Loo of the Year Awards: National Awards
Any entry receiving a five and possibly a four star grading will be considered for one of the following major NATIONAL AWARDS - one each for England , Scotland , Wales, Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland:
- Category Winners (more about Awards categories...) up to 60 categories in each country
- Accessible Toilet Winners
- Adult/Child Changing Facilities Winner - in association with Changing Places
- Age Friendly Toilets Winner - in association with Help the Aged
- Baby Changing Facilities Winner
- Family Friendly Toilets Winner
- Individual Category Entries - National Loo of the Year Award Winner
- Public Toilet Entries - National Loo of the Year Awards Winner
“CHAMPIONS LEAGUE” – STANDARDS OF EXCELLENCE AWARDS
Any provider organisation/authority with 10 or more entries and winning five or more five star Awards, automatically qualifies for membership of the Loo of the Year Awards “CHAMPIONS LEAGUE”.
LOCAL AUTHORITY PUBLIC TOILET TOP TWENTY “PREMIER LEAGUE”
Membership of the “PREMIER LEAGUE” is restricted to Local Authority public toilet entries and is based on the total number of grading points achieved (5 Star = 5 points, 4 Star = 4, 3 Star = 3) against the total number of entries.
OVERALL TROPHY WINNERS
There are nine overall TROPHY WINNERS, covering all Loo of the Year entries:
ACCESSIBLE TOILET ENTRIES TROPHY
Awarded to the best accessible facility entry in all categories.
ADULT/CHILD CHANGING FACILITIES TROPHY
Awarded to the best adult/child changing facilities entry in all categories.
AGE FRIENDLY FACILITIES TROPHY
Awarded to the best Aged Friendly facilities entry in all categories.
BABY CHANGING FACILITY ENTRIES TROPHY
Awarded to the best changing facility entry – baby and older child/adult – in all categories.
FAMILY FRIENDLY FACILITIES TROPHY
Awarded to the best family friendly facilities entry in all categories.
CORPORATE PROVIDER TROPHY
Awarded to the organisation or authority with ten or more entries, who, in the opinion of the judges, is maintaining a consistently high standard of ‘away from home’ toilets.
PUBLIC TOILET ENTRIES TROPHY
Awarded to the best entry from the public toilet entry categories.
INDIVIDUAL CATEGORY ENTRIES TROPHY
Awarded to the top entry from all individual categories - i.e. excluding public toilet categories.
OVERALL LOO OF THE YEAR AWARD TROPHY – THE OVERALL 2008 WINNER
Presented to the provider of one, or more, entries who in the opinion of the judges, deserves to receive the top Loo of the Year Award.
Attendant of the Year Awards
The Attendant of the Year Awards form part of the annual Loo of the Year Awards but relate specifically to the cleaning staff who look after facilities, rather than the loos themselves.
While the range of star gradings and National Loo of the Year Awards and Trophies provide adequate recognition for the loos and their providers, it is the people who look after each facility – be they individual full time attendants, in-house cleaning teams or external cleaning contractors, who also deserve recognition.
All attendants and/or cleaning staff will automatically be entered for an Attendant of the Year Award.
We need to know a few basic details about who cleans your Loo of the Year Awards entry/entries (More about how to enter the 2009 Loo of the Year Awards ...).
Judging is carried out at the same time as the Loo of the Year Awards inspection and any cleaning staff seen at the time of the unannounced visit, are deemed to represent the whole cleaning team.
There are a number of Attendant of the Year Award winners in England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland and a National Winner for each country.
There are three ATTENDANT OF THE YEAR TROPHIES:
INDIVIDUAL ATTENDANT TROPHY
Presented to the attendant who, in the opinion of the judges, is performing a high quality “ambassadorial” role for the loo provider, in terms of appearance, attitude, commitment and efficiency.
IN-HOUSE CLEANING TEAM TROPHY
Presented to the cleaning team employed by any loo provider with multiple entries in the Loo of the Year Awards.
EXTERNAL CONTRACTOR CLEANING TEAM TROPHY
Presented to the cleaning contractor company or organisation which, in the opinion of the judges, is providing a high level of service to one or more separate Loo of the Year Award entrants.