{"id":14410,"date":"2023-05-08T07:53:12","date_gmt":"2023-05-08T05:53:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tomsgates.com\/over-ons\/"},"modified":"2025-07-15T16:16:41","modified_gmt":"2025-07-15T14:16:41","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.tomsgates.com\/en\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About us"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"l-section wpb_row us_custom_365f2400 section--header-overlay height_large\"><div class=\"l-section-h i-cf\"><div class=\"g-cols vc_row via_grid cols_1 laptops-cols_inherit tablets-cols_inherit mobiles-cols_1 valign_top type_default stacking_default\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><nav class=\"g-breadcrumbs us_custom_6df4bc3a has_text_color separator_custom align_none\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/BreadcrumbList\"><div class=\"g-breadcrumbs-item\" itemscope itemprop=\"itemListElement\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ListItem\"><a itemprop=\"item\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tomsgates.com\/en\/\"><span itemprop=\"name\">Home<\/span><\/a><meta itemprop=\"position\" content=\"1\"\/><\/div><div class=\"g-breadcrumbs-separator\">\/<\/div><div class=\"g-breadcrumbs-item\">Pages<\/div><\/nav><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><section class=\"l-section wpb_row us_custom_887a049b height_large\"><div class=\"l-section-h i-cf\"><div class=\"g-cols vc_row via_grid cols_1 laptops-cols_inherit tablets-cols_inherit mobiles-cols_1 valign_top type_default stacking_default\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"g-cols wpb_row us_custom_5969dc54 via_grid cols_1 laptops-cols_inherit tablets-cols_inherit mobiles-cols_1 valign_top type_default stacking_default\" style=\"--columns-gap:3rem;\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><h1>Our story<\/h1>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><section class=\"l-section wpb_row us_custom_4e3ce60a height_large\"><div class=\"l-section-h i-cf\"><div class=\"g-cols vc_row via_grid cols_1 laptops-cols_inherit tablets-cols_inherit mobiles-cols_1 valign_top type_default stacking_default\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"g-cols wpb_row via_grid cols_2 laptops-cols_inherit tablets-cols_inherit mobiles-cols_1 valign_bottom type_default stacking_default\" style=\"--columns-gap:3rem;\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container us_custom_3257a9f0\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_text_column us_custom_9424770a blockquote--box has_text_color\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><blockquote>\n<p>How does our dog get into the yard when we leave for work? And who will stand outside for ten minutes in the cold tonight?<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-image us_custom_8484527d align_none\"><div class=\"w-image-h\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomsgates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/bg-patternPink.svg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><h5>The start<\/h5>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-separator size_custom\" style=\"height:0.5rem\"><\/div><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><h2>How Tomsgates came about<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-separator size_medium\"><\/div><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><p>This was our problem when in 1998 as a young family we brought a dog into our home. We installed plastic dog doors but you know the result: they were no match for Acqui, our boisterous Boxer.<\/p>\n<p>So we decided to develop a dog door ourselves, a solid wooden door he could not destroy. It did, however, create a draft and made one hell of a racket but the door survived, not just Acqui, but also Cahors, our even heavier Bordeaux Dog.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><section class=\"l-section wpb_row us_custom_6c99beeb height_large\"><div class=\"l-section-h i-cf\"><div class=\"g-cols vc_row via_grid cols_1 laptops-cols_inherit tablets-cols_inherit mobiles-cols_1 valign_top type_default stacking_default\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"g-cols wpb_row via_grid cols_2 laptops-cols_inherit tablets-cols_inherit mobiles-cols_1 valign_middle type_default stacking_default\" style=\"--columns-gap:6rem;\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><h5>How we went from there<\/h5>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-separator size_custom\" style=\"height:0.5rem\"><\/div><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><h2>But what about small dogs and cats?<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-separator size_medium\"><\/div><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><p>With Tinta, however, the feeble Cavalier King Charles, we were back to square one, this frail little dog could not open the heavy dog door.<\/p>\n<p>It was even actually dangerous when the flap slammed shut when she managed to slip outside. And it would be totally impossible for cats. That is when we came up with the idea that proved to be the breakthrough: <strong>a flexible flap with wooden slats<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>This flap no longer made any noise, the small King Charles could easily open the bottom slats and due to the flexible flap it shut well and kept out the rain and wind.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"w-image us_custom_ff58f711 bg--cornerRightTop grey has_ratio align_none\"><div class=\"w-image-h\"><div style=\"padding-bottom:93.75%\"><\/div><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"889\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomsgates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Scherm\u00adafbeelding-2023-10-29-om-10.44.32-1024x889.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><section class=\"l-section wpb_row height_large width_full\"><div class=\"l-section-h i-cf\"><div class=\"g-cols vc_row via_grid cols_2 laptops-cols_inherit tablets-cols_inherit mobiles-cols_1 valign_top type_default reversed stacking_default\" style=\"--columns-gap:0rem;\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container us_custom_3956115d has_bg_color\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"w-image us_custom_cfcf68ce align_none\"><div class=\"w-image-h\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomsgates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/bg-patternPink.svg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container us_custom_8c769906\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"g-cols wpb_row us_custom_d37d54bd via_grid cols_1 laptops-cols_inherit tablets-cols_inherit mobiles-cols_1 valign_top type_default stacking_default\" style=\"--columns-gap:3rem;\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><h5>Timeless trust<\/h5>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-separator size_custom\" style=\"height:0.5rem\"><\/div><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><h2>After 15 years; the first customer<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-separator size_medium\"><\/div><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><p>After many years, the flap was still performing quite well (also with Merlot, an 80 kg Mastino), which in 2013 made us decide to patent the concept and create a website about it. After a week, we were contacted by our first customer.<\/p>\n<p>We have continued to develop our products ever since: the double rubber seal, the noiselessly closing flap, we use tropical hardwood from responsibly managed forests, the pet door is easy to install, we have our own installation service, and we also build pet doors with a double flap for in walls, &#8230;<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-separator size_custom\" style=\"height:0\" id=\"cbff\"><style>@media(max-width:766px){ #cbff{height:2rem!important}}<\/style><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><section class=\"l-section wpb_row us_custom_6c99beeb height_large\"><div class=\"l-section-h i-cf\"><div class=\"g-cols vc_row via_grid cols_1 laptops-cols_inherit tablets-cols_inherit mobiles-cols_1 valign_top type_default stacking_default\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"g-cols wpb_row via_grid cols_2 laptops-cols_inherit tablets-cols_inherit mobiles-cols_1 valign_top type_default stacking_default\" style=\"--columns-gap:6rem;\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><h2>Once the pets are happy &#8230; the owners will be too<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-separator size_medium\"><\/div><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><p>A properly functioning pet door is great for our dogs and cats. Noiselessly opening and closing as well as being wind and rainproof is important for the owners. But there is more.<\/p>\n<p>There are no beautiful plastic pet doors. We all take care of our homes, however, and a decent, well-cared-for pet door is part of that. And yes, they&#8217;re not cheap because they are locally produced by <strong>certified carpenters<\/strong> from <strong>quality materials<\/strong>.<br \/>\nYou can tell from looking at them, and their long life span means you get your money&#8217;s worth.<\/p>\n<p>We are exclusively focused on our pet doors. Where we find the courage to do this? It&#8217;s because of the warm, positive reactions from our customers. Be sure to check out our Facebook and Instagram pages.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-separator size_medium\"><\/div><div class=\"w-btn-wrapper align_none\"><a class=\"w-btn us-btn-style_1\" title=\"Realisatie\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tomsgates.com\/en\/realisation\/\"><span class=\"w-btn-label\">Our realisations<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"w-image us_custom_ff58f711 bg--cornerRightTop grey has_ratio align_none\"><div class=\"w-image-h\"><div style=\"padding-bottom:93.75%\"><\/div><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"785\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomsgates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Scherm\u00adafbeelding-2023-10-29-om-10.56.58-785x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-image us_custom_88e27736 align_none\"><div class=\"w-image-h\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomsgates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/icon-green.svg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><section class=\"l-section wpb_row height_large\"><div class=\"l-section-h i-cf\"><div class=\"g-cols vc_row via_grid cols_1 laptops-cols_inherit tablets-cols_inherit mobiles-cols_1 valign_top type_default stacking_default\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"g-cols wpb_row us_custom_46caaf24 via_grid cols_1 laptops-cols_inherit tablets-cols_inherit mobiles-cols_1 valign_top type_default stacking_default\" style=\"--columns-gap:3rem;\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"w-hwrapper valign_middle wrap align_none\" style=\"--hwrapper-gap:1rem\"><div class=\"wpb_text_column us_custom_83b0610c\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><h5 style=\"margin-bottom: 0;\">Interested?<\/h5>\n<h2 style=\"padding-top: 0.5rem;\">Order your cat flap or dog door<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"ult-content-box-container \" >\t\t<div class=\"ult-content-box\" style=\"box-shadow: px px px px none;-webkit-transition: all 700ms ease;-moz-transition: all 700ms ease;-ms-transition: all 700ms ease;-o-transition: all 700ms ease;transition: all 700ms ease;\"  data-hover_box_shadow=\"none\"    ><div class=\"w-btn-wrapper align_none\"><a class=\"w-btn us-btn-style_1 us_custom_8e0a61dc icon_atleft\" title=\"Kattenluik\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tomsgates.com\/en\/cat-door\/\"><i class=\"fas fa-cat\"><\/i><span class=\"w-btn-label\">Cat flap<\/span><\/a><\/div><div class=\"w-btn-wrapper align_none\"><a class=\"w-btn us-btn-style_1 us_custom_8e0a61dc icon_atleft\" title=\"Hondenluik\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tomsgates.com\/en\/dog-door\/\"><i class=\"fas fa-dog\"><\/i><span class=\"w-btn-label\">Dog door<\/span><\/a><\/div>\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Home\/PagesOur story How does our dog get into the yard when we leave for work? 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