The Jamison History -
From an Idea to a Global Brand

1906   Incorporation of Jones Cold Store Door Company.
1907   J.V. Jamison, Sr. became president.
1909   Moved from original building across Church Street to Hagerstown Steam Engine Works Building.
1910   Acquired Noequal Door Company, Brooklyn, N.Y.
1913   Completed negotiations for purchase of present site from Hamilton Estate. First unit of new plant completed and occupied.
1914   Charter amended to change name of corporation to Jamison cold Storage Door Company.
1917   Signed first contract with United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America, Local Union No. 340. Received State of Maryland Union Label #1.
1920   J. V. Jamison, Jr. was elected president. Warehouse (now the machine shop) and new office building erected.
1928   Acquired Stevenson Door Company, Chester, PA. Created Sales Department.
1933   J. V. Jamison, 3rd employed as laborer.
1936   Acquired inventory of Victor Cooler Door Company, Hagerstown. First 30-Year club dinner held.
1940   Built first sound reduction doors for Wright Aeronautic Corporation
1941-1945   Almost 50 Jamison employees served in the Armed Forces during World War II.
1942   J.V. Jamison, Jr., elected chairman of the board, J.V. Jamison, 3rd elected president and general manager. Built building (now the InVision Department). First million dollar sales year.
1946   Acquired door business from York Corporation.
1947   Built building (now Head Cell Department).
1950   Introduced the Series 50 cold storage door.
1955   Built building (now Crating and Shipping Departments).
1958   Introduced the Jamolite all plastic cold storage door and frame.
1959   Introduced the Electroglide (Mark I) power operated sliding door.
1962   Introduced the Mark II series of doors.
1967   Charter amended to change name to Jamison Door Company. Expanded manufacture of Jamison doors to Japan.
1969    Expanded manufacture of Jamison doors to Europe.
1972   Introduced Jamiglide series of doors.
1975   Expanded manufacture of Jamison doors to Australia.
1977    Introduced Alltemp cold storage fire door, UL Labeled.
1978   Initiated the “chop strand” technique for manufacturing large plastic doors. J.V. Jamison, 3rd elected chairman of the board. D. Tolly West., Jr., elected president.
1979   Introduced printed circuit board control.
1980    Started full production of PowerTron operator. Introduced plastic coated Controlled Atmosphere Door.
1981   Introduced Hydraulic Operator for Cold Storage Doors.
1983    Roland F. Smith elected president, J.V. Jamison, 3rd honored by city and county representatives and Congresswoman Beverly Byron for 50 years service.
1984   Introduced Mark III Series Doors with patented Diamond-Trac® System
1985    Introduced new line of STC 50-57 Swing Sound Doors (Jamisonic® Series 2000).
1986    Introduced new line of STC 51-53 Horizontal Sliding Sound Doors.
1987   Installed first Computer Aided Design (CAD) equipment in Engineering Department.
1989    Introduced Mark III A Vertical slide Door (Woodless). Introduced Mark III Auto Clear Fast-Acting Bi-Fold Door.
1991    Shipped two Special Steel Blast Clean Room Doors for 20’ x 50’ openings to Cape Canaveral Satellite
Processing Facility,Florida, Jamison’s largest single leaf operating doors ever built- each door in six pieces weighing 21 tons.
1992   Plastic Department expanded to consolidate production formerly done in Plant II.
1993   J.V. Jamison, 3rd recognized for 60 years in industry. Wye Jamison Allanbrook elected Chair of the Board; Series 2000 Post Office Doors Pass U.S. Postal Office “torture test”. Began using environmentally- friendly non=CFC foam insulation.
1994   New Firetemp® Sliding Door design achieves 3 hour UL fire label. Series 2000 Hollow Metal Sound Doors introduced. Obtained 3 hour Fire label on Hollow Metal Sound/Blast Doors.
1995   Inducted largest class into 30 Year Club - twenty employees.
1996   Roland F. Smith elected Vice Chair Board; Jack A. Latimer III elected President and CEO; Introduced Mark IV Series of Doors; Maple Avenue renamed J. V. Jamison Drive by City of Hagerstown.
1997   Initiated Jamison Website: www.jamisondoor.com; Introduced computer aided Scriber to layout metal to manufacturing operation; Installed Pro Engineer; Began reorganization of shop to cell manufacturing process; Installed “PowerCerv” software to control Distribution, Manufacturing and Financial systems within company.
1998   Implementation of “Synchronous Manufacturing” to improve the workflow through all processes; Introduced InVision Bi-Fold Power Door.
1999   Introduced “FOOD PRO” Horizontal Sliding Door; Introduced first “CD” Rom Interactive Digital Catalog.
2000   John T. Williams elected Chairman of Board.
2002   Introduced Retail Pro Manual Horizontal Sliding Door; Installed new High Pressure Foam Machine to meet Montreal Protocol and EPA standards.
2003   Jamison acquired HCR (Re-Circulatory Air Door Manufacturer), Lewistown, MT; Introduced Power Horizontal Sliding PAD Door; Jamison began hosting own Website.
2004   Introduced “Windload” Door Line (Swing, Horizontal Slide, Vertical Lift and Overhead models) tested in accordance with American Society Testing and Materials standards; Installed Dual Cutting Head Aluminum Saw in manufacturing; Introduced On-Line Customer Assistance program; Opened a production facility in Mexico City as a joint venture with Jamison’s Mexico representatives.
2005   Introduced redesigned Hydraulic Operator.
2006   Received approval from Underwriters Laboratories for redesigned power door control panels; Introduced PUB Anniversary Door.

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