It all started 70 years ago in a workshop in Lower Rhine. Today, with over 3,500 employees and an annual turnover of more than 700 million euros, the Novoferm Group is one of the leading suppliers of door systems, door solutions and docking systems in Europe. In March 2025, Novoferm celebrated its 70th anniversary.

The company – then known as Isselwerk Werth GmbH – was founded in Lower Rhine on 10 March 1955. Growth occurred through technological development and strategic acquisitions. In addition to Schievano srl (1996), Alpha Deuren (Netherlands, 2014), Norsud (France, 2016), Robust AB (Sweden, 2019) and Manugestion (France, 2021) are worth mentioning. The opening of the Dortmund technical centre in 2016 strengthened training and the presentation of new products.

Novoferm has expanded its offering with innovative solutions: DC operators for industrial doors, NovoFire Steel steel doors, and Evolution sectional doors for private garages, with superior thermal insulation. In addition, it focuses on customized digital tools for industry professionals, improving efficiency, safety and operational processes.

In 2025, Novoferm celebrates its 70th anniversary with a new leadership: Christian Hasenest succeeds Rainer Schackmann as CEO.
“Novoferm has achieved great things in recent decades – we can all be proud of that. I am looking forward to continuing this tradition together with our team and, at the same time, setting new priorities to prepare our company for the challenges of the future”, says Hasenest.

As of this year, a 1 MW peak power photovoltaic system, fully installed on the roof of our industrial building, is fully operational. This new infrastructure represents an important step toward sustainability and a concrete commitment to reducing our environmental impact.

The system is capable of generating an annual amount of electricity that is essentially equivalent to our energy needs, thus making a tangible contribution to reducing the environmental impact of our production activities.

Thanks to this renewable energy production, we estimate an annual saving of approximately 250 tons of CO₂(*), avoiding greenhouse gas emissions associated with traditional fossil fuel-based energy supply.

(*) The CO₂ savings estimate is based on data from the 2023 Italian national energy mix, in which each kilowatt-hour (kWh) of electricity consumed corresponded to an average emission of 0.256 kg of carbon dioxide.

The UE CSRD directive (Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive) imposes new obligations on companies and their supply chain.
 

1. Sustainability reporting obligation
 

The EU Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) requires companies to report on corporate environmental, social and governance (ESG) activities.
 

CSRD reporting will be an integral part of the annual report of the annual financial statements and will be audited by the statutory auditors at the end of the year.

2. Supply Chain Due Diligence ( supply chain verification )
 

The European Union is preparing a standard that commits companies to conduct a supply chain analysis and assessment.
 

Novoferm Group suppliers will be required to upload information pertaining to five subject areas to the Integrity Next platform.

Download Novoferm document.

Novoferm reaches a new milestone: Environmental Product Certification CAM.

The CAM report describes how NOVOFERM's products comply with the relevant Minimum Environmental Criteria for Construction published on 6/08/2023.  

Minimum Environmental Criteria (CAM) are the environmental requirements defined for the various stages of the purchasing process, aimed at identifying the best design solution, product or service from an environmental point of view throughout the life cycle, taking into account market availability.

The report was developed with the support of QualityNet, a consultancy company specialising in sustainability-related certifications and compliance. 
CAM compliance declarations of NOVOFERM windows and doors: Elite Premio Metal, Elite Premio EI60, Elite Premio EI120, Elite Premio Modula, Elite Novoglass, Elite Alettata, Kora Basic, Kora Fill, Kora Glass, Asia, Novoslide and NSI, GD and GD2.

Contact us for more information.

Novoferm Schievano srl officially joins the GREENiTOP® "green community" (www.greenitop.com), i.e. that select "club" of virtuous companies that care about the environmental performance of their products in the context of LEED®-certified Sustainable Buildings and beyond.

LEED® -  Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design - is a building certification system that was created on a voluntary basis and is applied in over 140 countries around the world.

It aims to promote and develop a global approach to sustainability, recognizing virtuous performance in key areas of health human and environmental.

The LEED® standards, developed by the USGBC, indicate the requirements for constructing environmentally sustainable buildings, both from an energy point of view and from the point of view of the consumption of all environmental resources involved in the construction process.

Link to the official document

March 2022 ❘ Company News
  

Solidarity with Ukraine
At the Novoferm Group we are showing our solidarity on behalf of all our employees with the people in Ukraine who are currently having to endure inconceivable suffering because of the Russian war.
  

Our company shares the European values of peace, freedom and solidarity. After decades of peace in Europe, this war of aggression by Russia and the associated military aggression cuts deep for all of us. As a sign of our solidarity, we are currently not conducting any business relations or sales

activities with or in Russia / Belarus for as long as the war lasts. Furthermore, lots of activities have been organised jointly with our staff at Novoferm in recent weeks to support Ukraine.

We would like to take this opportunity to thank all of our Novoferm employees from many countries in Europe for their initiatives and involvement as well as for the many donations of money and items.
 

Our thoughts are with every Ukrainian and we wish them the fastest possible return to peace and security in this catastrophic situation.

Novoferm Doors Tool is our app where you can find the technical data of the hinged doors we produce: clearance, overall dimensions, transmittance, dimensional limits and much more.
The purpose of this application is to provide quickly and intuitively, all the technical information you need to choose the Novoferm door that best meets your needs.

Versatile support tool for the fire protection designer or site manager. Novoferm Doors Tool also provides details of the performance of CE marked doors and other requirements under European legislation.

A practical unit converter is also included.

Instruction for use