One of the most attractive features of our URIMAT waterless urinal range is how easy the urinals are to clean when compared with traditional flushing urinals. All that your janitorial staff need to do is spray the inside of the bowl regularly with MB ActiveCleaner, a microbiological cleaner that breaks down the urine organically, and wipe […]
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The importance of the Planet Mark certification scheme
I’ve written about the Planet Mark before on this blog and why it’s so important to Ecoprod. The Planet Mark, in partnership with the Eden Project, is a sustainability certification available for all businesses, buildings and projects that are committed to improving their sustainability. It has been providing sustainability consulting and certification services for over 10 […]
How the Green Drain protects against radon gas infiltration
What is radon? Radon is an odourless radioactive gas that results from the natural breakdown of uranium in soil. Uranium is present in most of the soil and rock around the world. It is typically concentrated in areas with lots of granite, shale, phosphate and pitchblende. The gas is a deadly carcinogen. It emits radioactive particles that […]
Why washing your hands in cold water is just as effective as using hot water, as well as being much better for the environment
One way to significantly reduce the environmental impact of of your washrooms is to switch to cold water only for hand washing. Many people believe that there’s a hygiene benefit to washing hands in warm water, but research has shown that that’s simply not the case. In 2017 scientists at Rutgers University in New Brunswick, […]
How a digital water management system can help you address your water management health and safety obligations more effectively
If you’re a building, property or facilities manager in a gym, hospital, hotel, school, university, care home or any other commercial building then your responsibilities probably include water management, something that’s of vital importance from a health and safety point of view. Effective water management is critical when it comes to preventing legionella, pseudomonas and […]
Why saving water is more important than ever and how Ecoprod can help you do it
It’s been widely reported in the press over the last few weeks that the country faces a significant drought threat. The Government’s National Infrastructure Commission recently reported that England faces a one in four chance that our taps will run dry within the next 30 years unless drastic steps are taken to more effectively manage […]
It’s save lives, clean your hands day on 5 May – here’s how sensor taps can help
5 May is ‘save lives, clean your hands’ day, part of a major global effort by the World Health Organisation to improve hand hygiene in healthcare. The WHO estimates that more than 30 million patients each year are affected by sepsis worldwide, and poor hand hygiene is one of the most common causes. Sepsis frequently […]
Why individual urinals are always a better choice than troughs
Trough urinals are common in environments such as sports venues, bars and nightclubs, and we’re sometimes asked whether we supply waterless troughs. The answer is no. Ecoprod deliberately do not supply waterless trough urinals as our mantra is to make the entire washroom visit a good experience, and troughs never offer a pleasant user experience. […]
Why Planet Mark certification is so important to Ecoprod
At Ecoprod, our whole business is founded on the idea of bringing environmental sustainability into the washroom – often one of the most resource-intensive areas of a business. All the products we sell are designed to offer real environmental savings to our clients, saving water, cutting power use and reducing their carbon footprints. It’s important […]
Get your water from a borehole? Here’s why waterless urinals are the right choice for you
Saving water is important to all organisations these days but it’s particularly important if you get your water from a borehole. We have a growing number of clients who’ve installed our waterless urinals for precisely this reason. Clients like English Heritage at Stonehenge are not connected to mains water, so they need to extract all […]