Damaged laminate kitchen worktop?

I have a kitchen worktop that has a couple of large burn holes that need to be fixed. I've called a couple of "specialists" who claim no job is too big, who tell me that the job is too big.

I've asked them for suggestions as to what to do, but they're as useless as can be.

So can anyone offer a suggestion? It doesn't need to be perfect. Here's a link to a picture http://www.perspicuousasmud.com/files/kitchen_top.jpg