Common Types of Vandal Resistant Washroom Accessories

Vandal resistant washroom accessories are needed in any public restroom where there is a reasonable risk of deliberate damage to commercial restroom equipment.  The size of the restroom is not important.  Individuals who practice vandalism are acting out against the institution or the establishment, not the bathroom itself.  These individuals attempt to dislodge equipment from the wall, break open accessory surfaces, crack or break glass, write on materials if possible, and scratch material surfaces.

Bradley commercial restroom accessories are designed to withstand each of these criminal behaviors with specific material builds and design features.  To begin with, these products are manufactured from stainless steel to avert the possibility of breakage.  Obviously steel will not break the way thin plastic might.  It is also very difficult to write on, and any graffiti can be removed with the proper cleaning materials.  Standard stainless steel accessories such as toilet tissue dispensers and paper towel dispensers are actually more vulnerable to either being broken open or having their contents emptied onto the floor.  Accessories designed to resist being opened by force feature all-welded construction.  This eliminates weak points in the metal caused by seams.

To prevent this, Bradley’s vandal resistant washroom accessories are designed with various mechanisms that resist break in.  Some products, such as several models of single roll toilet tissue dispensers, are built very compact and feature paper dispensing controls.  This prevents disturbed individuals from pulling out all of the toilet paper or paper towels and spreading them over the floor.   In addition to dispensing controls, many paper towel dispensers and combination paper towel and waste receptacle units are built with locking mechanism that can only be refilled by authorized service personnel. 

Both types of dispensers are available in surface mounted as well as recessed and semi-recessed designs.  Sometimes surface mounting is the only cost effective products for contractors to install in a restroom that is being remodeled.  For organizations that did not initially think to invest in vandal resistant washroom accessories and have since suffered losses resulting from deliberate damage, this can be a real lifesaver.   Installing units that prevent paper waste, control access to paper products, and that remain securely mounted to the wall even under the stress of deliberate impact can bring a return on investment through savings on any further potential replacement costs. 

Another product that is frequent the target of vandalism is the restroom mirror.  Losing a mirror results in an immediately unattractive restroom that is severely impaired in amenities.  Few people will return to a restroom with a broken mirror.  Glass on the floor, if not cleaned up immediately, can easily result in a lawsuit from someone who steps in it.  This is why one of the most important commercial restroom accessories that any organization can invest in is a stainless steel mirror.  These mirrors are polished to reflect like glass, but they are unbreakable.  These mirrors are frameless and designed to work with any decorative theme.  Both standard and wave designs are available.

Other vandal resistant washroom accessories include trash receptacles, vending machines for personal hygiene products, combination toilet tissue and seat cover units, grab bars for toilet stalls, and a line of security products made specifically for mental facilities and correctional facilities that require ligature resistant commercial restroom products.