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MAY 2009 - TOTAL APPROACH PROVIDES PRACTICAL SOLUTION TO POLICY ISSUES
An innovative ‘one-stop shop’ approach to meeting Government recommendations
on public toilet provision is being pioneered, by Total Hygiene.
The company- Britain’s leading manufacturer of toileting aids for the disabled and developer of the only automatic bidet toilet designed specifically for the less able, the Clos-o-Mat- has put together a unique package that encompasses advice on, design, supply and installation of either elements of or the whole accessible washroom. The package, the Complete Bathroom Collection, has been developed with the aim of helping the public sector meet not only the recommendations laid out in the Department for Communities & Local Government’s ‘Improving Public Access to Better Quality Toilets- a Strategic Guide’, but the amendments to BS8300.
A key recommendation of the Guide is that local authorities make appropriate provision for disabled public toilets, and establish specialist disabled toilets in major centres of population. Baroness Kay Andrews observes in the Guide ‘a lack of accessible and good public toilets affects not only the quality of our town centres…it also reduces the dignity and quality of people’s lives. After all they are one of the basic facilities that residents and visitors alike depend on.’ Her views are reinforced by a survey by Help the Aged, which found many people make a conscious decision NOT to visit somewhere if they believe they cannot find a suitable public toilet.
The Clos-o-Mat, and Total Hygiene’s package, provide an effective solution. The core Clos-o-Mat, the Palma Vita, incorporates within a ‘conventional’ WC integral douching and drying: hand or body pressure on the flush pad triggers the WC to flush, and the douche to extend and wash the user, followed by a warm air drying cycle. The process eliminates the need to use toilet tissue and, for the less able, minimises carer assistance after toileting. As a result, the one unit can be used by all, regardless of ability.
Alongside the Clos-o-Mat Palma, Total Hygiene provides a height adjustable variant, the Lima Lift, plus a range of accessories from simple grab rails to height adjustable handbasins and height adjustable changing tables, enabling precise tailoring to specification and budgetary requirements.
East Hants District Council is just one local authority already implementing optimum accessibility in its toilet provision: it has upgraded its public convenience in one of Alton’s carparks to include a Clos-o-Mat Palma Vita automatic shower toilet, changing table and overhead hoist system. Explained Brian Redwood, of East Hants District Council Contract Services, “Our research showed that lack of facilities precludes people from visiting areas where their needs can’t be accommodated, and we felt this needed addressing. The Council has a reputation for the high standard of its public toilets- we have won Five Star Awards in the National Loo of the Year Award in the past, and have upgraded a number of our public toilets beyond the legal requirement. The Council voted unanimously to back the scheme for Alton.”
The only British manufacturer of automatic bidet toilets, Total Hygiene has been established over 40 years, and has supplied almost 40,000 Clos-o-Mats throughout the UK and Europe. It is the only supplier of such equipment to provide full technical support and service, including commissioning of each unit and an in-house team of dedicated, specially trained engineers to maintain the toilets, some of which are still in regular use 30 years after originally being installed! Full details are available on this website or 0161 969 1199.
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MAY 2009 - TOTAL APPROACH PROVIDES PRACTICAL SOLUTION TO POLICY ISSUES
An innovative ‘one-stop shop’ approach to meeting Government recommendations
on public toilet provision is being pioneered, by Total Hygiene.The company- Britain’s leading manufacturer of toileting aids for the disabled and developer of the only automatic bidet toilet designed specifically for the less able, the Clos-o-Mat- has put together a unique package that encompasses advice on, design, supply and installation of either elements of or the whole accessible washroom. The package, the Complete Bathroom Collection, has been developed with the aim of helping the public sector meet not only the recommendations laid out in the Department for Communities & Local Government’s ‘Improving Public Access to Better Quality Toilets- a Strategic Guide’, but the amendments to BS8300.
A key recommendation of the Guide is that local authorities make appropriate provision for disabled public toilets, and establish specialist disabled toilets in major centres of population. Baroness Kay Andrews observes in the Guide ‘a lack of accessible and good public toilets affects not only the quality of our town centres…it also reduces the dignity and quality of people’s lives. After all they are one of the basic facilities that residents and visitors alike depend on.’ Her views are reinforced by a survey by Help the Aged, which found many people make a conscious decision NOT to visit somewhere if they believe they cannot find a suitable public toilet.
The Clos-o-Mat, and Total Hygiene’s package, provide an effective solution. The core Clos-o-Mat, the Palma Vita, incorporates within a ‘conventional’ WC integral douching and drying: hand or body pressure on the flush pad triggers the WC to flush, and the douche to extend and wash the user, followed by a warm air drying cycle. The process eliminates the need to use toilet tissue and, for the less able, minimises carer assistance after toileting. As a result, the one unit can be used by all, regardless of ability.
Alongside the Clos-o-Mat Palma, Total Hygiene provides a height adjustable variant, the Lima Lift, plus a range of accessories from simple grab rails to height adjustable handbasins and height adjustable changing tables, enabling precise tailoring to specification and budgetary requirements.
East Hants District Council is just one local authority already implementing optimum accessibility in its toilet provision: it has upgraded its public convenience in one of Alton’s carparks to include a Clos-o-Mat Palma Vita automatic shower toilet, changing table and overhead hoist system. Explained Brian Redwood, of East Hants District Council Contract Services, “Our research showed that lack of facilities precludes people from visiting areas where their needs can’t be accommodated, and we felt this needed addressing. The Council has a reputation for the high standard of its public toilets- we have won Five Star Awards in the National Loo of the Year Award in the past, and have upgraded a number of our public toilets beyond the legal requirement. The Council voted unanimously to back the scheme for Alton.”
The only British manufacturer of automatic bidet toilets, Total Hygiene has been established over 40 years, and has supplied almost 40,000 Clos-o-Mats throughout the UK and Europe. It is the only supplier of such equipment to provide full technical support and service, including commissioning of each unit and an in-house team of dedicated, specially trained engineers to maintain the toilets, some of which are still in regular use 30 years after originally being installed! Full details are available on this website or 0161 969 1199.
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