Creating a safe and pleasant washroom experience
Many of us will visit hospitality and leisure venues this summer to enjoy some downtime, but how do cleaning staff cope with this extra pressure on washrooms? Paul Mulready, Marketing Manager at Northwood Hygiene Products, talks about what restrooms should offer.
Summer certainly brings the opportunity for us to gather with friends and family, but it also puts pressure on venues to cope with greater washroom use. Hygienic and functional washrooms play an important role in keeping both your customers and employees safe – and, with some people still nervous about using public facilities, they must convey a modern image whilst also meeting all the necessary hygiene requirements.
Hospitality and leisure venues are busy places and washroom facilities will be in high demand as most guests will need to use them during their visit. Hospitality facilities managers must ensure that toilet facilities are thoroughly clean and regularly checked to reassure people that they're safe during peak times.
Visitors should always have access to supplies, because empty dispensers are the number one cause of non- compliance with hygiene protocols. Duty managers should therefore make sure their restrooms are kept very well stocked with toilet paper, soap, and hand towels to deliver good hand hygiene.
Coping with high traffic
High-capacity systems can satisfy the increased demand for washroom consumables, whilst also reducing the need for janitorial staff to frequently visit to top up supplies.
Systems like the Raphael range of washroom dispensers from Northwood are ideal for busy washrooms. Developed for high-use settings, Raphael helps to deliver improved washroom hygiene standards whilst also saving money and reducing waste.
The Raphael range caters for both ‘front of house’ and ‘back of house’ use and includes a toilet tissue dispenser, four hand towel dispensers, and a soap dispenser. The range features a wide variety of soap and paper options to suit different uses – from pure pulp embossed and laminated 2-ply paper for public spaces, to 1-ply recycled paper for back of house.
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The roll towel dispensers hold up to 250m each and provide approximately 500 dries, with some offering stub-roll transfer to ensure zero waste.
The Raphael folded towel dispenser has a 1000 sheet capacity, and all Raphael hand drying systems dispense one at a time flat sheets to prevent overuse. To further reduce overuse and minimise any mess in the washroom, our dispensers have been designed not to free roll.
Durable solutions
As well as continuous use, your washroom dispensers will inevitably take a few knocks and bangs. Furthermore, with heavy use, some products may not work properly and may look scruffy, creating the wrong first impression when visitors enter the space. Choosing a robust product that can withstand the rigours of daily use is vital, ensuring that you always provide visitors with a functional and presentable setting.
The Raphael collection is suitable for the busiest of washrooms, with the dispensers constructed from durable Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene (ABS) plastic for scratch and impact resistance. They are also lockable, preventing theft and untidiness.
Raphael is an ideal solution for public washrooms, but the range also caters for ‘back of house’ too, with products that are designed to meet the rigorous demands of modern industrial kitchens and staff washrooms.
The washroom equipment in a venue can leave a lasting impression on visitors, and managers must always deliver stringent hygiene standards that maintain the wellbeing of visitors and staff alike. By investing in well-designed systems, they can help to make both front of house and back of house clean and efficient for everyone.
For further information on Northwood’s range of solutions, please visit the website below or call 01952 236 930.
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