Association Links

Builders Hardware Manufacturers Association, Inc.


This association develops and maintains the ANSI/ BHMA A156 series of standards covering builders hardware products, including cabinet locks.

Woodwork Institute


WI controls and improves quality of achitectural woodwork and millwork installed in the states of California, Oregon, Nevada amd Arizona. WI has adopted BHMA standards as basic minimum requirements.

Associated Locksmiths of America, Inc.


The ALOA provides and coordinates training and governs the locksmith industry; certifying locksmiths at various levels of skill through annual testing programs.

National Automatic Merchandising Association


NAMA is a national trade organization representing merchandise vending/food service operators, equipment manufacturers and related suppliers.

Security Hardware Distributors Association


SHDA is an association of wholesale distributors to the security hardware industry, with emphasis on the locksmith industry. It provides a forum for industry development through its annual conference of distributors and supplier manufacturers.

Association of Woodworking & Furnishings Suppliers


As sponsors of the Woodworking Machinery and Furniture Supply Fair, AWFS deals with all aspects of wood products in the woodworking industry, from large furniture manufacturers to small medium size cabinet shops, in addition to the suppliers of the industry. This association sponsors the Woodworking Machinery & Furniture Supply Fair.

North American Building Material Distribution Association


NBMDA is an association of wholesale distributors to the woodworking and building industry.

Office Ergonomics Research Committee


CompX Waterloo joined the OERC January 2001. The OERC is a membership only, non-profit organization that was formed 10 years ago to bring together a group of Ergonomic professionals with the goal of exchanging information and opinions related to Ergonomic scientific research for the computer user environment. Exclusive membership of the OERC entitles members access to various studies and reports, as well as quarterly meetings throughout the U.S.

Business Institutional Furniture Manufacturers Association


CompX Waterloo manufactures products that meet or exceed standards set out by BIFMA. Established in 1973, BIFMA International is a not-for-profit trade association of furniture manufacturers and suppliers addressing issues of common concern. The association's membership of over 260 companies represents over 80% of the value of North American shipments of office furniture.

Canadian General Standards Board


CGSB standards are used in almost every aspect of Canadian government and are recognized in countless industries worldwide. They are one of the largest standards-development and conformity assessment organizations in Canada.

The American National Standards Institute


ANSI is a private, non-profit organization that administers and coordinates the U.S. voluntary standardization and conformity assessment system.