LOO OF THE YEAR AWARDS

Meadowlane Shopping Centre is delighted to have won the Shopping Centre National Award Category Loo of the Year Awards in the 2008 search to find the best ‘away from home’ toilets in the UK.  Meadowlane Shopping Centre was also awarded the five star rating.

The award winning facilities at Meadowlane Shopping Centre include Ladies Washroom, Gents Washroom, Parent and Child Room and Disabled facilities on two levels.  We would like to thank our cleaning contractors Robinson Cleaning who maintain the cleanliness to a very high standard.  Robinson Cleaning also won Northern Ireland’s External Contractor Cleaning Team Award.  In order to make the washrooms as hygienic as possible they have been designed to a high standard, incorporating sensor flush toilets, sensor taps and sensor hand-driers.  We have also installed low level sinks that are accessible to small children.  There are a range of vending machines that cater for customer’s needs.

The Loo of the Year Awards and associated Attendant of the Year Awards for cleaning staff have been identifying the best in the UK since 1987 and are recognised as standard setters for all those who provide ‘away from home ‘ facilities for staff , customers and visitors.

Every entry received an unannounced visit from an authorised Loo of the Year Awards Inspector and was assess against a wide range of judging criteria – including signage and décor, fixtures and fittings and overall standards of cleanliness and management.  Every Loo receives a star grading and five star winners are short listed for one of a number of National Awards covering England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.

The 2008 Awards were sponsored by Albany Washroom Services who ‘are on a mission to raise the standards in Britain’s washrooms’ with additional sponsorship provided by Armitage Shanks, The British Cleaning Council, Help the Aged and, Hydro Nova Europe, together with the four national tourism bodies in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.

Over 1700 entries were received this year, across the sixty separate entry categories of the competition, with many first time establishments joining the increasing number of providers who submit their toilet facilities for an annual independent assessment.