Wilsonart announced an agreement to acquire Durcon Incorporated, a manufacturer of laboratory-grade work surfaces and sinks. The Taylor, Texas-based Durcon provides laboratory tops, student tabletops, sinks and other work surfaces worldwide, and is best known for its epoxy resin surfaces. Durcon will operate as a new, independent business unit of … Read more
The rich textures, surfaces and sparkle of the urban landscape inspire seven new Wilsonart Solid Surface designs. The Cityscape Collection’s new patterns add drama and elegance to residential and commercial spaces. This seamless and sparkling surfacing material is sprinkled with quartz-like translucent or glittery chips, and is naturally resistant to … 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
After watching this video, I wonder if all of the solid surface tops are built from such thin solid surface in Europe? I’ve heard there were major problems with solid surface veneer (SSV) in the United States, many years ago. However,this video from the United Kingdom shows the fabrication and … Read more
WilsonArt is adding two new designs to its HD laminate collection inspired by Brazilian granite. Winter Carnival and Summer Carnival – these new additions – include large-scale elements, exquisite veining and striking colorations. Winter Carnival includes dynamic colors in rich red-brown with accents in cool grey. Its counterpart, Summer Carnival is golden-toned … Read more
Here is an insightful video by fixmycabinet.com that offers a couple of tips when bending laminate around the radius edge of a countertop. We’d love to hear if others use this same method or if they have any other tips to offer.
