Toilet Hire

Toilet At Festival

The use of the basic toilet as a sanitary convenience has been part of civilisations for thousands of years. Having good sanitary conditions helps to prevent disease as well as unpleasant conditions for basic human biological function of waste excretion. The initial design of the portable toilet may have been as simple as digging a hole in the ground and filling after use is still used today in remote areas as out houses and are kept separate from the living areas to avoid unpleasant smells or disease outbreak.

The design may have changed drastically over the centuries but has basically involved two types of design, a dry toilet, which has no plumbing, and a wet toilet that features a plumbing system to remove waste. In recent decades the popularity of outdoor events, camping grounds and mobile homes has grown immensely and as such the demand for portable toilets has grown.

As with any demand and supply model, there has been a boom in the market of portable toilet hire. Concerts and festivals around the world are often frequented by hundreds if not thousands of people and last several hours if not days. With this comes the need for sanitary conveniences. Often known as the porta loo, they are hired out to these events by toilet hire companies that will place, maintain and remove the toilets for these events and clean the surrounding area removing waste material and restoring the environmental conditions.

The basic construction of these portable toilets is to be made of plastic for the ease of transport, as it is a light and also low cost material. Many plastics used today in the construction of these porta loo’s incorporate anti-microbial agents to help maintain cleanliness and kill bacteria. These toilets can then be loaded onto the back of lorries and trucks and easily moved between locations where they are needed. Most portable toilets also hold a storage facility to contain waste so there is no need for plumbing facilities. This makes their popularity and ease of use great for outdoor country events where they cannot be connected to an adequate drainage system.

The chemical toilet is a popular choice for these large events as not only is it a easily portable sanitary convenience but as it uses cleansing chemicals it maintains a healthy and odour free conditions. When considering the size of these festival and music events and that they sometimes last days, during which much alcohol and food will be consumed, there can often be found several mobile toilet areas around the site for easy access and usually are separated into both male and female convenience areas. When these festivals last several days the portable toilets will usually be maintained and kept clean by a hired team of cleaners from the same company that provides the portable toilet hire. There are also luxury toilet hire companies that will usually cater for the VIP areas of events, which cater for the performers, media and organisers. Portable toilet hire is an essential part of any organised large and small-scale event.