Formica Corporation has announced three new vice presidential appointments to its executive leadership team: Steve DeMay, vice president of sales; Amy Gath, vice president of marketing; and Raul Rosado, vice president and chief legal counsel. Each new associate will oversee his or her respective department in the company’s North American … Read more
Formica Group opened a new laminate production facility in Jiujiang, Jiangxi province of China. It is one of the largest facilities in Formica Group’s international operations, and marks a substantial new phase of development in Asia for Formica Group and its parent company, Fletcher Building. Government officials from Jiujiang City … Read more
Pat Weaver, former National OEM Sales Director for the Formica Corporation and previous Senior VP Sales & COO for Alliance Minerals North America, joined The L.E. Smith Company as Director of Sales. Weaver brings more than 25 years of executive experience in the countertop industry to his new role. He … Read more
Being in the countertop industry, we all know just how important they can be. When I am out and about and see an interesting top, or a really nice install, I take note. However, the typical person encounters many of them everyday, without giving them a second thought. That said, … Read more
Wilsonart’s design team has put together 12 new premium designs that are made to capture the natural elegance of hardwoods and stones in high pressure laminate. The new Premium Collection includes two woodgrain designs – Old Mill Oak (pictured here) and Truss Maple that feature a 12-SoftGrain finish that creates … Read more
Here’s another great video by L.E. Smith, a large fabricator of laminate and solid surface, showing the process for undermounting a Karran sink to a laminate countertop. The step-by-step process walks viewers completely through the process. Although there is no sound in this video, it does explain each step … Read more
This video showing how Wilsonart, one of the largest manufacturers/suppliers of laminate, was brought to our attention, here at CountertopResource.com, and we checked it out to find a very insightful piece. Anyone working with laminate material, probably has some idea of what the material is composed of, but this shows … Read more
The United States manufacturing plants of Texas-based Wilsonart have been certified to ISO 14001 and to OHSAS 18001 in recognition of exceptional focus on environmental and health and safety management systems. The company’s plants in Temple, Texas and Fletcher, N.C., have met requirements of the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) related … Read more
Nature as artwork is the overall theme of six new Wilsonart HD Laminate designs that the company unveiled at the recent Kitchen and Bath Industry Show (KBIS). Celebrating the inherent beauty of natural stone, the new designs resemble the vibrant colors and large-scale flowing movement of exotic granite. The 2013 … Read more
We ran across this video showing an interesting process for undermounting a stainless steel sink to a laminate countertop. It uses a product called Counter-Seal. While we don’t endorse the product, or any products for that matter, it does seem to be a workable process for undermounting a sink to … Read more
