How Touch-Free Technology Can Improve Restroom Cleanliness

By: Caitlin Dimalanta| August 23, 2022

Since 2020 our building management protocols have been rapidly evolving due to the ever-shifting nature of emerging healthcare needs. Terms such as “sanitize”, “disinfect” and “high-touch surfaces” have circulated through conversation more than ever. This new-found requirement for keeping areas clean and occupants healthy have called for facility maintenance teams to re-strategize and incorporate enhanced technology in efforts to keep our workplaces, schools, and communities safe.

Within a building the restroom is one of the hottest spots for germs and bacteria to be transferred due to the increased number of touchpoints throughout the area. The efficient and aesthetically pleasing design of touch-free dispensers significantly reduces the risk of spreading germs while leaving a positive impact on your customers, guests and staff.

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Topics: janitorial supplies, touch-free restroom

Workplace Wellness – It Starts In the Restroom!

Guest Post By: Tom Banks, Senior Director Marketing, Georgia-Pacific Professional

In its broadest terms, “workplace wellness” can encompass a wide range of opportunities for today’s facilities managers . . . and the restroom is a great place to start. The workplace restroom is no longer a non-descript space supplied with low-performing supplies. To please today’s high-energy and demanding work force, the restroom has to have a pleasing, modern design; be well lit and ventilated; and be hygienic with the latest in automated touch-free systems for everything from the commode to the sink area for washing and drying hands. The end result can actually help improve a company’s image, help reduce wasted supplies and help the staff to be more productive. Healthy people and a healthy business go hand in hand.

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Topics: workplace wellness, Georgia-Pacific, touch-free restroom