NORBA Fribourg SA (Bulle)

Succeeding together!

NORBA specializes in interior joinery (interior doors, wardrobes, fire doors, etc.), exterior joinery (PVC windows, wooden metal windows, insulated wooden doors) and the installation of exterior and interior joinery. Norba is a member of the Feuerschutzteam and offers EI30, EI60 and EI90 joinery for construction and renovation.

Norba is committed to preserving the environment and installs quality wood joinery using raw materials from sustainably managed forests.

Norba offers different types of exterior joinery for large buildings** such as schools, hospitals and apartment blocks. Our many references testify to the confidence of our partners.

Each type of product (Wood and PVC windows, Entrance halls, Balcony closures and Entrance doors) is available in different models (T70D PVC windows, TPA 70 PVC windows, etc.) to meet every need in terms of performance and aesthetics.

What's more, our exterior joinery experts** ensure rigorous installation of our different products to comply with safety standards.

Our wide choice of windows and patio doors** in different materials will enable you to meet all your needs for new construction or renovation.

Balcony closures :

**Comfort

• Creation of an additional room: winter garden, greenhouse...
• Panoramic view thanks to the absence of uprights.
• No clutter.
• Easy maintenance.

Protection

• Soundproofing.
• Burglar-proof.

Performance

• Burglar resistance.
• Wind protection.
• Energy and heating savings.
• UW up to 1.2W/m²K.

Aesthetics

• Enhances the façade.
• Metal entrance halls**: the choice of finesse and security.

Protection

• Acoustic insulation.
• Burglar-proof entrance hall with security glazing.

Aesthetics

• Wide choice of colors.
• Made-to-measure metal fabrication, to suit all your projects.

Complements

• Building access control: videophone, intercom....
• Entrance door closer

Entrance doors, PVC, Wood, Metal or Composite, whatever material you choose, NORBA will offer you a high-quality, reliable, high-performance product.

Doors to realize your interior design dreams.

Whether honeycomb or tubular core, decorative surfaces, thin laminates or real wood veneers, we have the doors to meet all your requirements. Thanks to our know-how, we can adapt to your requirements, whatever they may be, and draw up plans if necessary.

Construction possibilities

On surface-mounted frame, sub-frame and embrasure or metal frame. Installation on all types of walls: concrete, masonry, drywall or alba.

• Flush or overlapping doors.
• Semi-heavy or solid panels.
• Visible or invisible hinges.
• HPS (nearly 30 colors) or HPL coatings.
• Finished paint or natural varnish wood veneer.
• Glazing integration.

Tailor-made to specific requirements, with plans drawn up in advance.

Our infinite choice of finishes and accessories allows perfect integration into any interior.

We've put together a catalogue where you'll find all the products offered by Norba.

Cabinet

Norba SA is your specialist in indoor and outdoor joinery, and our custom-designed and -manufactured cabinets will meet all your expectations.

Made-to-measure, our wardrobes can be perfectly adapted to any space configuration, whether in the workplace or in individual or collective housing.

Our cabinets are available with hinged or sliding doors for easy access.

To match the architectural style of the building and the interior decoration, our made-to-measure cabinets are fully customizable thanks to the many handles, colors and accessories we offer.

What's more, to meet your specifications, Norba has its own design office and production workshop capable of manufacturing custom cabinets with the utmost precision.

Finally, your new interior joinery will be installed by qualified professionals for a result that lives up to your expectations.

Discover the advantages of our products, our options and the Norba cabinet manufacturing process!

Our products :

**Norba, a true space planner **.

Whether in offices, buildings, hospitals or schools, the cabinet must fit perfectly into the space and contribute to creating a harmonious environment. NORBA is your partner for all your cabinet projects.

Space optimization made to measure

Thanks to our workshops, equipped with the most advanced technologies and solid experience in cabinet making, we can design and manufacture your customized cabinets according to your wishes and requirements. In public buildings, optimizing space is a priority. Custom-made cabinets can be integrated into small spaces or corridors to reduce wasted space.

The hinged door cabinet

NORBA offers a wide range of hinged-door wardrobes in the Kronospan collection. Dozens of wood or plain colors will dress your future cabinets to create a perfect color harmony.

**Sliding door

NORBA products are designed to improve your everyday comfort. In hospitals, schools and other public places, accessibility to equipment is essential. That's why we offer cabinets with sliding doors** for quick access. This type of cabinet features a sturdy guide rail, allowing frequent use for decades.
Finally, as with our hinged-door cabinets, a wide range of customization options is available.

A sturdy, aesthetically pleasing product

So that you can enjoy your new interior layout for a long time to come, NORBA manufactures its cabinets to the highest standards. Our quality standards and choice of accessories (locks, hinges, etc.) make this a high-quality product. Since everyone's needs are different, depending on the sector of activity and usage, we offer a range of customization accessories. Contact us to find out more about our wide range of accessories (PEKA baskets, retractable clothes racks, valve covers, handles, etc.).

Our options

Because a cabinet has to be personalized to your desires, your project must be able to adapt exactly to your architectural concept.** Our company offers you a wide range of options** to meet all your technical, aesthetic and practical requirements.

Handles:**

A key element in cabinetry, our company offers a wide range of handles**. Whether your cabinets have hinged or sliding doors, we can offer you bowl handles, cylinder handles...

Interior fittings:

Above all, a cabinet must be practical. It must allow the user to make the most of it.

**From design to manufacture, our primary concern is user satisfaction. That's why we offer a wide range of accessories, each designed to make daily life easier for users:

• Drawers with locking brake** Storage baskets
• Storage baskets**
• Shoe racks
• Clothes lift** **Brush holder
• Broom holder** **Made-to-measure
• Customized shelving

**Manufacturing

As a specialist in large-scale construction projects,** NORBA structures can offer you custom-made cabinets to meet all your requirements. To meet this challenge, our company has a design office and a high-level production workshop.

Designing your cabinets:**

Our design office is in charge of designing and manufacturing your cabinets.
Thanks to its perfect mastery of the joinery field, our design office will be able to translate your projects** for interior fittings and cabinets into concrete projects.
Editing cabinet plans, optimizing flow rates, close communication with the factory. These are the daily tasks of our design office.
Whatever your project, whatever its shape, whatever its dimensions, our design office can use standard or custom cabinet components to meet your requirements** and support our factory throughout the manufacturing process.

Cabinet manufacturing:

Based on the technical file prepared by our design office, our production site will manufacture your cabinet.

In some cases, we can use standard modules; cabinet depths and heights tend to harmonize.
But in other cases, your entire cabinet will be made-to-measure!
This is the beginning of a high-level technical process:

1. **Cutting of melamine-coated particleboard panels in the colors you specify.
2. edge banding of each future cabinet element.
3. drilling of holes (for floors, assemblies).
4. fixing hardware (drawer runners, closet supports).
5. drawer assembly

To ensure that all these operations are carried out on schedule, with optimum quality, our cabinet manufacturing plant is equipped with state-of-the-art digital production tools (automatic drilling machine with digital positioning, edge banding and trimming machine, digital panel saw, etc....).

Cabinet installation:

When all the components making up your cabinet are ready for assembly and installation, they will be delivered to the worksite.
On site, our fitters will assemble and install your cabinet in strict compliance with your specifications**. Whether it's a new build, a renovation or an occupied site, our fitters will install your cabinets **in accordance with the rules of the trade.

**Fireproof product

Unique expertise in the French-speaking part of Switzerland**.

NORBA is the only manufacturer in French-speaking Switzerland of a complete range of firestop products.

EI30 Doors, EI30 Sliding or Va-et-Vient elements, EI30/EI60 solid or glazed fire-stop** partitions, EI60 non-combustible Technical sheathing, NORBA is able to meet all your requirements, whether in new construction or renovation.

FST fire-stop products

Norba SA's membership of the FST has enabled it to develop a comprehensive range of fire-stop products, reinforcing its position as a major player in this field.

**What is the Feuerschutzteam?

The Feuerschutzteam is a brand comprising 5 renowned Swiss manufacturers. Each year, they pool their resources to test complex EI60/EI30/AEAI-certified assemblies that they produce themselves.

**NORBA's strengths

Thanks to our membership of the Feuerschutzteam, significant resources are freed up each year for new EI30 / EI60 / EI90 tests. Our increased expertise in EI30 / EI60 / EI90 standards means we can advise you right from the start of your projects.
Our local production gives us greater responsiveness.
We guarantee our customers compliant elements that will be implemented in strict compliance with EI standards.

**Fire doors

NORBA SA is the leading manufacturer of fire-stop elements in French-speaking Switzerland**.

As a partner of Brunex and a loyal customer of Westag & Getalit for over 20 years, Norba is able to supply you with the fire-rated door that's right for your project.
With our full range of collections, you can match your interior with our elements to create the environment of your dreams.

Regulations

The regulations for fire protection recommend EI30 or EI60 class doors, depending on the end use of the building. In this case, NORBA plays the role of advisor in order to realize your projects in respect of fire standards and the protection of people.
Specific equipment for automatic closing** of fire doors** and the fitting of panic bars will enable you to make your projects as safe as possible.
Fire regulations also call for door widths to be adapted to the number of people on the premises. NORBA is at your side to help you develop a tailor-made solution to meet your requirements.

Technical ducts:

As part of its development work, NORBA is able to offer you a system of EI30/EI60/EI90 INCOMBUSTIBLE approved technical sheaths unique in Switzerland.

To find out more, please send us an information request or contact us directly.

**Local manufacturing

Manufacturing**

In order to offer you high quality products every day within a perfectly controlled timeframe, the NORBA company has a highly efficient manufacturing workshop.

Over the past five years, 100% of our machinery has been renewed, not only to ensure the manufacture of special wood fire-stop** products, but also to enable us to offer you, day after day, top-quality products in ever shorter lead times.

Design office

While NORBA manufactures and implements a comprehensive range of interior and exterior joinery products, we also provide design assistance. Thanks to its two design offices (Oron-la-Ville, Geneva) and its high level of expertise, NORBA can offer you technical solutions that strictly comply with current standards.

Choosing NORBA means relying on a reliable structure with sixty-five years' experience!

Invaluable help in a constantly changing world.

**Services

Norba EPP-oriented organization

The specific PPE organization is a new stage in the services we want to offer you. We now offer you a catalog developed exclusively by NORBA, covering all the products we offer for PPE.

This tool will facilitate your choice of interior joinery. Our exhibitions in Oron and Geneva will enable you to view all our products.

Finally, a price catalog is published for each project, enabling us to give you an immediate estimate.

Maintenance guarantee service

Because it's unthinkable that products supplied and installed by us could cause you problems, NORBA has set up an efficient after-sales service.

As soon as we receive your request, we contact you to schedule the work to be carried out by our own fitters.

Supporting our customers

Thanks to our organization, our expertise in new-build and renovation projects, and our experience in the design and installation of fire-stop systems, we are able to advise you at an early stage in your search for the best technical and financial solutions.

Our sales department will be happy to give you a detailed estimate for your project.

Training

Drawing on its experience and skills, NORBA has set up individualized training courses for a large number of architectural offices, general contractors, public authorities and institutions.

In fact, at the request of ECA Vaud, we have trained over 120 municipal and cantonal experts.

**Norba training

Discover our customized training programs.

Renovation

This is a must if you want to know everything there is to know about all the standards governing the building sector.
Training for all professionals.

EI / acoustic / thermal standards

This training is essential for all those concerned by fire-stop standards**.

A clear and effective training course to enable you to prepare a tender and control everything from tender to commissioning.