Introducing Double-Acting Traffic Doors by Special-Lite: Durable, Lightweight, and Customizable Solutions for High-Traffic Areas

Special-Lite® is proud to announce the launch of our new line of Double-Acting Traffic Doors — built on and inspired by the custom door manufacturer’s well-known and best-selling commercial products.

Designed to meet the demanding needs of restaurants and other high-traffic environments, such as retail, hospitality, food processing, laboratories, and others, these new commercial doors — with aluminum, stainless steel, or hybrid FRP face sheets — combine sleek design with robust and durable construction, along with unmatched reliability and customization.

Special-Lite’s double-acting traffic doors are slim and corrosion-resistant. They are equipped with an exclusive, smooth-operating, double-acting gravity pivot hinge for reliable operation. They maintain their like-new appearance with routine cleaning using mild soap and water.

“When you combine the legacy and innovation Special-Lite is known for with its best-in-class customer service, this new product line stands out as a superior choice,” said Alex Esposito, VP of Product Engineering, Sales, and Marketing at Special-Lite.

“We are very excited to be able to give new and existing customers yet another level of quality and ease that they can depend on when sourcing multiple products for their projects,” he added.

These new traffic doors enhance a comprehensive solutions package that includes partitions, framing, and entrance doors. Estimates for this new line are now being accepted; doors will begin shipping on Oct. 1.

Robust & Lightweight Construction

A unique waterproof, high-density injected foam core offers unparalleled moisture resistance and lighter weight than traditional wood cores. This technology binds all components together, creating a slim door panel with exceptional strength. The integral aluminum perimeter ensures a solid yet flexible design with edge protection and outlasts passive fillers like honeycomb.

A minimalist cafe interior traffic door with light wood furniture, a smooth bar counter, and a light wood door with a small window, set against a white brick wall.

Hybrid FRP Double-Acting Traffic Doors

Leveraging the renowned foam-injected FRP door technology of the company’s well-known SL-17 and Bathroom Partitions, Special-Lite’s Hybrid FRP Double-Acting Traffic Doors are available in a variety of FRP face sheets and finishes, including its pebble-grain texture featuring the exclusive SpecLite 3® FRP, realistic Wood Grain (Rustic and Contemporary), and a Sandstone Texture. These new FRP doors are extremely durable and easy to clean and sanitize.

Aluminum Double-Acting Traffic Doors

Buyers can choose from smooth, embossed, or fluted aluminum textures to complement their facility’s aesthetic. A mirror-finish Stainless Steel face sheet option is also available.

Custom Design Options

It wouldn’t be a Special-Lite product if you couldn’t customize these doors to fit your needs. Add a standard or round vision lite kit and choose from a wide variety of finish options, including custom colors, made-to-order sizes, and optional accessories to ensure your door complements its space perfectly.

Applications

Special-Lite Double-Acting Traffic Doors are ideal for various applications, including restaurants, food service, commercial kitchens, retail establishments and convenience stores, college cafeterias, labs, food processing facilities, and hospitality.

Comprehensive Solutions & Customer Care

Our dedicated team offers support from purchase through installation and beyond, offering best-in-class customer service to ensure complete satisfaction.

A modern restaurant interior with green cushioned seating, white tablecloths, and wooden chairs. The space features large double doors, pendant lights, and framed artwork on the walls.

A modern restaurant interior featuring green tufted seating, wooden chairs, white tablecloths, and a pair of double doors with porthole windows. The room has minimalist decor and pendant lighting.

A modern, minimalistic dining area with wooden tables, green cushioned seating, pendant lights, and double traffic doors with porthole windows. Light streams through a large window to the right.

A modern, minimalist dining area with green cushioned seating, wooden tables, and pendant lights. Double wooden traffic doors with small windows are in the background. Light streams through a window on the right.

A modern, empty dining area with wooden tables and chairs to the left, featuring a closed metal door with a small window in the center background wall.

A modern cafe interior with wooden stools and pendant lights, featuring a brown door with a small rectangular window.

A modern room with light wood flooring includes tables and chairs. On the left, a closed door with a small window occupies part of the wall. Two cloud-shaped pendant lights hang from the ceiling.

A cafe interior with wooden slatted walls, white countertops, four wooden stools, and a black door with a small window.

A black traffic door with a small window, set in a white wall, leads to an area with several wooden tables and chairs arranged in a modern, dimly lit interior space.

Minimalist cafe interior with wooden tables, black wire-frame chairs, concrete floor, and a black traffic door with a small window. Two pendant lights hang above each table set near a wood-paneled wall.

A minimalist café interior featuring wooden tables, chairs, and stools. Pendant lights hang from the ceiling, and a closed wooden door with a small window is in the center of the white brick wall.

A clean, industrial room with red floor tiles, stainless steel equipment, a pallet with boxes, and double doors with small windows.

Interior of a grocery store featuring a section labeled "Locally Sourced" with various food products on shelves and double doors in the center.

About Special-Lite:

Based in Decatur, Michigan, Special-Lite manufactures engineered architectural products for new construction and replacement installations for educational, commercial, institutional, industrial, and municipal applications. Built to last in high usage and challenging environments, their high quality and made-to-order options are unique in the industry. The company was founded in 1971 and pioneered fiberglass-reinforced polyester (FRP) material for door skins in the early 1980s. Today, it is one of the largest volume producers of FRP doors in the U.S., with facilities in Decatur and Benton Harbor, Michigan.