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TOILET CUBICLES FOR SCHOOLS AND HIGHER EDUCATION BY THRISLINGTON CUBICLES

THE A TO Z OF TOILETS we’ve been installing award-winning cubicles for the last 25 years but we’ve only achieved that by continually looking forward. We’re peering into the future of educational building design and it’s looking bright. The government has unveiled its ‘building schools for the future’ SCHEME. it’s the biggest school buildings investment programme ever undertaken. The scheme comes with Guidelines THAT will soon become industry standard. THESE Guidelines will have a big impact on the way you work. So we have decided to produce the insider’s guide to the guidelines. By...

TRENDS The days of dark, intimidating cubicles are coming to an end. Students can look forward to more bright, comfortable environments and even have a say in how They’re designed. EQUAL ACCESS Each cluster of toilet blocks should include at least one wheelchair accessible cubicle. Ambulant cubicles, for disabled pupils who can walk, to be included where appropriate. UNISEX AREA Handwashing areas should be an extension of the circulation space and may be unisex. Experience has shown this to reduce the opportunity for any anti-social behaviour. NO LINGERING Spaces within the toilets should...

TOP TEN TIPS Among the BSF guidelines are recommendations that will fundamentally change the layout of toilets. Here’s our preview of the most important bits to make sure your school comes top of the class. Ambulant cubicle Ambulant cubicles should always be placed in any area with four or more cubicles. These should have outward opening doors and always be positioned next to the wall at the end of a row. COLOURS and finishes The floors, walls and cubicles need to be of sufficient colour contrast so that visually impaired users can identify the location of the walls in relation to the...

DECISION TIME How OLD ARE YOUR PUPILS? Pretty small Nursery age How’s your budget doing? THey’re PRetty grown up I’d say that it’s doing alright KIDS WILL BE KIDS THEY’RE GOOD KIDS i like things that are fun I NEED TO keep an eye on them I LIKE BEAUTIFUL THINGS I LIKE BEAUTIFUL THINGS TOO ICON TALL

JACK AND JILL FOR THE SMALLEST OF OUR END USERS WE DON’T JUST MAKE USE OF AN EXISTING FRAME WITH A HALF HEIGHT DOOR. jack and jill have both been sensitively designed for nursery schools. kids feel safer in A small space and teachers AND CARERS can see they’re OKay. Now we just need to work on their aiming problems.

JILL Jill is built to the same design specifications as Jack but constructed in tough, waterproof solid grade laminate. JACK Jack is built with sustainable plywood. Kids love the fun wooden blocks which also work as pull handles.

LOTUS We’ve been installing LOTUS for more than 25 years and usually the cubicles outlast the buildings. we’re proud to say thaT the only new thing about lotus is its lower price. IN FACT LOTUS STILL COMBINES ALL OF THE FEATURES YOU WOULD EXPECT FROM US INCLUDING OUR UNIQUE TEN YEAR GUARANTEE. Here’s to another 25 years.

no hinges Despite being our earliest designed cubicle, Lotus still has no hinges. The door with anti fingertrap pivots from the adjustable foot up to the aluminium headrail. Cubicles: CAMPANULA panels: POLAR WHITE VANITY: POLAR WHITE “I’VE NOTHING TO SAY ABOUT THEIR CUSTOMER SERVICES DEPARTMENT. MAYBE THAT’S BECAUSE I’VE NEVER HAD TO SPEAK TO THEM IN OVER TEN YEARS” MICK FOSTER, MILTON HALL SCHOOL

COMBAT The name says it all – this cubicle is built FOR A WAR ZONE. we’ve been installing combat for over 25 years in stadiums, barracks and the toughest schools and it’s withstood everytHing thrown at it. If only we could make the teachers this tough.

TRIM Aluminium profiles along the top and bottom of the glass reinforced plastic (GRP) door give added strength and protection. Cubicles: GRP WHITE panels: POLAR WHITE VANITY: POLAR WHITE “IF THESE CUBICLES WERE PEOPLE, THEY WOULD BE THE FORWARD LINE OF THE ALL BLACKS” DOUG HEATHCOTE, WESTMINSTER SCHOOL, LONDON

ICON icon is built with a simple principle in mind: THe better designed and fitted out a room is, the more respect its users will have for it. icon is tough enough to last, but with the elegance you’d expect from A cubicle system that’s twice the price. the pupils won’t want to use any other loo.

DOOR PIVOT Beautifully designed with an aluminium frame, foot and lock. The doors are pivoted between the self-closing foot and the headrail which prevents trapped fingers. “They are thoughtfully designed, WELL BUILT and could have been installed yesterday rather than three years ago” BRAD HARVEY, MANCHESTER HIGH SCHOOL FOR GIRLS Cubicles: FOLKESTONE

ICON TALL The floor to ceiling system of icon TALL offers MAXIMUM privacy FOR the user. think of it less like a cubicle, more like a private room.

ICON TALL ALUMINIUM FOOT The aluminium foot creates a pivot with the headrail. This works to open and close the very tall door without the need for hinges. Despite this strength the small foot only creates a 100mm floor gap. LAYOUT EXAMPLE A smaller toilet area reduces the likelihood of pupils being able to gather. A handwash area viewable from common areas enables passive supervision. Plus, with the required ambulant cubicle, this layout is typical of the new guidelines. Cubicles: FOG VANITY: CORIAN ® Glacier WHITE

PANEL SYSTEMS we strongly recommend the installation of our uniQue hinged sentry system which combines practicality with clean AND modern lines. HOWEVER, if YOUR budget is stretched, our hung panels will always fit the bill.

Panel SYSTEMS How’s your budget doing? Still just in the black do you need them to hinge? we’ll need easy access A BASIC SYSTEM SUITS ME FINE HUNG PANELS SENTRY Sentry panels are hinged and lockable. This means that if the caretaker requires access, the panels can be unlocked and opened quickly and easily. HUNG PANELS Although hung panels look great, removing them for access can be a problem if rubber suction cups are not to hand. They are hung and then held in place with Keku clips. Cubicles: CAMPANULA PANELS: POLAR WHITE