Door Controls USA (DCU), a leading provider of automatic and manual door parts, has been named to the 2026 Fortune Best Workplaces in Manufacturing & Production™ List, earning the #25 ranking (of 50) in the Small and Medium category.

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The national recognition, presented by Fortune and Great Place To Work®, is based largely on confidential feedback from employees about their workplace experience.

“We’ve always believed that taking care of our customers starts with taking care of our people,” said Summer Derrick, Owner and CEO of Door Controls USA. “This recognition is especially meaningful because it reflects what our employees experience every day. We’ve worked hard to build a culture where people support each other, do what they say they’re going to do and have opportunities to grow. Being recognized among the best manufacturing workplaces in the country is something our entire team can be proud of.”

Door Controls USA has nearly 300 U.S.-based employees and is headquartered in Ben Wheeler, Texas. The company is Great Place To Work Certified™, with 92% of employees saying Door Controls USA is a great place to work, compared with 57% at a typical U.S.-based company.

Employee feedback also highlights several areas of strength within the DCU culture, including pride in the company, living company values, community involvement, and growing together through training and opportunity.

The Best Workplaces in Manufacturing & Production list is highly competitive. Great Place To Work, the global authority on workplace culture, determines its lists using its proprietary Trust Index™ Survey. Employees provide confidential feedback about their experiences within their organizations, including trust in leadership, connection with colleagues, respect, professional development, well-being and opportunities to contribute.

About the Fortune Best Workplaces in Manufacturing & Production™ List

In the last year, Great Place To Work surveyed companies employing 7.3 million people in the U.S. and received 1.3 million survey responses. Of those, more than 106,000 responses were received from employees at companies eligible for the 2026 Fortune Best Workplaces in Manufacturing & Production list, and this list is based on their feedback. Company rankings are derived from employee experience questions within the Great Place To Work Trust Index™ Survey. Companies with 10 to 999 employees compete in the Small and Medium category, while companies with 1,000 or more employees compete in the Large category.

About Door Controls USA

For more than 30 years, Texas-based Door Controls USA has been the industry leader providing automatic and manual door parts across the U.S. and Canada. A trusted partner to door service professionals and technicians, DCU offers unrivaled technical expertise combined with unmatched DCU proprietary and OEM inventory for thousands of companies from coast to coast. Visit doorcontrolsusa.com.

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