Since 1979, Normerica, a private company with headquarters in Gormley, Ontario, has been recognised for setting the highest standards for structural design and manufacture of distinctive post and beam homes, clubhouses and resort lodges throughout North America and overseas. Available in traditional or contemporary design styles, its energy-efficient homes offer enduring beauty and superb craftsmanship.
Normerica’s factory is a modern manufacturing facility, with highly skilled tradesmen capable of controlling the fabrication of multiple building systems using superior quality Canadian lumber. Quality control systems are in place throughout the design, production and packaging process.
The company provides its post and beam and timber frame buildings as a complete weather tight and insulated shell package as well as a finishing package using the finest materials. Its innovative Panels-Plus (timber frame) design system uses factory-assembled wall panels to ensure high quality and outstanding insulation value.
With a 12-strong design and engineering staff of structural engineers and design technologists, Normerica is a registered Super E member and has designed and built buildings for Canada’s R2000 Program since the late 1980s.
Long-term market potential
Having successfully completed a number of timber frame as well as post and beam projects in England and Ireland since 1998, the company decided last year to research the long term market potential for its buildings.
Consequently it joined a trade mission to the UK last October to research the market opportunity first hand by meeting with potential users of its building systems.
“We were really only interested in meeting with builder/developers of ‘high-end’ residential projects numbering 10-50 buildings a year, or perhaps builders of clubhouses and/or resort lodges who could tap into our timber frame expertise and wanted to add the uniqueness of post and beam to all or a portion of the design”, said Normerica president, David McFarlane.
“While no two markets are ever exactly the same in design and building techniques, the one thing we have always found over 24 years, is that Normerica offers the greatest value to builder/developers of custom home or clubhouse projects when we are invited into the project early on in the design stage.
“I came back from this trip in October confident in my belief that there is a long term opportunity for Normerica in Britain and Ireland for our traditional custom homes and clubhouses. We can add value to the efforts of small- to medium-size builder/developers of high quality custom home projects, who choose to tap into the dynamics of our company.
“We intend to remain committed to nurturing ongoing and repeat business with British and Irish companies who can buy direct from Normerica. These relationships don’t develop overnight and we know this; but the opportunity merits our continued attention to working with Britain and Ireland’s best builder/developers.”
