Loo of the Year Awards


The Loo of the Year Awards are run to celebrate the best public toilets in the United Kingdom, and promote high standards.
The awards competition receives sponsorship from a number of companies involved in providing products and services to washroom providers.

History

First introduced in 1987, the Loo of the Year Awards competition has run annually, except for 1993.

Eligibility criteria

Any type of public facility can be nominated for consideration. There are sixty one award categories. Eligible facilities can be located in England, Scotland, Wales or Ireland.
Anyone can submit a nomination—staff, customers, visitors, managers, owners or contractors—but owners or managers must authorise entries.

Judging criteria

After an unannounced inspection from an authorised Loo of the Year Awards Inspector, nominees are graded on a scale from Silver to Diamond. Grades are awarded based on one hundred and one criteria, and are judged on both male and female facilities, as well as any baby changing and accessible facilities provided. The criteria include cleanliness, decor, signage, accessibility and customer care.

Awards

Awards are given in one of sixty one categories. An entrant receiving a Diamond or possibly a Platinum grading will be considered for one a number of major national awards in each of England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland:
Other awards include:
;Individual UK Loo of the Year Trophy: The winner of this award is selected from one of the eight national winners in the Public Toilet Entries and the Individual Category Entries categories above.
;UK Corporate Provider Trophy: The winner of this award is selected from organizations or authorities entering ten or more different locations and winning five or more five-star awards.
;Champions' League – Standards of Excellence Awards: This award is presented to organizations or local authorities winning five or more five-star awards and who, in the inspectors' opinion, are maintaining a consistently high standard of management in all their Loo of the Year Awards entries.
;Local Authority Premier League: Membership in the League is granted to the top twenty local authority public toilet providers.
;Attendant of the Year Awards: These "people awards" are open to all full-time attendants, as well as employed cleaning staff and retained cleaning contractors. Separate Attendant of the Year Award Certificates are awarded in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland with Commended and National Winners for each country.
In addition, the overall UK winner is awarded the UK Washroom Cleaner of The Year Trophy.

Overall "Loo of the Year" trophy winners

The winner of this category is presented with a Golden Loo Seat Trophy.
YearWinnerSector
1987Hatton Gardens Hotel, Upton St LeonardsHospitality
1988The Lido, WorthingLocal Authority
1989Children's World StoresRetail
1990Eagle and Child, Gwaenysgor, N.WalesHospitality
1991Grampian Road, Aviemore, ScotlandLocal Authority
1992Welcome Break Services, M3, FarnboroughTransport
1993No Competition
1994Heritage Motor Centre, GaydonHeritage
1995City of Westminster CouncilLocal Authority
1996Portsmouth Historic DockyardHeritage
1997The Manor Hotel, St. AlbansHospitality
1998Eurotunnel, FolkstoneTransport
1999The National Trust, Gibside Estate, Tyne & WearHeritage
2000The Oracle, ReadingRetail
2001JD WeatherspoonHospitality
2002East Lothian Council, ScotlandLocal Authority
2003The Eden Project, Bodelva, CornwallLeisure
2004The Highland Council, ScotlandLocal Authority
2005Moto HospitalityTransport
2006The Camping and Caravaning ClubHoliday Parks
2007The Trafford Centre, ManchesterRetail
2008Asda StoresRetail
2009McDonald'sHospitality
2010JD WetherspoonHospitality
2011Ceredigion County CouncilLocal Authority
2012Staffordshire County CouncilLocal Authority
2013Brighton & Hove City CouncilLocal Authority
2014Danfo UKLocal Authority
2015We CleanCleaning & FM
2016Gatwick AirportTransport
2017ABMCleaning & FM
2018J D WetherspoonHospitality
2019IntuRetail