EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES STUDENT SOLUTIONS From ‘freshers’ flu’ to product pilferage, there’s a lot for FMs to consider in


schools, colleges and universities. Ian Catchpole from Tork manufacturer Essity helps educational chiefs make smart choices for the upcoming academic year.


On the face of it, equipping the washrooms of an educational establishment should be the same as supplying any high- traffic facility. Students and secondary school pupils are not unusual in requiring clean, hygienic washrooms that offer a continuous supply of soap, hand towels and toilet tissue.


However, specific challenges tend to apply in educational establishments.


For example, it is a sad fact that not all secondary school pupils treat their surroundings with the respect they deserve and are more likely to drop hand towels on


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the floor or throw toilet rolls around than the average washroom visitor.


In colleges and universities where students are strapped for cash there is also a risk that toilet rolls may be pilfered – a practice that will push up the facility’s costs. In any environment used by high numbers of young people there is a high risk of cross-infection. Colds, stomach bugs and other viruses frequently break out in schools and colleges while universities are notorious for harbouring “freshers’ flu” – an illness that seems to strike down new students every autumn.


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