City Point, the oldest part of Hopewell, was founded in 1613 by Sir Thomas Dale. City Point’s location on a bluff overlooking the James and Appomattox Rivers has been an important factor in Hopewell’s history for almost four centuries.
The tiny colonial village of City Point saw a Revolutionary War skirmish fought on its banks. Later, in 1864-1865, General Ulysses S. Grant directed the 10-month Siege of Petersburg from the grounds of Appomattox Plantation. This historic home is now part of the City Point Unit of Petersburg National Battlefield.
Hopewell was developed by the DuPont Company of Wilmington, Delaware in 1914. This company first built a dynamite factory and then switched to the manufacture of guncotton during World War I. Although DuPont left Hopewell after the war, many manufacturing giants have since located in the city. These companies include: Honeywell, Evonik Industries, Smurfit-Stone and Hercules. Products as diverse as the first automatic dishwasher, the first Kraft paper and cardboard boxes, china and artificial silk have been manufactured in Hopewell.
Since its founding, Hopewell, named after an English ship, has continued its British ties by twinning with the City of Ashford, Kent, England. Hopewell has received the Governor’s Clean City Award and is noted for its landscaping and beautification.
With nearly 50-years’ experience in residential door and access product installation, maintenance and service in Hopewell and the surrounding areas, we pride ourselves on our exemplary customer service, knowledgeable technicians, outstanding safety record and wide range of residential service offerings. While savings are at the forefront of many project decisions, we at Apple Door Systems are proud to offer the residents of Hopewell not only savings but security in knowing that you are working with a reliable and dependable company with the resources to respond to your standard and emergency service needs 24-hours a day, 365 days a year.
In addition to our exceptional repair and maintenance services, Apple Door offers a wide range of residential products including:
- CHI Garage Doors
- HAAS Garage Doors
- Garage Door Screens
- Entry Doors
- Patio Doors
- Interior Doors
- Linear Garage Door Openers
- LiftMaster Garage Door Openers
- Security Doors
- Storm Doors
- Awnings
- Pet Doors
Partnering with our commercial business clients in Hopewell, Apple Door Systems maintains a safety conscious staff consistently trained through weekly toolbox safety meetings as well as bi-weekly, in-depth safety reviews provided by Atlantic Safety. All of our commercial technicians are OSHA 10 certified, respirator fit trained, tested and certified and forklift/scissor lift trained. We are extremely familiar with safety compliance and protocol in commercial and industrial facilities, holding annual reviews and testing related to client specific safety programs. Lastly, we have consistently maintained a grade of “A” as awarded by ISN.
- Security Doors
- Rolling Doors
- High Speed Traffic Doors
- Sectional Overhead Doors
- Fire Doors
- Hollow Metal Doors
- Storefront Doors
- Security Grilles
- Loading Dock Equipment
- Custom Design and Engineering