Abstract: A door handle assembly (10) includes at least one face plate (11) arranged to be secured to the face of a door, and a handle (12) adapted to be mounted on the face plate to be axially rotatable thereto. The handle includes a shank (17) that extends through the face plate. The face plate has a boss (21) adapted to support a bearing mounted on the shank to allow axial rotation thereto and a spring to hold the shank (17) against the face plate. The bearing is accurately located in a recess in the boss (21) of the face plate (11), and the handle (12) and the spring engage opposite ends of the bearing so that the location of the handle against the face plate is independent of the thickness of the face plate.