As the recognised voice of the timber door industry, ASDMA have released a second edition of the highly respected “Best Practice Guide to Timber Fire Doors”. “The Best Practice Guide is a vital tool for all those who are involved in the specification, procurement, installation, use and maintenance of timber doors, particularly when fulfilling a […]

With imminent introduction of the CE Marking of timber doorsets, ASDMA were pleased to sponsor BM TRADA’s seminar on ‘CE Marking for Fire Doors’ held at Staverton Park in Daventry in April. The seminar was attended by over 140 delegates and brought together many of the UK’s leading fire door manufacturers and component suppliers to […]

The Architectural and Specialist Door Manufacturers Association (ASDMA) is celebrating it’s 25th year in 2015. As the leading trade association for specialist, bespoke timber doors, ASDMA is the recognised voice of the industry and has represented it’s members throughout the UK and Europe and on all the major committees that could affect legislation and industry […]

With CE Marking of timber doorsets expected in 2015 following the publication of BS EN 16034, ASDMA is on hand to offer advice and hopefully dispel some of the myths surrounding CE Marking. Ian Makins, ASDMA’s Chairman comments: ‘ASDMA is concerned about the confusion and misinformation that surrounds CE marking and it is important that […]

Founding Chairman of ASDMA, Alan Cross, died on 23 October. Leeds born and bred, Alan was educated in Switzerland and on his return home joined Curtis & Sons, a prominent Shopfitting company in Leeds as an apprentice wood machinist.   From Curtis’s he moved to Keirnan Building Contractors in Leeds from where he moved in the […]

It was with sadness that ASDMA learned of the death of our Founding Chairman, Alan Cross on 23 October. Current Chairman, Ian Makins said “Alan was a man who was passionate about the bespoke timber door industry. His company was a founding member of ASDMA and even after retiring from full-time work, Alan remained fully […]

As a leading trade association actively involved in the fire door industry, ASDMA are supporting Fire Door Safety Week through our continued efforts to publicise the importance of correct specification and installation of fire doors. Fire Door Safety Week is all about raising awareness of this critical element of fire safety in every commercial, public […]

ASDMA is concerned about the confusion and misinformation that surrounds CE marking. It has therefore spent a considerable amount of time in scrutinising the European Community source core documents, also consulting with the regulatory authorities in the UK and with Trading Standards who are the designated product contact point in the UK for building products […]

The diversity of ASDMA membership means the association is uniquely equipped to pull together information on all factors relating to the bespoke timber door industry. Our most recent publication, Guidance and Recommendations for Acoustic Doorsets, focuses on acoustics and aims to simplify what can often be a very complex subject. Doorsets are essentially functional products […]