The material behind a seamless scrub sink

Solid surface is a man-made composite — roughly two-thirds natural mineral (aluminium trihydrate) bound in one-third acrylic resin — engineered for surfaces that demand high physical and chemical resistance alongside strict hygiene. It is the same family of material used across worktops, healthcare and laboratory environments the world over.

DuPont™ Corian® is the original and best-known brand; Staron® and Meganite® are equivalent surfaces we also work with. When you specify a colour from these ranges, we manufacture in that exact material.

Unlike stone, laminate or welded steel, solid surface has no pores and no mechanical joints. Sheets and mouldings are bonded so the seam disappears, leaving one continuous surface that water and contamination cannot get behind.

For a scrub station that means the bowl, splashback and drainage form a single coved piece — the geometry infection-control teams ask for, wiped clean and disinfected in one pass.

Because the colour runs through the whole thickness, the surface can be renewed rather than replaced. Everyday scuffs and even deeper marks are sanded back and the matte finish restored — on site for minor wear, or refinished by our team for larger areas.

That repairability is why solid surface outlasts stainless steel and ceramic in high-throughput scrub rooms, and why far less material ends up in landfill over a station’s life.