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About us.

Specialist Door Solutions (SDS) are designers and manufacturers of high quality healthcare doorsets for hospital and clinical environments.

SDS is the UK’s leading designer and manufacturer of specialist doorsets for demanding environments. With a comprehensive portfolio of healthcare doorsets, we are a true single-source supply partner for healthcare providers.

We are very proud of our 40-year track record of successful collaboration with architects, contractors, NHS trusts and private hospitals, partnerships which are a based on our core tenets of specialisation, dedication and sincerity.

Our highly experienced team are specialists: experts in product innovation, development and optimisation; dedicated to ensuring our customers’ technical and commercial needs are fully met; and sincere in how we run our business, communicate with our customers and nurture beneficial business relationships.

SDS own and operate a state-of-the-art, UK based manufacturing plant which allows us to produce fully compliant doorset solutions whilst maintaining tight, ‘hands-on’ control over quality. This also means fast delivery times for our customers, which are typically half the industry average.
 
SDS is continually investing in innovation to continue to offer our customers the very best we can. We very much hope to be a part of your current and future projects – please do get in touch to get advice, discuss our services or to request an estimate. If you would like to undertake a factory tour yourself and see how our doorsets are meticulously manufactured, please contact us.

ISO Accreditations.

SDS is certified Quality Management System: BS EN ISO 9001:2015 and Environmental Management System: BS EN ISO 14001:2015. 

ISO 9001 supports organisations to create Quality Management Systems (QMS) to ensure clear, repeatable processes to maintain consistent, high levels of quality service for customers. Established by the International Organisation for Standardization (ISO), ISO 9001 is the world’s most recognised quality management standard. ISO 14001 requires organisations to assess environmental issues relevant to their operations, such as waste management, resource use and efficiency and is an internationally agreed and recognised standard for Environmental Management Systems (EMS). An EMS supports organisations in identifying, managing, monitoring and controlling environmental processes.

 

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BS EN ISO 9001:2015

 

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BS EN ISO 14001:2015
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SPECIALISTS
SPECIALISTS

We are experts who continuously drive innovation and product development.

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DEDICATED
DEDICATED

We love what we do and hold ourselves accountable to our clients and one another.

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SINCERE
SINCERE

We keep our promises. We go above and beyond and always tell it how it is.

MEET OUR AMAZING TEAM

Whatever your requirements, the experts at SDS are ideally placed to help you with your hospital, healthcare or clinical environment doorset enquiries.

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Russell James Chief Revenue Officer
Russell James Chief Revenue Officer
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Darren Blake CHIEF OPERATIONS OFFICER
Darren Blake CHIEF OPERATIONS OFFICER
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DARREN WOOLSGROVE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
DARREN WOOLSGROVE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
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Fergus James Project Consultant
Fergus James Project Consultant
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Quentin Burrowes Project Consultant
Quentin Burrowes Project Consultant
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Rory James Client Relations
Rory James Client Relations

What our clients have to say.

It’s been a pleasure to work with SDS as part of our New Clinical Buildings project. Doors are always a difficult aspect to get completely right, but SDS supply a high quality product that meets the needs of our vital NHS services. The doors provided and the after sales service we have come to expect from SDS, not only comply to tough healthcare standards, but also ensure we can offer a safe and secure environment for our staff and patients. 
Kyle McClellandRedevelopment Project Director, Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
"We always found SDS to be a reliable partner during the design and delivery stages of our work."
Moritz SpellenbergLlewelyn Davies Architects
"SDS's customer service skills ensure that the items are always delivered to a high standard and within the guidelines of our orders."
Leslie FischerFischer Maintenance Services Ltd
"We are very pleased with the SDS doorsets for our upgrade to Theatre 2 and the installation carried out by Medical Air Technology. Doors can be one of the most challenging aspects to get completely right, but SDS's supplied high-quality, durable and compliant products that meet the needs of our vital services. The doors provided, along with the technical advice and excellent customer service, not only enabled us to comply with the stringent healthcare standards but also ensure we deliver a safe and secure environment for both our staff and patients."
Emmeline CreamerCapital Project Manager, Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
"Specified solid timber doors with full PVC encapsulation are one of the most robust doors on the market and copes well to the challenging environment."
David MondinoKendall Kingscott Architects
"By using a well-known PVC postformed door supplier we have the reassurance that the doors will be clinically fit for purpose."
David WhitestoneFloyd Slaski Architects Ltd

People we work with.

Our accreditations & certifications.

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Choose SDS for your next project. Get in touch with our specialist team to find out more about how our UK-designed and manufactured, fully compliant, healthcare doorsets can meet the needs of your project.