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      PDQ Headquarters with an American Flag on a flagpole in the foreground

       

      How PDQ Outfitted It's Own Brand New Headquarters

      By 2017, PDQ had outgrown its 48,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in Leola, PA, so much so that most of its commercial hardware inventory was sitting in off-site warehouses. In 2018, PDQ consolidated manufacturing and administrative functions into a new 80,000-square-foot facility in Lancaster, PA, adding a showroom, expanded warehouse space, an expanded keying department, and a state-of-the-art test lab. Every piece of hardware in the building is a PDQ product: MR Series mortise locks, XGT/GT/GP/SD/SF Series cylindrical locks, CL Series interconnected and TJ Series tubular locks, KM Series deadbolts, 6300 Series exit devices, trims, and mullions, 7100/5500/5300/5100 Series door closers, hinges, and flat goods. The new facility making itself PDQ's proudest and largest ongoing demonstration of its own product line. 

      Location

      Lancaster, PA

      Architect

      Speedwell Design

      Distributor

      HC Quality Doors

      General Contractor

      Speedwell Construction

      Year Built

      2018

      About the property

      PDQ Manufacturing has made commercial-grade door hardware for over 40 years, designed and assembled in the USA. Its Lancaster, PA facility now serves as its headquarters, manufacturing plant, and product showroom in one location.

       

      The Challenge

      By 2017, PDQ had outgrown its 48,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in Leola, PA. The company was so space-constrained that most of its commercial hardware inventory had to sit in off-site warehouses, a workaround that added friction to the same fast fulfillment PDQ promises its own customers. 

       

      The Solution

      It was very important that every piece of hardware in the new 80,000=square-foot headquarters be a PDQ product, spanning the full catalog:

      Mortise, Cylindrical, Tubular, Interconnected · Grade 1, 2

      PDQ Locks

      MR, XGT, GT, GP, SD, SF, CL, TJ, and MR199 specified. Installed on all entry and common-area doors throughout the facility. 

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      Exit Device · Grade 1

      PDQ Exit Devices

      Installed on interior and exterior openings, providing code-compliant egress at the building's highest-traffic points

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      Door Closer · Extra Heavy Duty, Heavy Duty, Standard Duty

      PDQ Door Closers

      7100, 5500, 5300, and 5100 specified. Institutional Grade 1 closer specified for the facility's higher-traffic doors.

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      Deadbolt · Grade 1

      KM Series

      Full-cover Grade 1 closer specified alongside the 5300 and 7100 Series closers. 

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      Hinges

      2 Ball Bearing - Standard Duty

      Specified alongside the flat goods as part of the building's coordinated closer package. 

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      General Hardware

      Flat Goods

      Rounded out the specified PDQ Headquarters package

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      PDQ's new Lancaster headquarters consolidated manufacturing, administrative, and warehouse functions into one building, while outfitting every single opening with its own product line. It is the ultimate case study and a testament to PDQ quality, affordability and availability. Furthermore, it's the most direct proof PDQ has that it uses what it sells. 

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      PDQ has secured guest rooms, corridors, and back-of-house doors for major hospitality brands for more than 40 years. Tell us about your next extended-stay, full-service, or mixed-use project, and our team will help you spec the right lock, closer, and hardware package for every door on the property.