Dittmer
Architectural Aluminum
1006 Shepard Road
Winter Springs, FL 32708
Tel: (407) 699-1755
Toll-Free: (800) 822-1755
E-mail: dana@dittdeck.com
Web site: http://www.dittdeck.com
Being the most specified
extruded aluminum walkway cover manufacturer in the nation today didn’t
come easy. It started in 1950 when the company was founded by Walt Dittmer,
Sr. Walt, of German ancestry, arrived in the United States in 1925. After
a few years in New York, he moved his family and German qualities to Central
Florida. In 1957 he was joined in business by his two sons, Walt, Jr. and
Ted. The company at that time manufactured and installed a variety of canvas
awnings and associated products. After the death of Walt, Sr. in 1966,
his oldest son Walt, Jr. stepped forward to continue and improve the current
business.
In 1961, Walt Dittmer,
Jr., developed an internal draining, interlocking extruded aluminum deck
system. This deck system would be unlike it’s roll-formed counterpart.
It would be extruded with a minimum .060 wall thickness and withstand hurricane
winds, hail and being walked upon. It would fasten onto heli-arc welded
tubular frames and drain internally through common weepholes at the column’s
base. This system became the product of choice for a local architect who
wanted to specify the Dittmer system, but insisted that he needed a model
name. With time becoming short, the architect finally said " I don’t care
if you call it Ditt-Deck!" and thus the name was born.
As the extruded walkway
cover industry began to prosper, so did the need for fabrication room.
In 1971 the company purchased an 8,000 square foot building 20 miles north
of Orlando in Winter Springs. The original building has been expanded three
times to the now 30,000 square foot facility. The outside showcases many
of our specialty products from louver systems, overhead canopies, carports,
aluminum and acrylic walkway covers to artistic sculpture. The inside is
a highly efficient facility and houses extrusions from over 200 custom
designed dies.
Through the years we
have evolved from pencil drawings to CAD generated drawings utilizing the
latest AutoCad drafting technology. The Dittmer team remains the leader
in providing innovative and quality aluminum structures throughout the
world. In your travels you can see over 2800 Ditt-Deck and Ditt-Dome projects
from Alaska to Hawaii to Russia.
With our specially designed trucks
and trailers, delivery and installation of your project is no problem.
Along with our factory trained crews, D.A.A holds a Florida Specialty Structure
contractor license and guarantees quality workmanship that it challenges
others to equal.
It continues today, to be a family
owned company, dedicated to preserving the quality and pride of the industry.
Walt, Jr. is joined by his wife, four children and 30 additional team members,
many of which have 20 plus years with the company. Dittmer Architectural
Aluminum celebrates it’s longevity and remains the leader in the extruded
aluminum walkway cover industry. We look forward to meeting your needs
now and in the future.