings and Accessories, Security / Time and Access, and Movable Walls and sees itself as the trusted global partner for premium access solutions and services enabling better buildings.record–usa provides swing, slide, and folding door systems that incorporate the latest in automation technology. record–usa products are aesthetically compatible with all types of store front applications while providing for ease of installation and dependable operation.We are a Distributor for Adams Rite Doors. Adams Rite product line includes locks, latches, electric strikes and exit devices for exterior and interior doors as well as integrated door assemblies. Adams Rite sells its builders hardware products in both the United States and abroad, and is recognized as the leader in hardware solutions for aluminum storefront doors.We are a distributor for the Rite DoorSince its founding in 1971, The Maiman Company has been a respected manufacturer of architectural stile and rail wood doors, thermal fused flush wood doors and wood door frames.NORTON offers traditional surface, industrial economy, overhead concealed, security, commercial, architectural, electromechanical and electrified closers. To complement the closers, NORTON also offers a unique range of arms to help provide maximum door and frame protection.CECO Door is the world’s leading manufacturer of steel doors and frames for commercial, industrial and institutional buildings. CECO offers a multitude of doorway solutions, including fire-rated, windstorm-certified, electrified and preassembled doors and frames.CURRIES is a leading manufacturer of metal doors and frames and has one of the largest production facilities in the industry and offers fire-rated, windstorm-certified components available in composite or steel-stiffened cores. The company can provide most types and styles of steel doors and frames and is one of the few manufacturers able to deliver both custom and standard products to fill an opening on the same order.GRAHAM provides the non-residential construction industry with a full range of architectural premium and custom grade wood doors that are available in a variety of veneers and finishes. Doors can be manufactured to meet any standard or custom hardware application.Markar is the leading manufacturer of aluminum, steel and stainless steel continuous pin and barrel hinges. The Markar product line has been designed for the hollow metal, aluminum stile and wood door and frame industry. Markar products are used extensively on high traffic and high abuse doors and frames.McKINNEY produces a full line of commercial door hinges in a variety of finishes, bearings and functions for all interior or exterior applications. To meet today’s need for greater security applications, McKINNEY developed a variety of electric hinges used in remote door monitoring and access control systems.The Rockwood product line includes custom and standard door pulls, push and pull bars, door stops and bolts, protection plates (kick plates), and a variety of specialty door trim hardware for commercial buildings.Pemko is the leading brand of specialty products for the commercial and residential building industry. Pemko Manufacturing leads the market in manufacturing Thresholds and Gasketing; Continuous Geared as well as Pin and Barrel Hinges; Sliding and Folding Door Hardware; Lites, Louvers and Door Accessories.RIXSON Specialty Door Controls is the leading North American provider of concealed closers, pivots and mechanical/electromechanical door holders. RIXSON offers a complete line of pivots, automatic door openers, stops and holders, electromagnetic door releases, heavy duty floor closers, overhead concealed closers, shallow depth floor closers, Smok-Chek products, specialty closers and thresholds.SARGENT is a market leader in locksets, cylinders, door closers, exit devices, electro-mechanical products and access control systems for new construction, renovation and replacement applications. Included in SARGENT’s product offerings are windstorm certified locks and exit devices, hardwired and wireless access control devices, designer levers and an antimicrobial hardware coating.SECURITRON is a world leader in electronic locking products and is renowned for its line of magnetic locks (maglocks). The company also offers battery locks, digital entry systems, exit control buttons, exit delay systems, gate and cabinet locks, key switches, latchbolt monitors, control panels, motion detectors, power sources, power transfer devices, touch sense exit devices and unlatch electric strikes.With a commitment to raising the standards in access control, Hanchett Entry Systems, Inc. (HES) manufactures a broad range of innovative electric strikes and accessories. HES has an application specific solution to fit every installation.Corbin Russwin offers commercial grade 1 mortise locks, bored locks, exit devices, high security key systems and electromechanical hardware. Architecturally, Corbin Russwin offer products that are both aesthetically pleasing and designed to surpass most performance standards.We are an Acrovyn Dealer. C/S Acrovyn® offers the industry’s most complete line of door and wall protection with hundreds of profiles manufactured from classic, PVC-free Acrovyn 4000, FSC certified wood, bamboo and wood/metal combinations. We are certified by the American Association of Automatic Door Manufacturers. AAADM is a trade association of power-operated automatic door manufacturers established in 1994 to raise public awareness about automatic doors and administer a program to certify automatic door inspectors.We are a distributor for DORMA Operators. DORMA enjoys ongoing success with its business segments Door Control, Automatic, Glass Fittings and Accessories, Security / Time and Access, and Movable Walls and sees itself as the trusted global partner for premium access solutions and services enabling better buildings.record–usa provides swing, slide, and folding door systems that incorporate the latest in automation technology. record–usa products are aesthetically compatible with all types of store front applications while providing for ease of installation and dependable operation.We are a Distributor for Adams Rite Doors. Adams Rite product line includes locks, latches, electric strikes and exit devices for exterior and interior doors as well as integrated door assemblies. Adams Rite sells its builders hardware products in both the United States and abroad, and is recognized as the leader in hardware solutions for aluminum storefront doors.We are a distributor for the Rite DoorSince its founding in 1971, The Maiman Company has been a respected manufacturer of architectural stile and rail wood doors, thermal fused flush wood doors and wood door frames.NORTON offers traditional surface, industrial economy, overhead concealed, security, commercial, architectural, electromechanical and electrified closers. To complement the closers, NORTON also offers a unique range of arms to help provide maximum door and frame protection.CECO Door is the world’s leading manufacturer of steel doors and frames for commercial, industrial and institutional buildings. CECO offers a multitude of doorway solutions, including fire-rated, windstorm-certified, electrified and preassembled doors and frames.CURRIES is a leading manufacturer of metal doors and frames and has one of the largest production facilities in the industry and offers fire-rated, windstorm-certified components available in composite or steel-stiffened cores. The company can provide most types and styles of steel doors and frames and is one of the few manufacturers able to deliver both custom and standard products to fill an opening on the same order.GRAHAM provides the non-residential construction industry with a full range of architectural premium and custom grade wood doors that are available in a variety of veneers and finishes. Doors can be manufactured to meet any standard or custom hardware application.Markar is the leading manufacturer of aluminum, steel and stainless steel continuous pin and barrel hinges. The Markar product line has been designed for the hollow metal, aluminum stile and wood door and frame industry. Markar products are used extensively on high traffic and high abuse doors and frames.McKINNEY produces a full line of commercial door hinges in a variety of finishes, bearings and functions for all interior or exterior applications. To meet today’s need for greater security applications, McKINNEY developed a variety of electric hinges used in remote door monitoring and access control systems.The Rockwood product line includes custom and standard door pulls, push and pull bars, door stops and bolts, protection plates (kick plates), and a variety of specialty door trim hardware for commercial buildings.Pemko is the leading brand of specialty products for the commercial and residential building industry. Pemko Manufacturing leads the market in manufacturing Thresholds and Gasketing; Continuous Geared as well as Pin and Barrel Hinges; Sliding and Folding Door Hardware; Lites, Louvers and Door Accessories.RIXSON Specialty Door Controls is the leading North American provider of concealed closers, pivots and mechanical/electromechanical door holders. RIXSON offers a complete line of pivots, automatic door openers, stops and holders, electromagnetic door releases, heavy duty floor closers, overhead concealed closers, shallow depth floor closers, Smok-Chek products, specialty closers and thresholds.SARGENT is a market leader in locksets, cylinders, door closers, exit devices, electro-mechanical products and access control systems for new construction, renovation and replacement applications. Included in SARGENT’s product offerings are windstorm certified locks and exit devices, hardwired and wireless access control devices, designer levers and an antimicrobial hardware coating.SECURITRON is a world leader in electronic locking products and is renowned for its line of magnetic locks (maglocks). The company also offers battery locks, digital entry systems, exit control buttons, exit delay systems, gate and cabinet locks, key switches, latchbolt monitors, control panels, motion detectors, power sources, power transfer devices, touch sense exit devices and unlatch electric strikes.With a commitment to raising the standards in access control, Hanchett Entry Systems, Inc. (HES) manufactures a broad range of innovative electric strikes and accessories. HES has an application specific solution to fit every installation.Corbin Russwin offers commercial grade 1 mortise locks, bored locks, exit devices, high security key systems and electromechanical hardware. Architecturally, Corbin Russwin offer products that are both aesthetically pleasing and designed to surpass most performance standards.We are an Acrovyn Dealer. C/S Acrovyn® offers the industry’s most complete line of door and wall protection with hundreds of profiles manufactured from classic, PVC-free Acrovyn 4000, FSC certified wood, bamboo and wood/metal combinations.


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Formula Automatic Door Co.


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Sales, Service, & Installation



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Services

We are your one-stop shop for all your door needs including ordering, installing, and repairing. Our technicians are trained and provide professional work, regardless of the project's size. Whether you have 1 door that needs repair or you have 700 doors that need to be installed, we will provide the service excellence you expect and deserve.


Products

We have installed and serviced doors and hardware from dozens of different manufacturers. This experience has allowed us to partner with the best product manufacturers to ensure you always get a high quality product. This includes ASSA ABLOY products such as Adams Rite and Maiman, as well as operators from Dorma and Record-USA. The scrolling list to the right is just a sample of the products we have available to offer you.


Project Experience

Formula Installation has been in business for years and has had the pleasure of working on many projects both small and large. Feel free to visit our Projects page to see some examples for our current and past projects.


Compliance

We provide different inspection packages to ensure your doors meet all NFPA 80 and Life Safety Code requirements. We are certified by the American Association of Automatic Door Manufacturers (AAADM) to inspect all manufacturers' products to ANSI Standards. This includes all high and low energy automatic products.


In-Store Counter Sales

We stock commonly used hardware and can order just about anything! We are able to get doors, frames, and hardware quickly through ASSA ABLOY’s Flash Ship Program!

Stop by our store today:

1033 D Wappoo Road, Charleston, SC 29407


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