The history of Contour since Sorba

Black-and-white photo of the Sorba factory building on Industrieweg with a car in front

Did you know that…

  • we started in the 1950s as Sorba in Winterswijk.
  • In 1958 we were still looking for ‘sturdy lads’ for our factory.
  • In the 1960s we produced gas stoves, wall racks and watering cans, among other things.
  • we were one of the very first companies in Europe with a CNC laser cutting machine.
  • In the 1980s we were pioneering digital CAD files.
  • we designed our own ERP system at the time: PBS (today we use Isah Business Software).
Newspaper ad from metalware factory Sorba looking for a metalworker and two sturdy lads
Advertisement for the Sorba stove and a photo of the black gas stove
Black-and-white photo of an employee spray painting products in a spray booth
Black-and-white photo of employees at a press brake in the Sorba production hall

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