Caroma
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.[1]
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| Owner | GWA Group |
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| Country | Australia |
| Introduced | 1941 |
| Website | www |
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.[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.
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][18]
- Australian Design Awards for Excellence in Sustainable Design (2007) – Caroma H2Zero Cube Urinal[19][20]
- Australian Design Award for Excellence in Australian Design in the Housing and Building category (2005) – Smartflush Toilet Suite Range[21]