Alright, picture this: you’re hosting a big outdoor event or managing a construction site, and you’ve got portable toilets set up for the convenience of your guests or workers. But have you considered what insurance coverage you need for those portable toilets? Let’s break it down and ensure you’re covered for any unexpected mishaps. First things first, it’s crucial to understand that portable toilets, like any other equipment or property, come with their own set of risks and liabilities. Accidents can happen, whether it’s damage to the toilets themselves, injury to users, or property damage c ..read more

Remote job sites and WFH (Work From Home) are two different concepts. After the height of the COVID pandemic, companies have adopted either a hybrid or fully remote work pattern to ensure employees perform at their very best. With remote job sites, employees spend a considerable amount of their working time in distant locations void of modern facilities such as standard toilets or washrooms. For example, remote mining sites are usually located in isolated areas, typically removed from city centres with limited or no access to infrastructures. You’d often expect mining sites to have harsh envir ..read more

Natural disasters have become part of human society, including earthquakes, landslides, floods, volcanic eruptions, hurricanes, blizzards, tsunamis, cyclones, wildfires, and others. These incidents usually have a devastating effect on society, and the New England Journal of Medicine estimates that around 217 million people have been affected each year since 1990, and the volume of natural disasters has tripled between 2000 and 2009 compared to 1980-1989.  After natural disasters, the mayhem left behind is often overwhelming for survivors and authorities. There is always the urgent need fo ..read more

We all love a clean and hygienic portable toilet. Portable toilets are usually in a pristine state the moment they are just delivered to the event location or construction site. This makes for a comfortable use of these facilities. Fast forward a few hours and the visit of more users and the once excellent-looking facility has lost some of its fresh state.  Ensuring that communal mobile facilities are in tip-top condition requires the presence and use of effective products. In most cases, the toilet hire company ensures that the units are regularly maintained. Regardless, let’s look at th ..read more

Misconceptions are quite common in society and we’ve most likely found ourselves caught up in one at some point in life. So much so a book was written regarding misconceptions and addressed popular myths such as ‘sugar makes children hyper,’ ‘You must wait 30 minutes after eating before you swim or you’ll drown,’Twinkle Twinkle Star was composed by Mozart.’ and a few others   Like with everything else, there are misconceptions when it comes to portable toilets. These units are important on construction sites, sporting events, recreational venues and a host of other locations with an ..read more

The temperatures are beginning to drop and daylight starts to retract, it becomes obvious that winter is drawing ever so close. Regardless of the change in temperatures and visibility, portable toilets are still in demand for a variety of events and construction projects. Although more prominent on building sites than outdoor events. winter descends and the temperatures drop, the use of portable toilets on construction sites and at outdoor events becomes more challenging. Odour is a common feature in most toilets and communal ones such as mobile facilities are not exempted. We’ve published dif ..read more

Portable toilets are often hired throughout the year for a variety of occasions such as sporting events, festivals, campgrounds, corporate events, construction sites and a host of many others. While the cold winds of winter are building momentum, construction projects are still ongoing across the country and the site engineers and workers are confronted with the same challenges such as such as cold stress, slippery surfaces, reduced productivity, protective gear challenges, limited daylight and delays in schedule. It is common to find portable toilets on these sites and the use of these comes ..read more

The word productivity is often used in the work environment, including the construction site. To be considered productive, one must work hard and achieve excellent results. Other words that come to mind when you think of productivity are efficiency, work rate, output, and yield. In the UK, The Office of National (ONS) shared that the average productivity levels in the construction industry have consistently remained below the UK average. It establishes the need for an improved level of productivity, and this was severely challenged in the pandemic period of 2020 as the output per hour was 2% h ..read more

Have you ever seen a wet floor sign in a hallway, door entrance, or reception area? These signs are usually obvious and are mostly finished in yellow. It is a sign that may only sometimes receive the most attention. Still, it is displayed for our safety and benefit. It is believed that there are over 540,000 accidents annually due to slips and falls on wet floors. In the UK, the Health and Safety Executive reports that slips and trip injuries comprise 35% of significant injuries in the food and drink industries. At the same time, slip injuries are more evident in the food sector. It further ad ..read more

We all love a clean toilet! Don’t we?! As we’ve stated often, you have better hygiene control of your private portable toilet than a publicly shared facility. With your bathroom, it is easy to predict its state based on the last time it was cleaned and how it was kept after the most recent use. Research on toilet hygiene reveals that cleanliness concerns over 90% of people, and facilities with foul smells deter over 63% of toilet users. It clearly shows toilet hygiene is a big concern to most people. The odour is often a product of an unclean or poorly maintained toilet. Almost every toilet us ..read more