Norwegian firm NorDan announces record results fueled by Yorkshire projects

The firm has announced significant projects across Leeds, Sheffield, York, Bradford, Huddersfield, and Doncaster.

Alex Brown, NorDan UK managing director said: “Last year’s record growth is obviously very pleasing, but 100 per cent consistent with the wider direction of travel in construction and the built environment.

“People have long known that NorDan’s timber products are carbon negative and offer a 60-year lifespan but have maybe in the past needed a reason to specify what were perceived premium windows or doors.

"What we now see is low carbon, durability, and high-thermal performance becoming the new mainstream, and this is taking NorDan’s and other quality timber products with it.”

NorDan has undertaken several new build and refurbishment social housing projects across the county with likes of Clarion Housing Group and The Guinness Partnership.

The Cocoa Works development in York, in which NorDan’s timber products are in use, is being developed by Latimer, the development arm of Clarion Housing Group.

The project will see the iconic ex-Rowntrees factory transformed into a series of homes.

Ayo Allu, director of design, technical and innovation at Clarion Housing Group: “Material costs and the impact of embodied carbon calculations on business performance is increasingly driving the way Clarion is constructing its buildings, as is our familiarity with the timber products on the market, and the vast increase in testing data compared to previous years.”

Embodied carbon refers to the carbon emitted during the construction of a building. The use of timber is thought to be a way of reducing these emissions when compared to more traditional building techniques.

NorDan UK is the British arm of the Norwegian founded NorDan Group, a multinational business that operates in seven European countries, employing 2,200 people across 12 factories and 35 sales offices.