The strategic acquisition reinforces NorDan’s commitment to strengthening its presence in the UK entrance door market.
Founded in 2003, PDS is renowned for its supply and delivery of fully certified, high-quality fire door sets, including FD30, FD60 and Secure by Design entrance doors.
The company’s reputation for quality and compliance aligns well with NorDan’s portfolio, which includes the high-performance NTech range of windows and doors, as well as the StormGuard window designed for extreme conditions.
NorDan serves a wide range of sectors including residential, commercial, social housing and major construction projects across the UK and Northern Europe. This acquisition strengthens the ability to offer a more comprehensive and tailored range of high-performance entrance door solutions to the market.
The current directors of PDS, will retain a significant shareholding and continue to be represented at Board level, ensuring continuity of leadership and vision.
“We are proud and excited to take a controlling interest in PDS and look forward to working closely with the management team,” said Craig Greenwood, managing director of NorDan UK. “This joint venture significantly strengthens NorDan’s position in the UK market.”
“We are very excited to build a significant business together with NorDan,” said Tim Fairley, managing director at PDS. “As a family-owned business approaching its 100th anniversary in 2026, we share a strong commitment to our people, innovation, sustainability and long-term growth.”
“As one of northern Europe’s leading door and window manufacturers, the acquisition of PDS further enhances our capabilities in the entrance door sector,” added Dag Kroslid, group CEO of the NorDan Group. “We look forward to delivering sustainable windows and doors to the combined customer base of PDS and NorDan.”
“This partnership not only expands our product offering but also reinforces our brand value across markets,” said Johannes Rasmussen, CMO of the NorDan Group. “With PDS’s reputation for excellence and NorDan’s legacy of innovation, we see exciting opportunities to deliver even more value to our customers than ever before. Together, we aim to tell a stronger, unified story around quality, trust and performance.”
Founded in Norway in 1926 NorDan Group (NorDan Gruppen AS) has since grown to become one of the leading window and door manufacturers in Scandinavia, UK and Ireland. The Group has 30 sales offices and 13 factories spread across Norway, UK, Ireland, Sweden, Denmark, Poland, Lithuania and Iceland. NorDan has 2,500 employees and revenues of NOK5bn in 2024.
NorDan UK Ltd. is a wholly owned subsidiary of the NorDan Group and one of the largest entities within the Group. NorDan UK is headquartered in Livingston, Scotland, and has sales offices in Aberdeen, London, Exeter, Birmingham, Manchester, Cardiff and Inverness. The company has 150 employees and revenues of £96m in 2024.
PDS has been a trusted partner in the UK construction industry since 2003. As door specialists, PDS offers high-quality, bespoke fire doors and non-fire doors tailored to meet the specific needs of its diverse range of clients. All doors are manufactured at the company’s factory in Littleborough. The company has 150 employees and revenues of £16m in 2024.
