Door Industry Journal - Spring 2020

Also online at: www.dijonline.co.uk 6 THE door industry journal spring 2020 Industry News Opening Doors Managing Director of the Automatic Door Suppliers Association (ADSA), Ken Price, looks back at his first year at the helm of the professional organisation. “Every journey has its key milestones and I have just passed one! It’s been a full year since I took up my role as Managing Director of the Automatic Door Suppliers Association (ADSA) - an eventful and profoundly satisfying 12 months after 22 years working for the same company - in same sector, but very much focused on sales. As with any step change, this has allowed me to draw breath, take stock and see the bigger picture. “ADSA’s overarching aims are manifold: to provide a centre of excellence for standards, training and education and a voice for the industry by lobbying, providing technical support and delivering training and development to support growth and enhance quality. “Our membership is robust and continuing to grow, with a wide span of companies from market leaders to sole traders, manufacturers, wholesalers, retailers, installers and service professionals. This means that our ‘offer’ has to be truly representative of all and prompts us to see things from various perspectives, put on a different ‘pair of spectacles’ and examine all the angles to ensure that we meet the needs of all. “When I took office, it gave me the opportunity to ‘health check’ our organisation, review its achievements, its priorities moving forward and evaluate sector requirements against a changing landscape – political, environmental, economic and cultural. “ADSA has achieved a great deal since it was formed in 1985 and I found it really useful to start at the beginning: revisit its purpose, consider its relevance, whether we were doing what we set out to undertake 35 years ago and how we were delivering that. I think that it is fair to say that we have stayed true to most of our aims but as the old school reports would say, there were also opportunities to “do better”. “Our mission is first and foremost to be the leading voice for the automatic door industry. This means speaking on many different topics and at various levels: direct to you, at international standards meetings, in boardrooms and forums and within the classroom. “I am lucky enough to have a great team around me who motivate, and sometimes challenge my views. This is healthy and welcome – the experience and Ken Price, Managing Director of ADSA Glasgow Fort: ADSA provides technological advice to architects and developers including requirements for the retail sector. © Photo courtesy of GEZE UK. ADSA AGM: Staff and members chat at the ADSA annual meeting