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The BVT Association Doors/Gates serves the
interests of SME manufacturers and special-
ised dealer companies of door/gate systems
of all kinds for industrial, commercial, private
residential and administrative construction. In
addition, the subcontractor industry is also or-
ganised in the BVT in the form of the manu-
facturers of door drives, door controls, sensors
and security installations as well as of profiles,
panels and fittings. Currently, the association
represents about 170 industry companies lo-
cated throughout Germany and its neigh-
bours.
The product groups represented by the BVT range from sectional
and roll-up doors and gates, roller grilles, sliding, folding, tilt, hinged
and high speed products to special ones for fire, smoke, noise and
flood protection. In addition, BVT companies produce power-actu-
ated booms, access control facilities, barriers, door drives and con-
trols and protective installations for doors.
The association maintains customer relationships with all major
business sectors, e.g. the construction industry, automotive indus-
try, logistic sector and mechanical engineering and plant construc-
tion. The member companies provide doors to the food industry,
commercial, handicraft, service and public enterprise operations
(e.g. airports and harbours) and public institutions such as sport
places, hospitals, military installations, administrative buildings or
fire brigades and other auxiliary services.
The BVT promotes the exchange of experience and cooperation
BVT – National Federation of
Door and Gate Manufacturers
between members in work groups and com-
mittees in the fields of technology, standardi-
sation, brand development and statistics, pro-
vides advice on business management, legal
and work safety questions and represents
joint industry interests vis-a-vis parliaments,
authorities, organisations and regulatory au-
thorities at the national and international lev-
el. The association keeps its members up to
date with regular information services on de-
velopments in laws, ordinances and regula-
tions, is their contact for trademedia and press
services and the cooperation partner of trade fair companies. Fur-
thermore, it provides regular courses for experts on the inspection
of power-actuated doors and gates.
The BVT is a trade group in the Trade Association of Various Iron
and Steel Goods (‘Fachverband Industrie verschiedener Eisen- und
Stahlwaren e.V. (IVEST), one of the major trade associations in the
umbrella association ‘WSM - Wirtschaftsverband Stahl- und Met-
allverarbeitung e.V. (Economic Association Steel and Metal Work-
ing). Moreover, the BVT is a member in the European industry as-
sociation EDSF, which represents the interests of the door/gate
associations at the EU level.
The national industry turnover of all door manufacturers (including
door components of all kinds) is approximately 1.8 billion euros per
year. The export ratio is about 20 percent. About 10 500 people are
employed in the door/gate industry, including the subcontractors.
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Patricia Claus,
Project Advisor
R+T International
“From the point of view
of the R+T worldwide
team, the R+T in Stuttgart
is a highlight every time.
Many international exhi-
bitors and visitors and as a
result also different cultu-
res and languages are on
one spot. I find this unique
and I especially look for-
ward to it. And above all
to seeing well-known
faces of the international
R+T satellite trade fairs
from Brazil, Turkey or Chi-
na again in Stuttgart.“
Messe Stuttgart