INSPIRED BY NATURE NorDan is a global market leader in the design and manufacture of low energy windows and frames. The company is focused on using only sustainably produced raw products, reducing its energy requirements and minimising waste. It continues to gain market share and to create innovative and energy-efficient windows and doors. Philip Yorke reports.
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orDan was founded in 1926 by a creative master carpenter named Johannes Rasmussen, who began by making staircases, windows and doors. His enterprise and innovative designs soon meant he had to invest in larger premises and at this stage he also decided to focus exclusively on the manufacture of windows and frames. Rasmussen put his innovative talents to work and set about designing a window that was versatile but completely secure against the elements. The result was the advent of the world’s first ‘tilt and turn’ window, which became an instant success. The company remains privately owned by the third generation descendants of the founder. Today NorDan is one of the world’s most successful and progressive window manufacturers with state-of-the-art factories located in Otta, Egersund and Arneberg in Norway and Varnamo, Kvillsfors and Tanumshede in Sweden. In addition, NorDan has a major facility in Wolsztyn in Poland. The company employs more than 1500 people and in 2015 recorded sales of more than NOK 2 billion. 64 Industry Europe
Putting safety first NorDan believes that secure windows make for a safer home and all its products are manufactured from robust materials to safeguard a home against possible intruders. When a NorDan door is locked it offers the resident optimal security and the company takes pride in ensuring that each individual window and door leaving its factories lives up to the strict requirements it sets for itself and to the high standards its customers have come to expect. By constantly reviewing the market and how its products can be improved, NorDan develops ever safer and more efficient windows and doors. Features that come as standard include the Swan safety mark, burglar resistance, aluminium-clad windows and doors, prefinished surface treatments, pre-glazed windows and doors and passive windows with an insulated frame and sash. From the selection of raw materials to the development of machines and tools, NorDan is in full control of its quality, which
