About Formica
About Formica®
Formica is the inventor of laminates and the global leader in high-pressure laminates, known for offering stylish, durable, and innovative surfacing solutions for both residential and commercial interiors. As the world’s largest manufacturer of High Pressure Laminate (HPL), our international network of design, manufacturing, distribution and sales operations maintains the recognition of Formica as a global brand.
Founded in 1913 by Herbert A. Faber and Daniel J. O'Conor, Formica Group has evolved to become the world’s preferred manufacturer for decorative surfaces. Driven by new challenges and delivering constant innovations, we have been setting and surpassing benchmarks for quality laminates worldwide ever since. Formica is an iconic brand, which is intrinsically linked with the material, High Pressure Laminate (HPL). We have developed an unrivalled expertise that ensures products are fit for purpose and meet market demands. Working closely with architects, designers and specifiers, the company is ideally placed to offer new products and decors which complement current design trends, and has an ongoing product design and development process.
Materializing Sustainability
Formica Group is committed to making sustainable principles and practices a part of everything we do. We strive to adhere to the highest ethical standards as we advance in our efforts to protect vital resources for future needs. With sustainability a concern for the global community, Formica Group makes it a priority to offer architects, designers and consumers a full range of environmentally friendly surfacing products. Formica Group continually strives to create innovative products that promote a healthier environment.
Setting the stage for a warm and aspirational future
Formica is not just about creating physical spaces to live, work, and play in—it is about setting the stage for a warm and aspirational future. Formica takes extraordinary care in how spaces are crafted, ensuring that every detail is designed to be felt—by touch and by heart. When selecting HPL, look no further than Formica Laminates, offering an unrivalled range of on-trend colours, patterns and woodgrains in addition to premium and innovative surfacing solutions.
Our family of companies
In 2019, we became part of the €1bn+ global materials division of Broadview Holding alongside other well-known companies. Together with Trespa, Arpa, FENIX, Westag, Homapal, Direct Online Services, Nemho and Musa we are all active in material technology. Panels, doors, worktops: our products range from HPL to solid surface, and from decorative metals to FENIX.
With 18 production locations in North America, Europe and Asia, and over 6,000 employees, we achieve a yearly turnover of more than €1 billion. Our employees work from 40 countries around the world, and our products are sold in many more.
Combined, we are the leading global group in surface materials.
