Caroma (Caroma Dorf) is an Australian designer and distributor of

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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. Caroma is a subsidiary of

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Limited, and introduced the world's first two-button

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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.

History

The company was established in 1941 with a factory at Norwood, an inner eastern suburb of

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. The company announced its intention to close down

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in Australia on 8 October 2014. The factory at

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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. * 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

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5 Star rating for toilet suites * The first company to achieve an Australian

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 RangeSmartflush Toilet Suite Range

References

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External links

Official Website
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