We are a family business at heart… Joshua Bannister, supported by his cousin Paddy Bannister and uncle Kristian Bannister have been successfully guiding the development of the company. Family values played a crucial role in shaping the culture of our growing team. It is fantastic that their efforts have been recently recognised as Norwood has been shortlisted in the Family Business of the Year category at the Stockport Business Awards 2024. We are very proud to be part of Stockport community and we can’t wait to celebrate the successes of the local businesses together at the awards ceremony in October!

Norwood has been shortlisted in the Fit Out Specialist of the Year category at the Construction News Specialists Awards!  This category celebrates the achievements of fit out specialist firms within the UK that can demonstrate achievement of clear business milestones over the last year. We are especially proud as it has been the biggest ever year for entries, with over three hundred diverse and rich submissions, demonstrating inspiring innovations and excellence across the industry. The awards ceremony will take place at the CN Specialists Awards on Thursday 05 September 2024 at The Lancaster, London.

Norwood, the specialist in demountable modular panelling systems has been chosen as a delivery partner to create a new manufacturing facility for an innovative manufacturer of graphene-based electronic devices, Paragraf.   Working with our long-term partner and a main contractor, CMB Engineering, Norwood will design, supply and install partition walls, walk on and suspended ceilings and doors to create ISO5, ISO6 and ISO8 cleanrooms for Photolithography and MOCVD processes.   As the project is being delivered on a fast-track basis, Norwood pre-manufactured and demountable system will enable fast installation, helping to achieve a challenging programme whilst ensuring all areas are completed to the highest standards.   About the client: Paragraf is the first company in the world to mass produce graphene-based electronic devices using standard semiconductors processes. Their unique foundry capability produces differentiated graphene-based electronics in standard products, such as magnetic sensors and biosensors. Those products solve important problems in a range of applications, including automotive, industrial automation, consumer, diagnostics and agritech.

We’ve just received the comprehensive report on our carbon emissions, courtesy of Tunley Environmental! Quantifying our business carbon emissions puts us in a position to demonstrate sustainability and environmental responsibility to our clients and the wider public.   We measured the total emissions from our baseline year (May 2022 – April 2023). We  covered Scope 1, Scope 2 and most of Scope 3 items.… so what happens now?   We’re committed to a 58% reduction by 2037 using our net zero roadmap! Reducing our carbon footprint by 58% will save the equivalent amount of carbon that it would take to drive 3,019,860 miles in an average vehicle!   Stay tuned for our sustainable journey, incorporating renewables, electric heating, and low-emission materials.

Norwood, the specialist in demountable modular panelling systems has been awarded a contract to provide cleanroom partition walls and ceilings at a new state-of-the-art semiconductor facility for the KLA Corporation (“KLA”).   KLA develops industry-leading equipment and services that enable innovation throughout the electronics industry. They provide advanced process control and process-enabling solutions for manufacturing wafers and reticles, integrated circuits, packaging, printed circuit boards and flat panel displays.   Working for the appointed main contractor, CMB Engineering, Norwood will support a fit out of a research-and-development (R&D) and manufacturing centre for the SPTS division, in Newport, Wales, UK. The 200,000 square feet innovation centre and manufacturing facility will include offices, cleanrooms, storage and support facilities and accommodate up to 750 employees. The new development has been designed to meet BREEAM standard of sustainability rating of excellent.   Norwood is responsible for designing, manufacturing and installing made to measure, fire and non-fire-rated modular internal partitions of various thicknesses. The company will also provide internal glazing and suspended ceilings. This is in order to build over 25,000 square feet of cleanrooms for R&D and more than 35,000 square feet of bespoke manufacturing assembly halls.   Norwood will draw on its cleanroom experience, having already delivered several highly specified semiconductor facilities with CMB Engineering in the semiconductor cluster in south Wales.   Norwood’s customizable steel partition system will create sustainable and flexible spaces, which can be easily adapted in response to client’s changing needs in this high-tech industry. 

We are delighted to have been awarded a multi million pound full turnkey project to design and construct production facilities for our repeat-business client, Orthoplastics.   Orthoplastics is a global leader in the development and manufacture of orthopaedic implants and components, helping surgeons transform lives around the world.   Fulfilling the role of a Principal Contractor, our scope comprises architectural, electrical and mechanical fit-out of an existing single-storey unit located at the client’s manufacturing site in Bacup.   The project continues Orthoplastics’ expansion and futureproofing strategy with a flexible design that will enable ease of repurposing should they choose to remodel their facility in the future.   To create a new machine enclosure, manufacturing cleanrooms and an office, our team will utilise our versatile and fully demountable Mediline partition system, Norwood doors, walk on ceilings and floors. Having developed the fire strategy in-house, we will also provide a 11-metre-high fire compartment wall, a fire rated ‘triple glazed in’ windows and external fire door escapes.   This is our first contract which we will deliver on a full turnkey basis, and we are very excited to work with our local and trusted supply chain partners to complete the facilities to the highest standards. The project demonstrates our wider capabilities and the flexibility of Norwood service. We work with architects, main contractors, subcontractors and end users, tailoring the level of our services depending on individual requirements.

We are very pleased to have recently completed our first project in Ireland! Norwood team installed a new cleanroom at the Atlantic Technological University Sligo. Our scope of work comprised design, manufacture and installation of Norwood’s Mediline partitions with integrated flush dado and vision panels, a walk-on-ceiling and a range of single and double steel doors.

We’re delighted to announce that we have been chosen as delivery partners to create a new state-of-the-art facility for a pioneering technology company, C3 Biotech. C3 is creating the market’s first hydrocarbon fuels that are sustainable, renewable, and cost-effective. These alternative solutions play a crucial role in tackling the waste and emissions we produce every day. Learn more about C3’s green synthetic fuels and its ambitious growth plans here.  Working with a principal contractor, BGEN, we are providing architectural fit out of new laboratories, comprising our demountable partitions, walk on ceilings and doors. As part of the project, we are also delivering 6m high, 90 min fire rated, 56dB free standing pod for a plantroom.

Norwood, the specialist in demountable modular partitioning, ceilings and doors for cGMP environments, has completed the installation of their flagship cleanroom system to create Manufacturing, Research & Development facilities for a leading provider of innovative inhaled drug delivery services, Vectura. Norwood was appointed by main contractor, TCi construction WORKS, to supply and install an internal wall and ceiling system that could provide flexibility and be installed to an expeditated programme, whilst achieving ISO 7 cleanroom and cGMP standards. The expansion project comprised the remodelling and refurbishment of the existing 800m2 storage space at Vectura’s operational facility in Chippenham. Norwood was responsible for designing, manufacturing and installing an antibacterial cleanroom partitioning system totalling 500m2. The system included non-fire-rated and 60-minutes fire-rated walls and insulated Mediline panels, which were supplied for a temperature-controlled store. The company’s remit also included a 328m2 walk-on ceiling with a 250kg Safe Working Load (SWL) capacity to enable ease of maintenance. Norwood also provided a range of their standard 30 min fire-rated metal doors throughout the facility. For this element of the project, they also designed bespoke 60 min fire-rated, hermetically sealed, automatic sliding doors, which have been inter-connected with Norwood’s emergency escape panels. “The requirement to provide the compliant facilities within extremely challenging timescales drives us to adopt innovative construction methods that will accelerate installation and provide additional safety levels whilst ensuring the highest quality standards. We found Norwood’s demountable cleanroom system to be a perfect solution for our client. Norwood’s in-house design, manufacturing and installation capabilities, high-quality products and their team’s proactive and flexible approach made them the ideal collaborative partner on this highly specified project. We look forward to further developing our relationship with Norwood and working with their team on many exciting projects in the future.” Callum Bowden,  Project Director, TCi

Norwood, the specialist in demountable modular partitioning, ceilings and doors for cleanrooms and labs has won a contract to provide partition walls at an advanced manufacturing factory in Northamptonshire which will support prestigious motoring brand Aston Martin’s Cognizant Formula One team. Norwood is responsible for manufacturing and installing 5,000m2 of bespoke fire and non fire-rated modular internal partitions. This is in order to separate the various zones throughout the state-of the-art facility’s advanced manufacturing area and cleanrooms. The large scale project uses made to measure walls with a thickness of 125mm. This is with the purpose of accommodating a back to back flash dado which will allow all electrical services to be hidden in the wall, resulting in an efficient use of the space, as well as a clean aesthetic and a seamless, high quality finish. Norwood also undertook project specific fire tests. Norwood’s managing director, Josh Bannister, said: “We’re delighted to align with such a quintessential British brand and have the opportunity to showcase our workmanship in this world class facility. We all associate Aston Martin with classic, understated luxury and we hope that the fit and finish of our modular partitions will reflect that ethos and aesthetic.” The team’s new headquarters encompass the factory and are located next to the historic Silverstone Grand Prix Circuit in Northamptonshire. The project is being delivered using a host of trusted subcontractors, such as Norwood, to execute various elements of the build to the highest possible standard. The total internal floor area for the completed development will be circa 300,000 sq ft across three buildings, one housing the team’s design, manufacturing and marketing resource, the second a testing wind tunnel and the third a central hub featuring staff amenities and a logistics centre. This is with a view to cementing the team’s long-term World Championship aspirations and it marks the first all-new factory in F1 in the UK for 17 years.

For this project, Norwood designed, manufactured and installed its fully flush Medline Partition System with integrated services and coving, along with its Metal Pan Ceiling, the Steel Single Door set and bespoke emergency dual escape panels to create new cGMP compliant biotech cleanrooms. Norwood is a leading UK modular cleanroom systems provider. They specialise in designing, manufacturing, and installing bespoke demountable steel and glass partitions, doors, ceilings, and associated accessories across a wide range of sectors. Our team delivers innovative and performance-driven products, tailored to the specific needs of each client. Working across the UK and internationally, they offer services to architects, appointed contractors and end-users. Norwood provides specialist expertise every step of the way, from planning and design, through to installation and handover. Our product specifications are also available on NBS.

Norwood, the specialist in design, manufacture and installation of modular partitioning systems for cleanroom and cGMP environments, has completed the installation of a 70m fire-rated wall that will showcase innovation and collaboration at Cambridge University’s £250 million Ray Dolby Centre. About the Project  Named after Ray Dolby, a PhD alumnus of Cambridge University, former fellow of Pembroke College, inventor and founder of Dolby, the a/v company, the new facility was designed in Revit by nbbj and is being delivered in BIM by Bouygues UK. Co-funded by Dolby, it will create a centre for innovation, bringing together the academic and research capabilities of the university’s physics department with private sector R&D projects. Our Scope Norwood is delivering a £1.9 million package that includes custom-design, manufacture and installation of the £200K, 2.85m high fire-rated glazed wall. The company’s remit also includes a 2500m2 walk-on ceiling with a 100kg/1200mm2 load capacity to enable ease of maintenance. Norwood is also responsible for design, manufacture and installation of a cleanroom partitioning system totalling 4080m2. For this element of the project, the Norwood team designed a bespoke version of the company’s standard 1000mm modular cleanroom partitioning system to meet the required 1200mm specification, and developed a bespoke T-bolt system to enable customisation of the cleanroom facilities for evolving occupier requirements throughout the lifecycle of the building. The Showpiece Fire-Rated Glazed Wall  The fire-rated glazed wall was designed and manufactured by Norwood and independently tested by UKAS-accredited fire safety services specialist, Warringtonfire, to ensure 60-minute fire integrity and insulation . With each glazed panel weighing 200kg, the installation was meticulously orchestrated by Norwood.  The installation will showcase the work being carried out in each of the cleanroom spaces as visitors enter the building via the atrium, with blackout blinds installed to enable any commercially sensitive projects to be hidden from view where required. Jordan Taylor, project manager at Bouygues UK commented: “Norwood has worked collaboratively with our team to design a bespoke solution for the exacting specification of this unique building. The solution the team has developed brings together the company’s tried and tested expertise in modular acoustic panelling systems for cleanroom and advanced engineering environments, with an agile approach to customised design and a focus on the purpose of the finished building.   “The fire-rated glazed walls are a showpiece element of the project and Norwood was able to offer a turnkey solution from concept to installation. With the walk-on ceiling now also complete and the cleanroom partitions well underway, Norwood is helping us to make good progress on the build and is contributing to the versatility of this innovative research facility.”

We are very pleased to have achieved a 300 per cent increase in turnover over the past five years. Our rapid growth follows a wide-ranging investment programme, a quadrupling of the team and success in winning bigger, more prestigious projects. Based in Stockport, we specialise in precision engineered and bespoke partitions, ceilings, doors and accessories for pharmaceutical, biosciences, advanced manufacturing and healthcare environments. Its success in achieving a £2.6 million turnover for the past financial year follows a management buy-out and turnaround programme in 2016, which has seen the company focus on its core strength of providing solutions tailored to its clients’ individual needs. Managing director of Norwood, Josh Bannister, explains: “Ours has always been a high quality solution, designed and manufactured in-house and installed by our own teams, ensuring that our clients receive complete accountability throughout the project journey. “By nurturing collaborative relationships with our clients, Norwood has built a reputation for developing the right solution for their needs and working with them to meet their mission critical performance criteria and deadlines. It’s an approach that has enabled us to grow through repeat business and we are now working with world-renowned clients on world class projects.” Recent projects for Norwood include the Ray Dolby Centre delivered by Bouygues UK at the University of Cambridge’s Department of Physics, Astra Zeneca’s Global Packaging Centre and the Vaccines Manufacturing & Innovation Centre (VMIC) in Oxford, delivered by BES and IQE’s semiconductor facility delivered by CMB Engineering. The company is now redeveloping its manufacturing facilities to prepare for increased growth, and is investing in both people and equipment, most recently with delivery of a new steel folding machine from France. Josh continues: “Over the past five years, we have transitioned from serving smaller, local projects to designing and engineering systems for £multi-million developments of national and international significance. We are reinvesting in the business to maintain high service and quality standards and growing our talented team, with recruitment currently underway for three new site roles and plans to recruit new trainees over the next two years as we target a £5 million turnover.” Having continued to deliver sustained growth during the pandemic, thanks to the company’s involvement in critical sectors, Norwood now has a secure order book for the next two years and expects to add a further two million to its annual turnover by 2023. “What we do is extremely specialist,” Josh adds, “and offering a service that includes developing the brief to ensure the design, specification, manufacture and installation are consistently accurate is helping to set us apart.”

Working closely with the main contractor, TCi construction WORKS, we manufactured and supplied ceilings, door sets, walls and vision panels to create a new wash bay, hygiene room and several environmentally-controlled clean equipment storage rooms within an existing wet manufacturing area.    The layout features segregated zones for dirty and clean equipment, controlled by positive pressure, surrounding an installation of state-of-the-art, high-pressure washing units. The entire, 565m2 facility is finished to accommodate “wet” operation with high-grade Altro Quartz resin flooring, 1100m2 Norwood antibacterial grade sterile wall covering systems, Norwood antibacterial grade clip in ceiling system with integrated, radiused transitions throughout to aid cleanability. Our Hygiene Wall Panelling System and Hygiene Partition system helped TCi to provide considerable cost savings. The project was successfully delivered despite COVID-19 lockdown interruptions.   Click here to view the full Case Study.