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• New laboratories being built at an unprecedented rate as post-war labs become outdated and new equipment and increased research activity increase demand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