Caroma

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Australian bathroom product designer and distributor

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Caroma (Caroma Dorf) is an Australian designer and distributor of bathroom products. Caroma was established in 1941, by Hungarian-born Charles Rothauser. Since closing its last factory in 2017 now sources all products from third-party overseas manufacturers.

Caroma is a subsidiary of GWA Group, and introduced the world's first two-button dual flush toilet system. The company self-distributes within Australia and, in other countries, sells through distributors such as Sustainable Solutions International in North America and Sanlamere in the United Kingdom.

History

The company was established in 1941 with a factory at Norwood, an inner eastern suburb of Adelaide. The company announced its intention to close down manufacturing in Australia on 8 October 2014. The factory at Wetherill Park in Sydney closed in 2014. It finally closed the Norwood factory on 24 February 2017. Manufacture now occurs in Malaysia, China and Europe.

Caroma Dorf companies

The Caroma Dorf group of companies offers a range of bathroom, kitchen and laundry products from a number of brands.

  • Fowler – range of toilets and basins for bathrooms.
  • Dorf – Offers a range of products for bathrooms, kitchens and laundries.
  • Clark – Clark has a range of kitchen sinks.
  • Epure – Epure is Clark's expensive range which offers a variety of kitchen sinks.
  • Radiant – products for kitchen and laundries.
  • Irwell – A range of tapware products.
  • Stylus – Best known for its baths and spas, Stylus also offers a range of cheap toilets, basins, mixers, taps, showers and bathroom accessories. Official Stylus website
  • Dux Hot Water

Innovations

  • The first in the world to introduce the two-button dual flush system in 1982
  • The first in the world to introduce the 6/3L dual flush cistern
  • The first to introduce the 4.5/3L dual flush cistern through Smartflush technology
  • The first company to gain a WELS 5 Star rating for toilet suites
  • The first company to achieve an Australian WELS 6 Star rating for urinals

Awards

  • Australian Design Award for Excellence in Australian Design in the Housing & Building category (2009) – Caroma Invisi Series II Toilet Suite
  • Australian Design Awards for Excellence in Sustainable Design (2007) -Caroma H2Zero Cube Urinal
  • Australian Design Award for Excellence in Australian Design in the Housing and Building category (2005)- Smartflush Toilet Suite Range

References

References

  1. Foster, Sophie. (8 October 2014). "Caroma and Dorf owner GWA slashes 164 jobs as it shuts two factories". [[The Courier-Mail]].
  2. Castello, Renato. (24 February 2017). "Bathroom manufacturer Caroma will close the doors of its Adelaide factory ending 76 years of manufacturing tradition". [[Adelaide Advertiser]].
  3. "Official Fowler website".
  4. "Bathroom Products and Inspiration – Dorf".
  5. "Clark Kitchen Sinks, Kitchen Taps, Kitchen Accessories and Laundry Tubs. Since 1941".
  6. "Kitchen Sinks – Epure".
  7. "Bathroom products from Stylus. Quality Toilets, Basins, Baths, Spas and Taps".
  8. "Bathroom products from Stylus. Quality Toilets, Basins, Baths, Spas and Taps".
  9. "Dux Hot Water".
  10. "Australia Innovates – Powerhouse Museum".
  11. "Toilet cistern and seat, dual flush volume 'Uniset', plastic/metal, Caroma Industries Pty Ltd, South Australia, 1982–1992".
  12. "DuoSet dual flush toilet cistern".
  13. "Sectioned Caroma 'Smartflush' toilet suite".
  14. "Archived copy".
  15. http://ag.gov.au/portal/govgazonline.nsf/6094A74B9E1BF38CCA257199001FA3DA/$file/S111.pdf{{dead link. (November 2016)
  16. "Caroma Invisi Series II Toilet Suite".
  17. "Caroma H2Zero Cube Urinal".
  18. link. (6 October 2009)

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