{"id":1469,"date":"2024-09-10T11:29:38","date_gmt":"2024-09-10T09:29:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ngref-group.com\/?page_id=1469"},"modified":"2025-05-11T22:13:20","modified_gmt":"2025-05-11T20:13:20","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ngref-group.com\/en\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About us"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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THE FOUNDATION OF OUR ACTIVITY IS A PASSION FOR INNOVATION<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Being a leader in fire safety is a great responsibility, which is why our research department continually invests in innovation and training.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We are looking for solutions using the latest technology \u2013 this ensures the highest standard of protection against fire hazards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We create our innovations thanks to flexibility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Norbert Ga\u0144czarek-Ra\u0142<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Founder of NGR EF<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Being a leader in fire safety is a big commitment, which is why our research department continuously invests in innovations and training.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We are looking for solutions using the latest technology \u2013 this is how we ensure the highest standard of protection against fire hazards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We create our innovations through flexibility.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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HISTORY OF NGR EF<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Key development stages and achievements<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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2002<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The beginning of operations<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The NGR EF group consists of two entities – EF Polska and NGR Technologie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The first of them, EF Polska, originates from the Polish-German company Effertz Polska, founded in 2002, which was a distributor of fire doors, in which Norbert Ga\u0144czarek-Ra\u0142 was a minority partner.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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2006<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The beginning of NGR Technologies.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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In parallel, in 2006, NGR Technologie was established as a company that developed new designs of fire doors and curtains.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The company’s experts developed and introduced to the market their proprietary N series sliding fire door. The product achieved sales success in Europe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Also in 2006, NGR Technologie patented and launched the world\u2019s first flexible rolling door in the EI 120 class. For many years, there were no competing alternative solutions on the market.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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2010<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

EF Polska as a company with 100% Polish capital<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 2010, NGR Technologie acquired all shares in Effertz Polska, which became a company with 100% Polish capital under the new name EF Polska.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Since then, dynamic expansion into foreign markets began. Scandinavia, France, Italy, Spain, Germany, Greece, Romania, Croatia, and Qatar are the markets where both companies have successfully built a sales network over the years.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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2019<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

License exchange with the Spanish Grupo Mecosa.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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In 2019, after exchanging licenses with the Spanish Grupo Mecosa, the company significantly expanded its offering of fire-resistant sliding gates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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2021<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Start of the Italian company EF Italia<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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To optimize deliveries in terms of distance from the customer, NGR Technologie has launched production plants in Spain and opened a logistics center in Italy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 2021, EF Italia was established.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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2022<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The capital merger of NGR Technologie and Grupo Mecosa<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In June 2022, the companies merged capital-wise, which currently gives the group a market share of over 10% in Europe.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Offer<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Discover our innovative fire protection, bulletproof, and soundproof solutions.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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