Durcon Company Timeline


1960s
• Duriron develops Epoxy Resin as an anti-corrosive coating for pumps and pipes.


1970s
• Laboratory Tops, in Taylor TX, begins fabricating worksurfaces
• Duriron licenses epoxy resin formulation to Durcon
• Laboratory Tops Develops its own epoxy formula and begins molding


1980s
• Laboratory Tops moves to 75,000 square foot state of the art production facility at 206 Allison Drive, Taylor, TX
• Durcon becomes a founding member of the newly established SEFA (Scientific Equipment & Furniture Association)


1990s
• New laboratories being built at an unprecedented rate as post-war labs become outdated and new equipment and increased research activity increase demand
• Durcon adds subsidiary in Poland
• New import phenolic resin laminate material introduced


2000s
• Durcon adds subsidiary in Malaysia
• Laboratory Tops acquires The Durcon Company and retains the Durcon name
• Taylor plant becomes ISO 9001:2000 certified
• Greenstone® product debuts
• Compact laminate and commercial stone product lines introduced
• Products achieve NSF product certification for food safety


2010s
• All domestic operations consolidated to Taylor, TX
• Durcon is acquired by Wilsonart LLC, a leading manufacturer and distributor of high pressure laminates and other engineered surfaces
• Durcon introduces a new line of surfacing products, Solid Phenolic Compact
• Durcon releases new product line Solicor-CR, a chemical resistant lab worksurface with a color-through core in Graphite & Gray colors


2020s
• Durcon is awarded several coveted SEFA Lab of the Year awards for worksurface supplier for Harvard University Science & Engineering Complex, and the Sarafan ChEM-H & Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute at Stanford University
• Durcon begins New Legacy facilities expansion and modernization project, the single largest investment in company history
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