Английская Википедия:Caroma
Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:EngvarB Шаблон:Infobox brand Caroma (Caroma Dorf) is an Australian designer and distributor of bathroom products. Caroma was established in 1941 by Hungarian-born Charles Rothauser, and since closing its last factory in 2017 now sources all products from third-party overseas manufacturers.[1] Caroma is a subsidiary of GWA International Limited, and introduced the world's first two-button dual flush toilet system. The company self-distributes within Australia and abroad sells through distributors such as Sustainable Solutions International in North America and Sanlamere in the United Kingdom.
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.[2] It finally closed the Norwood factory on 24 February 2017. Manufacture now occurs in Malaysia, China and Europe.[1]
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.[3]
- Dorf – Offers a range of products for bathrooms, kitchens and laundries.[4]
- Clark – Clark has a range of kitchen sinks.[5]
- Epure – Epure is Clark's expensive range which offers a variety of kitchen sinks.[6]
- Radiant – products for kitchen and laundries.[7]
- Irwell – A range of tapware products.[8]
- Stylus – Best known for its baths and spas, Stylus also offers a range of cheap toilets, basins, mixers, taps, showers and bathroom accessories.[9]
- Dux Hot Water[10]
Innovations
- The first in the world to introduce the two-button dual flush system in 1982[11][12]
- The first in the world to introduce the 6/3L dual flush cistern[13]
- The first to introduce the 4.5/3L dual flush cistern through Smartflush technology[14]
- The first company to gain a WELS 5 Star rating for toilet suites[14]
- The first company to achieve an Australian WELS 6 Star rating for urinals[15][16]
Awards
- Australian Design Award for Excellence in Australian Design in the Housing & Building category (2009) – Caroma Invisi Series II Toilet Suite[17]
- Australian Design Awards for Excellence in Sustainable Design (2007) -Caroma H2Zero Cube Urinal[18]
- Australian Design Award for Excellence in Australian Design in the Housing and Building category (2005)- Smartflush Toilet Suite Range[19]
References
- ↑ 1,0 1,1 Шаблон:Cite news
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- ↑ Official Fowler website
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- ↑ Official Stylus website
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- ↑ http://ag.gov.au/portal/govgazonline.nsf/6094A74B9E1BF38CCA257199001FA3DA/$file/S111.pdfШаблон:Dead link
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- ↑ Smartflush Toilet Suite Range Шаблон:Webarchive
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