History

 

1974
Founding of the sole proprietorship Norman Frick by Norman Frick and Annemarie Frick-Büchel
Development and production of feeding troughs made of chrome-nickel steel for the agricultural sector (PDF feeding trough)

Production in an agricultural building

1977
First employee appointed

1978
Development and production of the thermal insulation board type E for insertion in ceiling formwork in underground car parks, garages and basements; the Frinorm thermal insulation board type E is unchanged and still part of our product range today, called type ES and EL (PDF Frinorm insulation boards) + (PDF Frinorm type E)

1979
Construction of the first production hall, approximately 400 square metres
Development of the thermal insulation board type EP for retrofitting underground car parks, garages and basements (PDF Frinorm type EP)
Development and production of ventilation chimneys, gas barriers and hay chutes for the agricultural sector (PDF Frinorm hay chute)

Development and production of thermal insulation boards for HVAC ducts
Development and production of the thermal insulation board type SPK for installation on wooden structures on ceilings and walls; the Frinorm thermal insulation board type SPK is unchanged and still part of our product range today (PDF Frinorm SPK)

1980
Extension of the production hall, approximately 400 square metres
Development and production of insulated window frame extension elements for wooden, wood-metal and plastic windows; first production of customer-specific, custom-made window frame extension elements in Switzerland and Liechtenstein
(PDF Frinorm sandwich elements)

1984
Extension of the production hall, approximately 800 square metres
Production of dividing walls for lightweight and dry construction

1987
Founding of Frinorm AG
Extension of the production hall, approximately 300 square metres

1992

Swiss Federal Institute of Intellectual Property: issue of invention patent number 681032 for thermal insulation boards with integrated air circulation (PDF CH, 681032-9)


1993
Daughter Myriam Heidegger-Frick joins the company
Daughter Manuela Frick joins the company
Building extension for the mechanical workshop

1994
Development and production of Bohle, an insulated external wall system
Development and production of the Iso panel, an insulated ceiling and wall panel

1995
Production of under-roof boards for roof insulation
Production of the type SSP and LSP screed floor boards for attic insulation
European Patent Office: registration of invention patent number 0464510 for thermal insulation boards with integrated air circulation
(PDF DE, 0464510)

1997
Construction of new office building
Development and production of reveal and skirting elements for outdoor facades
Son Norman Frick joins the company

1998
Development and production of the dividing wall system DAMUR® for lightweight and dry construction

1999
First industrial robot in the Swiss and Liechtenstein wood industry is put into operation
Swiss Federal Institute of Intellectual Property: entry in the Swiss trademark register, trademark: DAMUR®, trademark number: 463516
(PDF CH, 463516)
German Patent and Trade Mark Office: registration of utility model number 29818277.7 for the dividing wall system DAMUR®
(PDF frame extension with click system, DE, 29818277.7)

Liechtenstein Office of Economic Affairs, Bureau of Intellectual Property: entry in the Liechtenstein trademark register, trademark: DAMUR®, trademark number: 10930 (PDF DAMUR, FL, 10930)


2000
Construction of new production hall, approximately 4000 square metres
Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market: entry in the European trademark register, trademark: DAMUR®, trademark number: 001079268
(PDF DAMUR, 001079268)

2001
Production of the type UBS and UBM dry subfloors for dry construction
Development and production of the type DS, DL and DM insulation panels for retrofitting ceilings and walls in underground car parks, garages and basements

2002
Son Daniel Frick joins the company
Development and production of the wood-cork window scantling ISWOOD®
Development and production of the door leaf blank ISWOOD®

2003
Swiss Federal Institute of Intellectual Property: issue of invention patent number 692957 for the external wall system DAMUR®
(PDF CH, 692957)

Swiss Federal Institute of Intellectual Property: issue of invention patent number 692993 for the dividing wall system DAMUR®
(PDF CH, 692993)

2004
Liechtenstein Office of Economic Affairs, Bureau of Intellectual Property: entry in the Liechtenstein trademark register, trademark:
ISWOOD®, trademark number: 13055 (PDF ISWOOD, FL, 13055)

2006
Development and production of plinth and extension elements for wooden, wood-metal and plastic lifting sliding doors
Austrian Patent Office: registration of invention patent number 413836 for the dividing wall system DAMUR® (PDF patent certificate, AT, 413836)

2007
Development and production of plinth elements for balcony doors

2012
Construction of new production hall, approximately 2000 square metres

Development and production of the type DPS, DPL and DPX thermal insulation boards for insertion in ceiling formwork in underground car parks, garages and basements

Swiss Federal Institute of Intellectual Property: issue of invention patent number 704434 for window frame extension elements with
a click system (PDF frame extension with click system, CH, 704434)

German Patent and Trade Mark Office: registration of utility model number 202012000202.3 for window frame extension elements with a click system
(PDF frame extension with click system, DE, 20 2012 000 202.3)

Austrian Patent Office: registration of utility model number 13080 for window frame extension elements with a click system
(PDF frame extension with click system, AT, 13080)