{"id":801,"date":"2014-09-16T12:42:00","date_gmt":"2014-09-16T12:42:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.britloos.co.uk\/?page_id=801"},"modified":"2019-09-12T15:07:51","modified_gmt":"2019-09-12T14:07:51","slug":"front-page-kmrm","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/www.btaloos.co.uk\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><\/h3>\n<h3>British Toilet Association Limited<\/h3>\n<p>Established in 1999, the BTA is a Not-for-Profit Members Organisation working to promote the highest possible standards of hygiene and provision in all &#8220;away from home&#8221; toilet facilities across the United Kingdom.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.btaloos.co.uk\/?page_id=728\"><button class=\"btn btn-primary btn-info\" type=\"button\">Read More&#8230;<\/button><\/a><\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3>Why do we need more and better toilets?<\/h3>\n<p>We all need to use the toilet several times each day when we are away from our homes, at work, on holiday or simply commuting from place to place. This becomes even more urgent if you belong to one of the many specialist user groups who suffer from medical conditions that require you to have immediate access to the toilet. Just having access to clean, hygienic toilets when we need one is simply about our basic human rights and it fulfils an important requirement for our&#8230;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Health &amp; Well-being<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Equality<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Social Inclusion<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Privacy &amp; Public Decency<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.btaloos.co.uk\/?page_id=7\"><button class=\"btn btn-primary btn-info\" type=\"button\">Read More&#8230;<\/button><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>How\u00a0is the BTA\u00a0helping to address these problems ?<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Consultancy Services<br \/>\n<\/strong>Using our\u00a0industry recognised independent expertise, we can work with you to create the most effective toilet provision for\u00a0your organisation and its users.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.btaloos.co.uk\/?page_id=315\"><button class=\"btn btn-primary btn-info\" type=\"button\">Read More&#8230;<\/button><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Information Services<br \/>\n<\/strong>By utilising our collective expertise, we can try to answer nearly every toilet related question posed by our members. Join us now\u00a0and help increase our knowledge.<\/p>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright wp-image-734 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.btaloos.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/SAM_3178-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"SAM_3178\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Legislative Issues<\/strong><br \/>\nEvery toilet provided must adhere to a number of key legislative requirements including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>BS 6465 &#8211; parts 1-4<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>BS 8300<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Building regulations parts M &amp; R<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Equality Order &#8211; formerly the Disability Discrimination Act<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>British &amp; European Standards<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Members have access to advice and guidance on these and many more regulatory\u00a0requirements.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Changing Places Toilets<\/strong><a class=\"alignright wp-image-768\" href=\"http:\/\/www.changing-places.org\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone\" title=\"Changing Places\" src=\"http:\/\/www.btaloos.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Changing-Places-Logo-300x70.jpg\" alt=\"Changing Places Logo\" width=\"218\" height=\"51\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nWe are extremely proud to be working with Mencap, Pamis and the Changing Places Charter Group. All the organisations involved have set their goals to\u00a0increase the overall provision of specialised toilet units throughout the United Kingdom. Together we have launched the Changing Places Toilet Map which is a system to locate and identify CP facilities and\u00a0check their internal provision. <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Further details can be found under the CP Tab on this site.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Best Practice Guide &amp; Training Services<\/strong><br \/>\nOur guides, services and publications help members\u00a0improve the standards and\u00a0levels of provision and cleaning within their own\u00a0facilities.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.btaloos.co.uk\/?page_id=307\"><button class=\"btn btn-primary btn-info\" type=\"button\">Read More&#8230;<\/button><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Market\/Consumer Research<br \/>\n<\/strong>Members views and opinions form an important part of the many market research and consumer projects which we undertake annually.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Help us to campaign for better toilets !<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Membership<\/strong><br \/>\nThe Association, as a whole, has a wealth of knowledge on toilet related issues and practices\u00a0and every day it handles a constant stream\u00a0(pun intended?) of\u00a0enquiries or applications from everyone who has a real desire to improve the current provision, as well as reduce the number of toilet closures. We support consumers and suppliers alike on the future development and installation of \u00a0more hygienically clean publicly accessible toilets across the country. We&#8217;re always keen to broaden our knowledge base and welcome a range of new members.\u00a0Full information on the benefits and how to join us is contained on our Membership page above!<\/p>\n<p><strong>A Voice for the Industry. Why not add your voice and make us stronger?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The BTA welcomes every opportunity to draw down Media activity and publicity material which highlights issues around publicly accessible toilets. In particular Radio &amp; TV opportunities are sought and used to expound the company&#8217;s campaign message to wider and wider audiences\u00a0This would include articles and editorial in many of the leading cleaning journals as well as\u00a0producing our own information guides, manuals and facts sheets. We help to promote the Truckers Toilets Newsletter and a Problem Reduction Guide and\u00a0will use every opportunity offered to stop the decline in clean, hygienic and available public facilities.<\/p>\n<h3><a title=\"Membership\" href=\"http:\/\/www.btaloos.co.uk\/?page_id=297\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Become a BTA member and join the campaign today. Just look for the Membership TAB on the website banner !<\/a><\/h3>\n<p><em><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2092 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/www.btaloos.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/CERT-WEB-211x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"211\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.btaloos.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/CERT-WEB-211x300.jpg 211w, http:\/\/www.btaloos.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/CERT-WEB.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 211px) 100vw, 211px\" \/><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-484 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/www.btaloos.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/consultation-board.jpg\" alt=\"consultation board\" width=\"196\" height=\"196\" \/><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>British Toilet Association Limited Established in 1999, the BTA is a Not-for-Profit Members Organisation working to promote the highest possible standards of hygiene and provision in all &#8220;away from home&#8221; toilet facilities across the United Kingdom. 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