A Complete Guide to Men’s Washroom Essentials
Ensuring that everyone in your business has access to adequate washroom facilities is essential. Whether it’s increasing your staff’s wellbeing or creating a welcoming environment for customers, a well-equipped bathroom plays an important role. It is an often overlooked, but essential part of your company.
Studies have shown that a poor washroom can trigger feelings such as discomfort and frustration – these are not feelings that you would like to be associated with your business. 30% of people have spent less time at a venue because of an unpleasant washroom, 10% have discouraged others from visiting the location, and 7% have left poor reviews online.
In this guide, we’ll explain everything that your business needs to create a welcoming and hygienic male washroom.
Key Considerations for Male Washrooms
Male facilities can introduce unique challenges such as:
- Urinal odours
- Splashback around urinals
- More users at a single time due to both urinals and cubicles being used
- Less awareness of the need for disposal units
Understanding the common issues that are present in male washrooms will help you to make educated choices about the products and services that you need to maintain them effectively.
The Essentials
Male Sanitary Units
It is a common misconception that only women need sanitary bins; however, this is not the case. Millions of people are affected by incontinence, regardless of gender. Incontinence can affect anybody and around 6% of men in the UK are believed to have some kind of incontinence. It is often caused by medical conditions such as prostate cancer.
Men should have access to a suitable way to dispose of their sanitary waste discreetly and with confidence. Without proper disposal options, individuals may be forced to resort to unsanitary solutions, such as carrying waste home with them, leaving it in the stall, or flushing it.
Why you should provide male sanitary units in your business:
- Support user comfort, confidence, and inclusivity
- Reduce blockages and maintenance issues caused by improper waste disposal
- Keep cubicles clean and hygienic
Our Solution
At Cathedral Hygiene, we understand that every customer has different needs. We will work with you to find the best solution for your washroom. Our discreet, hygienic male sanitary units are designed with slimline profiles and reversible lids. They fit seamlessly into any washroom, allowing individuals to dispose of incontinence waste easily.
Our discreet customer care staff will service your sanitary bins every 28 days to maintain consistent cleanliness.
Urinal Maintenance
Keeping your urinals fresh and clean is essential for a hygienic and welcoming men’s washroom. Because male washrooms usually have both urinals and cubicles, odour and splashback control play a bigger role than in female washrooms. There are three elements of urinal maintenance that are essential considerations: urinal mats, urinal sanitisers, and water management systems.
Urinal Mats / Screens
Urinal mats reduce blockages and control odours – two of the most common concerns in men’s washrooms.
A urinal mat reduces blockages by acting as a net over the drain, catching debris before it can cause problems. They also keep your washroom smelling clean and fresh as well as reducing splashback.
Our Solution
Our urinal V-Screens are the ideal solution to keep your urinals free flowing and fragranced. We provide V-Screen urinal mats with a universal fit, anti-slip design, and integrated fragrance indicators.
Our service staff service our urinal screens every four weeks.
Water Management Systems
Most urinals flush automatically, leading to a large amount of wasted water. For some urinals, flushing occurs every 10 minutes.
Water management systems work by controlling the flow of water and preventing unnecessary flushing.
With a urinal water management system, you can minimise your water costs and reduce the amount of water you use. For businesses on water meters, controlling unnecessary flushing can cut urinal water costs by up to 80%.
Our Solution
Our smart flush water management system can help you reduce your urinal water usage today. We supply sensor-based water management systems that only activate flushing when they detect motion.
Our water managers use an infra-red sensor system. The infra-red sensor is placed on the ceiling, and a valve is fitted onto the pipe. Together, they control the flow of water. If no motion is detected by the infra-red sensor, the valve remains closed, stopping unnecessary flushing. A timed hygiene flush ensures cleanliness when washrooms are unused.
The device is professionally installed and maintained by our engineers.
Urinal Sanitisers
A urinal sanitiser is a wall mounted device that is designed to clean and deodorise urinal systems. They remove bacteria and limescale by flushing a cleaning solution through the bowl and the pipes. These are essential due to the higher likelihood of limescale, ammonia odours, and splashback in urinals.
Our Solution
Our 3-in-1 urinal sanitiser cleans, deodorises and prevents build-up in your urinals. It dispenses sanitising fluid with each flush. This helps to control odours, reduce build-ups, and reach areas that daily cleaning can’t.
Our team service the units to ensure consistent performance, so you won’t have to worry about any unpleasant urinal smells.
Air Fresheners
One of the most common complaints about washrooms is malodours. Odour control is especially important in men’s washrooms, where urinals and higher splashback can create concentrated malodours. Scents are shown to affect people’s mood and work performance, therefore tackling this issue is vital for your business.
Our Solution
Prioritise freshness in your washroom with our Airoma air freshener. Our programmable air freshener units offer long-lasting fragrances and rotating scent options to avoid fragrance fatigue. With clean and modern designs, our air fresheners fit seamlessly into any washroom. The units include LED displays to countdown to the next spray.
Our team refills them every 28 or 56 days, depending on the size of your washroom.
Handwashing
Cleaning your hands with soap and water is essential to reduce germs and stop the spread of infection. As general guidance, the CDC recommends that workplaces provide sinks, soap, water, and a way for employees to dry their hands.
While handwashing guidance applies to all genders, men’s washrooms often see a higher number of users at any given time. This is because they typically include both urinals and cubicles – allowing more people to use the facilities quickly. This increased usage means reliable, high-capacity soap dispensers are particularly important.
For shared environments, the three most effective types of soap are:
- Foam soap
- Liquid soap
- Antibacterial soap
Bar soap is not recommended in shared spaces because it can increase the risk of bacteria spreading between users.
Our Solution
Our soap dispensers help you to create a safe and hygienic environment for your customers and employees. We supply wall-mounted push-operated soap dispensers available in foam, liquid, and antibacterial formulas. All of our soaps offer a high-quality, luxurious feel.
Our engineers will mount them to the wall above your sink for convenient use for employees and visitors alike. We service all dispensers every four weeks. Every workplace needs effective, reliable handwashing facilities, and our job is to make sure that this is always available to you.
Hand Drying
The importance of fully drying your hands after washing them is often overlooked. Hand drying is an essential part of hand hygiene because poorly dried hands can increase the spread of germs. The most popular hand drying methods include electronic air dryers and paper towels.
Our Solution
Experience high performance drying with our eco-friendly fast dryers. Our automatic no-touch dryers offer high-speed drying in 8 – 10 seconds and use low-energy technology to reduce environmental impact. It is one of the fastest hand dryers on the market.
We recommend using an electronic hand dryer over paper towels. As well as offering an exceptional level of hygiene, a hand dryer cannot ‘run out’ and there’s none of the waste and mess of paper dispensing, therefore making it kinder to the environment.
Why Men Need First-Class Washrooms
Clean, hygienic washrooms are essential for everybody, regardless of gender. Male washrooms require specific considerations such as urinal odour control, inclusion of sanitary disposal for incontinence, and durable equipment that withstands higher traffic.
Improving your men’s washroom can:
- Encourage better hygiene habits
- Support men with diverse needs
- Reduce maintenance issues and costs
- Leave visitors with a positive impression
Contact Us to Discuss Your Washroom Needs
If you’d like support assessing or upgrading your male washroom facilities, our friendly team can help you identify suitable solutions for your business. We’ll help you evaluate what you need for your male washroom and provide you with the best products and services for your employees and customers.
