NORRES Group - History

Since 1^st August the NORRES Team has increased significantly: At the start of the new year, 2017 welcomed the addition of multiple new trainees to our headquarters in Gelsenkirchen.

November: NORRES launched two product innovations.  PROTAPE^® PUR 327 PP and PROTAPE^® TPE 325 WEAR STRIP which further expands the depth of our product range. PROTAPE^® PUR 327 PP - highly abrasion and crush resistant - further complementing our existing product range of hoses for sweeping and cleaning machines.  PROTAPE^® TPE 325 WEAR STRIP - Fabric-reinforced and flexible – expands our portfolio of hoses offered for exhaust gas extraction.

The new TRGS 727 comes into effect in April 2016. NORRES hoses are certified according to the new explosion protection regulation TRGS 727 and comply with the latest EU food regulations 10/2011 and 2015/174 and are FDA-compliant.

NORRES invites leading OEMs from the field of pneumatic conveying and aspiration of powders and granules as well as technical dealers to the expert talks in early April 2016. Within this framework, the current transfer of TRBS 2153 into the new TRGS 727 as well as accompanying over 100 recommendations which were discussed and considered.

The new catalogue of the NORRES product range "Technical Hoses" is now available for our customers. Of course, with all new standards and modifications such as the TRGS 727, the latest food regulation 2015/174 and a classification of the hoses according to DIN 26057.

NORRES expands in Europe: The new NORRES office in the Czech Republic was opened on 1th August 2016! NORRES thus offers its customers and partners a further competent contact in Europe.

NORRES Schlauchtechnik is developing new specialists in 2016! At the start of the new training year, the hose manufacturer welcomed new apprentices at its main location in Gelsenkirchen, which are now strengthening the NORRES team.

NORRES Schlauchtechnik expands the storage range! In addition to the original PROTAPE^® and AIRDUC^® polyurethane hoses, which are certified according to the latest food law regulations 10/2011 and 2015/174, the new explosion protection regulation TRGS 727 and DIN 26057, NORRES extends the storage assortment in black dyed variants: new in the PROTAPE^® PUR 330 AS BLACK and AIRDUC^® PUR 350 AS BLACK.

NORRES once again proves to be a trendsetter: At the beginning of 2015, the NORRES website www.norres.com was designed with flexibility in mind surrounding ease of accessability  whether logging on to a computer desktop, tablet and smartphone. The content can be recorded completely and quickly by the visitor. This makes NORRES customers worldwide well-informed prior to making a purchase, as well as a Web App, Converter and extended hosefinder all of which are tools in place to help make purchasing that much easier for our customers.

NORRES is doubling its production capacity with two-year investment program that includes a sum of over € 2.7 million. The machine fleet and capacities are doubled, delivery times are shortened and production is made even more cost-effective.

NORRES Schlauchtechnik presents two innovative, highly flame retardent hoses for the automotive industry: the AIRDUC^® PUR 352 SE RAILWAY and the AIRDUC^® PUR 352 SE RAILWAY PLUS complete the product portfolio of our technical hoses. The two certified suction and delivery hoses are especially suited for rail vehicles and commercial vehicles in public transportation.

NORRES was awarded the NORDWEST Supplier Award within the innovation segment. The award proved: NORRES recognizes customer needs and offers its partners future-oriented, mutually beneficial solutions.

NORRES is heading into its anniversary year of 125 innovations. From the very beginning, the focus here is on the multitude of new NORRES products, which from now on come with "anti-static" as a standard. Until the end of the year, following 125 technical and service oriented innovations

In February, NORRES will officially begin its anniversary year. Congratulating politicians, economists as well as partners and friends of NORRES will be guests at the NORRES anniversary reception

In South Bend, in the state of Indiana in the USA, NORRES is starting its new branch with affiliated manufacturing. On this occasion, the governor of the state of Indiana, Mike Pence, visited NORRES in Gelsenkirchen.

NORRES would like that customers are able to quickly and comprehensively orient themselves in the catalogues. Therefore a conversion of metric and imperial values takes place over the entire range of products.

NORRES Goes Mobile: With the new NORRES hose finder and the NORRES customer portal, starting at the end of August, the manufacturer will offer the NORRES hose world as an online web app. A multitude of functions, like order status and tracking service alleviates the daily work for customer and partners with the NORRES customer portal.

NORRES celebrates with its customers, partners, and employees: Now on three days, NORRES will celebrate its 125th anniversary. Domestic and international customers use the international marketing forum from NORRES in order to speak about the operations of the future. Afterwards we celebrate.

NORRES Schlauchtechnik is awarded the Grand Prize for Small and Medium-sized Businesses 2013, an award that confirms that the way NORRES takes as a trendsetter and technology leader in its segment.

NORRES continues to expand globally. The latest branch is in Leamington Spa in the British midlands, from which supplies can now be directly brought to NORRES customers throughout the entire United Kingdom and Ireland.

NORRES China opened with a "Grand Opening" an own production for the Asian market as well as a new, much more advanced branch in Shanghai Pudong.

NORRES continues its internationalization with a new office in Taiwan. Together with the Chinese subsidiary, NORRES now offers its customers two bases in Asia.

NORRES presents a new catalogue (the ES 3) for its newest business division - environmental technology - at the IFAT 2012 in Munich. At the trade fair itself, NORRES presents its membrane tube and membrane disc diffuser for fine bubble aeration in aeration tanks.

With an expanded product range of high temperature hoses, NORRES offers an extremely heat-resistant hose for temperatures up to + 280 ° C with the CP 467 HiTex, thus complementing its range of heat-resistant hoses with a top-quality product.