Advice
January 24, 2025

Does your toilet supplier service your toilet during bank holidays?

Keeping portable toilets clean and hygienic is essential for any site or event. Weekly servicing ensures they remain fresh, safe, and pleasant to use. However, managing portable toilet servicing around bank holidays can be a challenge. Here’s how D-Tox ensures reliable servicing - even during those tricky holiday weeks.

Why Weekly Portable Toilet Servicing Matters

A standard portable toilet is designed for use by no more than seven people working a 40-hour week—assuming it’s professionally serviced once a week. Without regular servicing:

  • Chemical Treatments Overload:
    Waste builds up and overwhelms the chemicals in the tank, leading to unpleasant odours.
  • Bacterial Growth:    
    Unsanitary conditions encourage the spread of germs and bacteria.
  • User Discomfort:    
    Poorly maintained toilets deter use and can reflect badly on your site or event.

Weekly servicing is crucial to maintain cleanliness and sanitation, whether you’re using a standard portable toilet hire, a wheelchair access portable toilet, or a hot wash toilet.

The Bank Holiday Challenge

Bank holidays disrupt standard servicing schedules, creating a dilemma for portable toilet companies:

  1. Work on the Bank  Holiday: Many sites are closed, making servicing impractical.
  2. Skip the Bank  Holiday: This leads to a backlog, with fewer days available to catch up.

For many suppliers, this results in missed or delayed servicing, leaving clients to deal with the consequences.

How D-Tox Handles Bank Holiday Servicing

At D-Tox, we understand the importance of maintaining consistent service. Here’s how we handle bank holidays without compromising our weekly servicing guarantee:

  • Extended Routes:    
    Our drivers work longer shifts Monday to Thursday, leaving Friday free for catch up servicing and urgent calls. This means on Bank holiday weeks we can utilise the extra day for missed Bank Holiday calls.
  • Shifted Schedules:    
    We move servicing routes back by one day, ensuring every toilet is serviced—just a day later than usual.
  • Full  Accountability:
    This approach keeps all toilets clean, fresh, and     ready to use, even during shorter work weeks.

Our system has been fine-tuned since the 1990s, and it ensures no portable toilet is left behind.

Why Choose D-Tox for PortableToilet Servicing?

Reliable servicing is about more than just emptying tanks. At D-Tox, we pride ourselves on offering a professional, high-quality service:

  • Trained Drivers:
    All our drivers are CPC certified and hold the National Sanitation Qualification (NSQ).
  • In-House Expertise:
    We never outsource our servicing, ensuring every job meets our high standards.
  • Flexible Solutions:
    From adjusting schedules to accommodating special requirements, we tailor our services to meet your needs.

FAQs: Portable Toilet Servicing

How often should portable toilets be serviced?
For most situations, weekly servicing is sufficient. High-traffic areas or long-term sites may require more frequent servicing.

What happens if servicing is missed during a bank holiday?
At D-Tox, we adjust our routes to ensure all toilets are serviced, even during holiday weeks. This might mean a one-day delay, but your toilets will always be maintained on time.

Are your servicing staff qualified?
Yes, all our drivers are CPC trained, NSQ certified, and receive regular in-house training to maintain our high standards.

Can you handle servicing for multiple toilets on a single site?
Absolutely. We manage servicing for sites of all sizes, from single units to large-scale setups with multiple toilets.

Do you provide waste disposal certification?
Yes, we’re registered waste carriers and provide Waste Transfer Notes for full compliance and traceability.

What areas do you cover?
We offer portable toilet servicing across the Midlands, ensuring reliable support wherever you’re based.

Get Reliable Portable Toilet Servicing Today

If your current supplier struggles to manage servicing during bank holidays, it’s time to switch to D-Tox. With our tried-and-tested system, you’ll never have to worry about missed servicing again.

Contact us today on 0800 999 2260or send us an email for expert advice and a free quote.

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After joining the business at the end of its first year of trading, Christian has been involved in all aspects of the business.
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