Norma is a Soviet , then Estonian manufacturer of consumer goods and seat belts . The main office of the company is located in Tallinn . Currently, he is engaged in the production of car safety equipment for AvtoVAZ and Volvo [1] . In 2012, the company ranked 11th in the list of the most successful companies in Estonia [2] .
| Norma | |
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| Type of | ( TASE : NRM1T ) |
| Base | 1932 |
| Location |  Tallinn , Estonia |
| Turnover | 62 million EEK ( 2005 ) |
| Site | www.norma.ee |
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History of the Norma Production Association
The predecessor of the Norma production association was the Taube and Shtarr workshop of tin products and chromolithography , founded in Tallinn in 1891. Since 1904, the enterprise was called Zvezda, since 1921 - the joint-stock company Dedalus, and since 1932 - the joint-stock company Norma.
In 1946-1961, a number of small Tallinn enterprises were added to Norma. The association had a workshop in Rakvere .
The main products were safety belts for cars, toys, flash lamps , metal haberdashery , household goods, tin containers, etc.
In 1960, 18 thousand pieces of photopulse lamps were produced, in 1977 - 127.2 thousand pieces [3] .
Seat belts, toys and photopulse lamps were exported to 19 foreign countries in the 1970s [3] .
On January 1, 1978, the number of employees was 3060 people [3] .
Since 1968, the director of the company has been Udo Käer.
In 1992, Jüri Käo became Director of Norma AS.
In the 1990s, 75% of Norma's total sales went to car manufacturers in the countries of the former Soviet Union [4] .
In 1994, the turnover of Norma JSC amounted to 364 million Estonian kroons [4] .
Owners and management
Since 1999, a 49.5% stake in the company has been owned by Autoliv, a Swedish car safety systems manufacturer [5] . Autoliv management decided to transfer its production to Tallinn due to losses, while closing two of its plants in Norderstedt and Rellingen [1] .
Currently, the executive director and chairman of the board of Norma JSC is Peep Siimon.
Company Activities in Russia
Norma in February 1997 opened a Norma Osvar joint factory in the Russian city of Vyazniki for the production of seat belts, which are designed for sale on the Russian market. Norma invested 5 million Estonian kroons (over 350 thousand US dollars ) and owned 75% of the shares [6] . Currently, the company owns 100% of the shares of the Russian plant [7] . The number of employees of Norma Osvar CJSC in 1997 was 20 people [6] , in 2002 - 11 people [8] .
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 Norma will be given the production of two closing plants in Germany . // rus.delfi.ee. Date of treatment March 14, 2012. Archived June 26, 2012.
- ↑ 25 of Estonia's most successful enterprises . // dv.ee. Date of treatment March 14, 2012. Archived June 26, 2012.
- ↑ 1 2 3 Soviet Estonia / Ch. ed. G. Naan. - Encyclopedic reference. - Tallinn: Valgus, 1979. - S. 132. - 440 p.
- ↑ 1 2 ASi Norma peadirektor . Äripäev (11/27/1995).
- ↑ Baltic News Service. Norma Grupp muutis nime NG Investeeringuteks . Ärileht ( 10.22.1999 ).
- ↑ 1 2 Tarmo Tomak. Töösturid tungivad pankurite järel Eestist välja . Postimees (1.03.1997).
- ↑ AS Norma juhatus . NORMA .
- ↑ ZAO Norma Osvar . Directory of organizations .
Links
- Norma official website
- A Norma employee about the shop manager: he said - I'll see how my slaves work . Delphi
- Norma management tricked small shareholders . // dv.ee. Date of treatment March 14, 2012. Archived May 26, 2012.
- Sales of Norma belts in Russia and Ukraine grew by 69% . // rus.delfi.ee. Date of treatment March 14, 2012. Archived May 26, 2012.
- Norma transfers workers part-time . // rus.delfi.ee. Date of treatment March 14, 2012. Archived May 26, 2012.