New look website...........have a play.
http://www.formica.com.au/
Browse Forums Kitchen Corner 1 Jul 01, 2008 3:26 pm Internal and External Building and Colour Consultant Online - Worldwide http://www.denovoconcepts.com Re: Formica 2Jul 02, 2008 9:41 am That's funny. I figured Formica was an American term. Formica and Laminex look the same to me and were the same product. Maybe owned by different companies, but I thought they were the same.
Guess not. Greg Re: Formica 3Jul 02, 2008 10:06 am Laminex bought out Formica a couple of years ago, but they are Australian owned. Internal and External Building and Colour Consultant Online - Worldwide http://www.denovoconcepts.com Re: Formica 4Jul 02, 2008 10:14 am Huh, learn new things every day:)
So Formica has always been an Australian owned company? That product and laminate was big in the US in the 70s, but usually only lower market type places are built with it today there. I think there is a resurgence of that style there too, but I never liked it. It's strange how different some things are. I am used to benchtops in tile and was considered an upmarket finish in California, but no one here seems to like it:) The great thing about tile is that I can build my own benchtops, I'm not so good at laminating. Greg |