NORMA Group

NORMA Group SE, commonly styled as NORMA, is a German industrial manufacturer specializing in joining, connecting and fluid-management technologies. Its product portfolio includes hose clamps, couplings, quick connectors, pipe and hose connection systems, and related components used to secure, route or join flexible and rigid fluid lines. The company serves industrial applications in which controlled connections are important for safety, durability, leak prevention and efficient assembly. The company traces its origins to Rasmussen GmbH, established in 1949 by Ove Skafte Rasmussen, the son of Danish industrialist Jørgen Skafte Rasmussen. It remained family-owned for several decades. A major ownership and structural transition occurred in 2006, when a management buyout and a merger with ABA, a Swedish manufacturer, were financed by the private-equity firm 3i. The combined business adopted NORMA as its principal corporate and market identity. This transaction created the platform for a more international operating group built around complementary connection technologies and regional manufacturing capabilities. NORMA expanded through acquisitions during the following decade. In 2007 it acquired Breeze Industrial Products in the United States, adding another established name in clamping and connection products. In 2013 it purchased Craig Assembly, a Michigan-based specialist in injection-moulded components. In 2014 it acquired National Diversified Systems in California, whose activities included plastic water-piping products, and Chien Jin Plastic in Malaysia. These transactions broadened the group beyond metal clamps into plastic components, water-management products and application-specific assemblies. The company serves a range of end markets, including automotive, aviation, construction, shipping and industrial manufacturing. Its technologies are also used in cooling systems, emission-control applications, hose and water-pipe networks, and sterile pharmaceutical production. NORMA markets products under several names, including ABA, Breeze, Connectors, Serflex, Serratub, Terry, Torca and NORMA. The multi-brand portfolio reflects the group's history of acquisitions and its effort to retain established specialist brands in different markets and applications. NORMA became a publicly listed company in 2011 under its present name, which had already been used as a brand. Its shares trade on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange under the symbol NOEJ. The company was included in the SDAX by November 2015. Reference material reports approximately 8,900 employees in 2019 and production facilities including two plants in China and one in Brazil, alongside sites in other locations. Its business model combines engineered components, global manufacturing and distribution, and application-specific connection solutions for original-equipment manufacturers, industrial customers and other users of fluid-carrying systems.

NORMA Group began in 1949 as Rasmussen GmbH, founded by Ove Skafte Rasmussen. The founder was the son of Danish industrialist Jørgen Skafte Rasmussen, and the business remained under family ownership for much of its early history. Its industrial focus developed around components used to join, clamp and connect hoses, pipes and other fluid-carrying systems. The company's most important early transformation came in 2006. A management buyout, supported by 3i, was combined with a merger with ABA, a Swedish company operating in a related field. The transaction ended the company's longstanding family-owned structure and established a broader platform with multiple product technologies and market positions. NORMA, already used as a brand, became the name associated with the enlarged group. International expansion continued through a series of acquisitions. In 2007 the group acquired Breeze Industrial Products in the United States. In 2013 it bought Craig Assembly, a Michigan company specializing in injection-moulded components. In 2014 it acquired National Diversified Systems in California, which produced plastic water-piping products, and Chien Jin Plastic in Malaysia. These additions extended the business from traditional clamping and coupling products into moulded plastics and water-management applications, while also increasing its geographic reach. The group later operated across a range of industrial markets. Its components were used in automotive and aviation applications, construction and shipping, cooling and emissions systems, hose and water-pipe networks, and sterile pharmaceutical production. NORMA maintained a portfolio of established brands, including ABA, Breeze, Connectors, Serflex, Serratub, Terry, Torca and NORMA. This portfolio reflected both internal product development and the integration of acquired businesses. NORMA Group was listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange in 2011 under its current corporate name. By November 2015 it was included in the SDAX index of smaller German listed companies. Reference material identifies Maintal in Hesse, near Frankfurt, as the company's base. It also reports approximately 8,900 employees in 2019 and manufacturing operations that included two plants in China and one in Brazil, in addition to facilities elsewhere. The available reference material does not provide enough information to describe later ownership changes, current management, financial performance or the company's present operating footprint in detail.

• 2015

  Included in the SDAX

  [1]NORMA Groupen.wikipedia.org

  Reference material identifies NORMA Group as a member of the SDAX by November 2015.

• 2014

  Expansion into plastic water-piping and Malaysian production

  [1]NORMA Groupen.wikipedia.org

  NORMA acquired National Diversified Systems in California and Chien Jin Plastic in Malaysia.

• 2013

  Acquisition of Craig Assembly

  [1]NORMA Groupen.wikipedia.org

  The group acquired Michigan-based Craig Assembly, a specialist in injection-moulded components.

• 2011

  Public listing under the NORMA name

  [1]NORMA Groupen.wikipedia.org

  The company was publicly listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange under the name it already used as a brand.

• 2007

  Acquisition of Breeze Industrial Products

  [1]NORMA Groupen.wikipedia.org

  NORMA acquired the American company Breeze Industrial Products, adding a major North American connection-products business.

• 2006

  Management buyout and merger with ABA

  [1]NORMA Groupen.wikipedia.org

  A management buyout financed by 3i was combined with a merger with Swedish company ABA, creating the basis of the later NORMA Group.

• 1949

  Rasmussen GmbH is founded

  [1]NORMA Groupen.wikipedia.org

  Ove Skafte Rasmussen founded Rasmussen GmbH, the predecessor of NORMA Group.

An international industrial connection-technology supplier focused on reliable joining, clamping and fluid-management components for vehicle, infrastructure, industrial and specialized-process applications.

• Clamps and joining systems

  NORMA connection systems

  The NORMA portfolio includes clamps, hose couplings, quick connectors and related joining components for flexible hoses, pipes and fluid lines. These products are intended for applications requiring secure assembly and controlled fluid containment, including vehicle systems, industrial equipment, cooling circuits and infrastructure.

• Hose clamps

  ABA

  ABA is a Swedish-origin brand incorporated into the group through the 2006 merger. It is associated with hose clamps and connection products used in industrial and vehicle-related applications.

• Clamping and connection products · 2007

  Breeze

  Breeze is an American industrial brand acquired by NORMA in 2007. Its products form part of the group's broader range of clamps and joining solutions for hose and fluid-management applications.

• Water-management components · 2014

  Plastic water-piping components

  Through National Diversified Systems and Chien Jin Plastic, NORMA expanded into plastic water-piping products and related components. These products complement the group's metal clamping and coupling activities with solutions for water distribution and piping systems.

• Moulded industrial components · 2013

  Injection-moulded components

  Injection-moulded components became part of the group's offering through the acquisition of Craig Assembly in 2013. They broadened NORMA's capabilities beyond fastening hardware into engineered plastic and moulded assemblies.

• 2014

  Acquisitions in water piping and MalaysiaM&A

  Background

  NORMA continued to diversify its technologies and geographic footprint.

  Action taken

  The company acquired National Diversified Systems in California and Chien Jin Plastic in Malaysia.

  Aftermath

  The transactions added plastic water-piping products and expanded the group's presence in Malaysia.

  Source

• 2013

  Acquisition of Craig AssemblyM&A

  Background

  The acquisition extended NORMA's capabilities into injection-moulded components.

  Action taken

  NORMA acquired Craig Assembly, a Michigan-based specialist in injection moulding.

  Aftermath

  The group broadened its product range beyond conventional clamps and couplings.

  Source

• 2007

  Acquisition of Breeze Industrial ProductsM&A

  Background

  NORMA sought to expand its international product and market presence after the 2006 restructuring.

  Action taken

  The group acquired Breeze Industrial Products in the United States.

  Aftermath

  Breeze became one of the established brands in NORMA's multinational portfolio.

  Source

• 2006

  Management buyout and ABA mergerM&A

  Background

  Rasmussen GmbH was family-owned before the transaction, while ABA provided a complementary Swedish business in the same broad connection-technology field.

  Action taken

  A management buyout financed by 3i was combined with a merger with ABA, creating the enlarged group that developed under the NORMA name.

  Aftermath

  The transaction established the group's private-equity-backed and internationally oriented structure.

  Source

1. 1NORMA Groupen.wikipedia.org