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COULD YOUR 'LOOS' BE THE BEST IN THE UK?
A shopping centre in Scotland – the Centre Livingston – has been judged to have the best
public ‘loos’ in the UK as winners of the Loo of the Year Awards. Eighteen companies and individuals were flush with success after receiving trophies at the annual awards which took place at the National Motorcycle Museum in Solihull. Now the team at the Loo of the Year Awards are doing it all again and seeking the best 'out of home washrooms' in the UK for this current year.
More than 1,500 businesses entered the annual awards last year to have their washrooms and toilet facilities judged by a team of independent inspectors. Run by businesswoman Becky Wall BEM, the scheme is now in its 38th year of celebrating excellence when it comes to facilities we all need to use.
“It’s a real privilege for our inspectors to travel the country and support businesses and organisations to improve their washroom facilities and toilets which, after all, is part of great customer service,” Becky said.
Another winner was washroom technician Eva Tamaz-Szora who works at the Bryndu Caravan Park in the Brecon Beacons.
Eva said: “I’m so honoured to receive such an award and to be seen as someone who takes pride in what I do to ensure our guests are cared for when they visit our site.”
The Lifetime Achievement Award went to Martin Jackaman (75) who lives in Nottingham. Martin has been integral to the Changing Places Toilet Campaign.
A former social worker Martin realised many families were having to change their sons and daughters on dirty toilet floors and others simply didn’t have ‘days out’ or shopping trips because there was no access to toilet facilities.
With others, he’s succeeded in getting more than 2,500 such toilets open across the country and he’s been integral in getting building regulations adjusted for public buildings to include changing places toilets. These will often have additional facilities such as hoists, showers, and private facilities within to support carers. Although retired now, Martin is very active with the campaign as a volunteer.
He said: “I’m honoured to have received this award which was a complete surprise. I remember being so appalled some families were excluded from activities most of us take for granted because they couldn’t access suitable toilets.
“There was huge resistance at first yet working with others we’ve made real progress. Now I get emails from families who are able to enjoy day trips or shopping trips because they can access suitable washrooms and for them that’s life-changing.”
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Central to The Loo of the Year awards is a grading scheme where entrants agree to receive a unannounced visit from an inspector and each washroom is judged upon 101 criteria which include cleanliness, décor, signage, accessibility and customer care.
In 2024, inspectors visited 1,556 businesses including pubs; shopping centres; hotels; caravan and camping sites, motorway service stations and companies with staff facilities.
Lee Radzki, Sales Manager of Essity Professional Hygiene, represents the event’s main sponsor Tork, said: "Congratulations to all the winners of the Loo of the Year Awards! It was fantastic to celebrate them all. Tork are incredibly proud to be the headline sponsors and support excellence in hygiene standards.”
The Loo of the Year Awards are sponsored by Tork (a brand under the Essity umbrella) with additional sponsorship provided by P-Wave. Anyone can nominate a business or organisation, the company then covers the cost of an unannounced inspection and will then receive a grading which they can display (as with food hygiene gradings). For more information visit.
www.loo.co.uk Tomorrow’s FM Yearbook 2025/26
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