Design Choices To Enhance Aesthetics And Hygiene New materials and considerations for upscale, commercial restrooms. By: David Casal I for more info Visit www.cmmonline.com and type in search keyword: Restroom Care . For more information on related products, visit www.cmmonline.com , select DIRECTORY from the main navigation bar, and enter keyword: Aesthetics . The choice of materials in a restroom can greatly enhance its appearance and can make high traffic areas easier to clean and maintain. 28 CM/Cleaning & Maintenance Management ® July 2014 Images courtesy of Scranton Products. David Casal is the director of sales and marketing for Scranton Products. In his role, he has helped to develop Scranton Products into the leading manufacturer of HDPE parti-tions, lockers, vanity tops and shower stalls in North America. Casal’s international team of sales and marketing profession-als work with the architectural and end-user communities to promote HDPE materials. This team is committed to provid-ing environmentally-friendly products that provide years of worry-free service. It’s no wonder that maintenance and cleaning pro-fessionals have a real challenge when it comes to public restrooms in places like stadiums, theaters and concert halls. Restroom users commonly have the shroud of anonymity or the sense that “this isn’t mine so I can make a big mess.” To add insult to injury, in stadiums that cater to sports or rock music fans, emotions can run high and are easily taken out on an innocent re-stroom stall. The condition of these public restrooms can leave a lasting impression about the entire venue and speak volumes about how much manage-ment cares about customer experiences. So how are such large entertainment and sports businesses making restroom ameni-ties nicer looking and lower maintenance, not to mention addressing public health concerns about spreading superbugs and everyday vi-ruses? Restroom Materials A great place to start is when restroom materials are specified, so they can be evaluated to stand up to destruction and varying levels of hygienic behaviors as well as being easy to clean. One material that is performing well in these en-vironments and being specified more and more by building managers and designers is high-density polyethylene (HDPE), a sustainable material for re-stroom stall partitions. This material lends itself well to the new, mod-ern designs, whereas traditional materials like metal can rust, dent or scratch and can become an eyesore in a short amount of time.
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