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washroomsCorporate interior designers andspecifiers who are looking for highquality, durable and comfortable toiletseats, that will add a touch of class anddistinction to washroom facilities, canrely on Pressalit to come up with aninnovative solution.Logo seats! A logo or design motif can now beadded to any of the 95 different colour-ingrainedDuroplast seats in the extensive Sensations Range,which offers a wide selection of styles, suitable foralmost any application. Once the block for a logoseat has been made, if any additional seats arerequired at a later date, these can be delivered,individually if necessary.The Duroplast biodegradable material is highlydurable, scratch and burn resistant and imperviousto dirt and water. With a solid, smooth hygienicNew paper toweldispenser systemfrom Metsa TissueFinnish company Metsa Tissue, oneof the world’s leadingmanufacturers of quality tissue paperproducts, has recently introduced anew an extensive range of towel andtoilet paper dispensers for use inaway-from-home washrooms.Designed principally for high volume applications,the new Katrin System Dispensers areconstructed from durable, easy-to-clean materialsand provide an attractive and labour savingsolution for busy washrooms which will appeal toboth users and facilities providers alike.The key product in the extensive range is theKatrin mechanical towel dispenser. This efficientunit holds two rolls of paper, each containingenough flat sheets to dry hands up to 450 timeswith the reserve roll dropping into position oncethe very last sheet of the first roll has been used.This simple yet effective mechanical feed systemensures zero paper wastage and, at the sametime, high standards of hygiene.In public washroom situations where there isparticularly high traffic, for example at a sportscentre, the Katrin range also includes an ultrareliable battery powered dispenser whichautomatically and rapidly presents paper towelsfor use from large capacity, 800 sheet rolls. Thishighly efficient and good looking dispenser iscapable of drying hands up to 53,000 times onone set of batteries. Reader Reply No.: 11100928Pressalit creates newLogo opportunitiessurface, polished all over, not justalong the edges, white seats staywhite and equally, coloured seatsmaintain their ‘as new’ looks. Also,due to the clever design of thehinges allowing easily accessiblecleaning, these seats will always drawadmiring glances.All Pressalit toilet seats are designed withgreat inherent strength and stability, with a240kg load capacity while the “soft close” featureeliminates the noise and damage that can becaused when a toilet seat without this option isdropped onto the pan. Backed by a 10 yearguarantee, this long service life is an importantconsideration when weighing up the costeffectiveness of specifying a high quality product in amore demanding environment.Sanitaryware from leading stainlesssteel specialist GEC Andersonprovides highly functional but stylish‘scrub up’ facilities for ground staffworking to keep aircraft on schedule atthe new Heathrow Terminal 5.GEC Anderson provided specially modified washtroughs for the “airside” washrooms, as well as wallhung basins for disabled users. The durable GECAnderson products were specified as they could becustom made within the tight construction and fit outschedule for Terminal 5.Tork has launched a range of strong,absorbent cloths that allow cleaningtasks in hygiene-sensitive areas to besegregated by colour.New Tork Premium Specialist colour-coded clothsallow companies to adhere more effectively toHACCP guidelines.“The cloths are ideal for the food industry and forcatering outlets, the healthcare sector, commercialoffices and facilities services companies,” said SCATissue Europe product and market manager MarkRiley. The fact that they come in four colours - red,blue, green and yellow – means that they can eachbe used for different tasks to avoid the risk of crosscontamination.”The non-woven cloths can be used for both cleaningand polishing tasks and come in compact packs thatBeing available in awide variety ofstyles and universalfittings and complyingwith DIN fixing standardswhile at the same timeoffering adjustment to fitvarious toilet pans, meansPressalit seats are compatible withmost shaped toilet pans. In addition to thesoft close feature, a number of hinge options areoffered: as well as universal, there is quick release,top mounted, fixed and, for more demandingenvironments, institutional. So, Pressalit toilet seats,bearing a club’s own logo, could even be consideredfor the washroom facilities at a football ground,whether an international stadium or a junior leagueclub house. Reader Reply No: 111002GEC Aderson sanitaryware‘scrubs up’ well at Terminal 5Tork launchescolour coded clothsKay Greetham, BAA Design Manager for Terminal 5,says toilets throughout the terminal reflect newdesign standards – and share many specifications.She says: “Ground staff washrooms maintain thevisual theme of the public facilities, but are adaptedto suit additional requirements. For example, theyneed deep ‘industrial’ basins so that engineers andother ground employees can wash their armsthoroughly. GEC Anderson offered the bespokeengineering that we needed, and the ability tomanufacture a relatively small quantity of theserugged and durable wash troughs in a shorttimeframe.”GEC Anderson supplied 45 single user washtroughs, with additional shrouding to conceal wasteoutlets for aesthetic purposes and to withstandsustained hard use. The V246 wash trough, whichfeatures a continuous rear shelf for toilet articles, isnormally supplied in lengths from 600–3,600mm –providing space for up to six users. GEC Andersonalso provided 10 wall hung basins for DDAcompliantwashrooms. The V216 HCP basins atTerminal 5 also have shrouded wastes and, toensure unhindered wheelchair access, a speciallyreduced height profile. Reader Reply No: 111005can be conveniently stored or transported. Thismakes them particularly suitable for use on acleaning trolley.“In a busy kitchen environment where people aremoving from one task to another, it helps to have awell-defined cleaning system in place,” said Mark.“For example, a cleaning system can specify redcloths for surface cleaning and blue cloths for wipingdishes. This cleaning regime can then be written intothe operation’s own HACCP system.”Reader Reply No: 112022