Stress-Free Hygiene

A unique service is taking the stress out of project-managing installation or upgrading of hygiene rooms and Changing Places accessible toilets. Clos-o-Mat, the UK’s leading provider of domestic and commercial disabled toileting solutions, has created a dedicated, in-house team to provide efficiently delivery of the accessible toilet facilities, which give users who require the help of at least one carer more space, and a more appropriate range of equipment. The service includes design advice, taking into account the myriad Regulations and Codes of Practice that apply, plus supply, installation, commissioning, and, if required, on-going service & maintenance. It is included as part of Clos-o-Mat’s complete hygiene room/ Changing Places offering, at no extra cost. “Hygiene rooms, and Changing Places toilets in particular, are increasingly being incorporated into new public venues, or existing accessible toilets upgraded to provide the ‘bigger and better’ facilities,” observed Kelvin Grimes, Clos-o-Mat’s senior project manager. “In the past 18months, over 150 Changing Places alone have been opened, plus countless hygiene rooms. “We have established a reputation as the experts in the field. We know all the legal requirements, and additional considerations such as location and provision of water supply, electrics etc. Our project management skills help achieve as smooth an installation as possible.” Hygiene rooms and their similar Changing Places counterparts are now ‘desirable’ under the 2013 Building Regulations Approved Document M for inclusion in any building to which the public has access. Larger than a conventional accessible toilet (minimum 12m2), the rooms also include a hoist, adult-sized changing bench and privacy screen. Many providers further replace the standard WC with a Clos-o-Mat Palma Vita or Lima Lift automatic (wash and dry) toilet, for the additional hygiene benefits they bring, and their extension of scope of potential users. Clos-o-Mat has a proven track record on the supply and installation of fully accessible toilets, including a substantial number of Changing Places facilities. It is the only company to produce an easy reference white paper on the subject (which can be downloaded at www.clos-o-mat.com) , and is sponsor of the category at the 2013 Loo of the Year Awards.