News Release

7th December 2012

FORMICA GROUP SHORTLISTED AS FINALIST FOR THE 2013 SUSTAIN’ MAGAZINE AWARDS

Formica Group is delighted to announce it has been shortlisted for the Award for Governance category of the sustain’ Magazine Awards 2013, organised by sustain’ Magazine in association with Marshalls.

Simon Wild, European Marketing Director at Formica Group comments: "We are incredibly proud to be shortlisted in the Award for Governance category as we have been working very hard to achieve our sustainability goals and reduce the environmental footprint of our products. We are continuously developing to meet the challenges of tomorrow, to innovate and lead and we are delighted that our achievements so far have been recognised in this way."

Steve Oxley, Editor of sustain’ Magazine said: “Now in their fifth year, the sustain’ Magazine awards 2013 has seen an extremely high-calibre of entrants demonstrating best practice in sustainability across the built environment spectrum. It is an amazing achievement for Formica Group to be shortlisted in the face of such strong competition. We are thrilled to be able to host the awards ceremony that recognises the hard work and commitment of those companies and organisations achieving such high levels of excellence.”

The sustain’ Magazine Awards celebrate standout achievements and successes in the field of Sustainability. The trophies will be presented at an awards ceremony on Tuesday 5 March at the Guoman Hotel overlooking the River Thames and Tower Bridge in London.

Last year more than 300 people attended the event, which was hosted by one of most amusing award hosts in the country.

The sponsors of the awards are: Land Securities and Galliford Try Partnerships

 For further information contact janap@thinktank.org.uk

If you want to find out more about the awards, the judges and each of the finalists go to www.sustainmagazine.com and click on the sustain’ awards section.

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Notes to Editors

Formica Group globally leads the industry in the design, manufacture and distribution of innovative surfacing products for commercial and residential applications.
 
Formica® laminate is the ‘original’, with over 99 years of innovation and manufacturing experience. This international group of companies has developed an unrivalled expertise, which ensures quality, reliability and products that are fit for purpose. Working closely with architects, designers and specifiers, the company is ideally placed to offer innovative new products and decors which respond to market needs and complement current design trends.
 
Products include Formica® High Pressure Laminate (HPL) in a wide selection of colours, designs and textures. Other surfacing materials include Formica® Compact with its solid laminate core, ColorCore® solid colour laminate and a specialist Formica® Bespoke digital and screen print service. AR Plus® – durable high gloss laminate, highly resistant to scuffs and abrasions and DecoMetal® – combines the colour and character of real metal surfaces with the lightweight, flexible and practical nature of laminate. Laboratory sector products include Formica® Compact and Chemtop®2 with enhanced chemical resistance. For particularly demanding exterior environments Vivix®, with enhanced UV and weather resistance. Formica also offers residential laminates for furniture, worktops and kitchen manufacture.

Formica® Laminate and DecoMetal products are GREENGUARD Indoor Air Quality certified; the premier mark for low-emitting products. All of Formica Group’s European manufacturing sites and distribution centres received accreditation by the internationally-recognised Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) Chain of Custody (COC) from leading accreditation body, BM TRADA. Formica HPL, Compact Laminate and Bonded Worktops, carry the Carbon Trust’s Carbon Reduction Label.

Formica Group is a global group of companies consisting of Formica Canada, Inc., Formica Corporation, Formica de Mexico S.A. de C.V., Formica IKI Oy, Formica Limited, FormicaS.A., Formica S.A.S., Formica Taiwan Corporation, Formica (Thailand) Co., Ltd., and Formica (Asia) Ltd., among others.

 
Please Note: Formica, the Formica anvil device, DecoMetal, ColorCore, AR Plus, VIVIX, and Chemtop are registered trademarks of The Diller Corporation.

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