Areas around the Torbay borough have recently been provided with outdoor sanitiser stations in the hope to encourage hand hygiene for shoppers in the high streets. Torbay is a borough in Devon, and covers over 62.87 kilometres, spanning the towns of Torquay, Paignton and Brixham.

Torbay Development Agency contacted Dart Valley Systems to provide a bespoke solution for the surrounding areas to encourage “safe shopping” during and post-pandemic. Their requirements included a robust, vandal resistant and hygienic solution for passers-by of the surrounding towns.

In total, Dart Valley provided 12 sanitiser stations around Torquay, Paignton and Brixham which were strategically placed around the towns in highly populated areas.

Dart Valley, the southern division of Franke Water Systems UK, are specialists in hygienic solutions and adapted one of their current stainless steel hand sanitising stations to provide a bespoke solution for the Torbay borough. The technical and design team at Dart Valley were proud to be part of a local project and spent a significant amount of time designing the bespoke sanitisers to ensure all requirements were met.

The finished product was a touch-free, automatic free-standing sanitiser station, manufactured from 2mm grade 316 stainless steel, which is weatherproof and an ideal solution for an outdoor product. 316 stainless steel contains an addition of molybdenum that gives it improved corrosion resistance, a key design factor for an outdoor product in a seaside town.

The touchless dispensers exceed the design of those seen in most supermarkets and stores, which can often be found grubby with overspilling. Such design considerations as touch-free and using easy to maintain materials should be at the forefront of any hygienic product, particularly in busy areas.

Torbay Development Agency commented “We had specific requirements in mind for this project and Dart Valley went above and beyond to ensure that they were met. The finished product is excellent, and we hope this will encourage people, particularly the vulnerable to feel safe when shopping and encourage good hand hygiene when shopping.”

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