US-based Bobrick Washroom Equipment will make its maiden appearance at the Big 5 show this year in a bid to penetrate new markets and further boost its presence as a leading manufacturer and supplier of stainless steel washroom accessories in the Middle East.

As an established business in the region, the company is extremely keen to reaffirm its commitment to the Gulf market through the Big 5 forum, says Guy Butler, regional manager of Bobrick Washroom Equipment.
At the show, the company will promote its range of stainless steel accessories for non-residential buildings and also intends to focus on the Koala Kare brand of baby changing tables and other commercial child care products that it has recently added to its product portfolio.
“We will be introducing one or two new items within our washroom accessories range that will be displayed during our debut at the Big 5 show,” says Guy Butler, regional manager of Bobrick Washroom Equipment.
The company is a leading manufacturer of stainless steel washroom accessories, including paper towel dispensers, soap dispensers, waste bins, vending machines, grab bars, warm air hand dryers and the Koala Kare range of baby changing tables. The washroom accessories are made from type 304 stainless steel.
“Each of our three stainless steel washroom product accessory series of Contura, Trimline and Classic is designed to meet the varying needs of the building occupancy type,” points out Butler.
“While the Contura and Trimline Series are generally suited to prestige buildings where low traffic flow and signature design are the main characteristics, the Classic Series is generally designed for standard-use buildings. In this instance, moderate traffic flow and vandalism combined with value pricing are primary considerations. Also contained within each series are products to suit buildings where there is high traffic flow and a higher than normal incidence of vandalism,” he adds.
The Contura Series comprises of surface and recessed mounted models featuring gentle arcs, subtle radiuses with design-echoed flanges and corner treatments, complementary reveals, unidirectional grain, seamless monoform draws, and flush-mounted tumbler locks. The Contura and TrimLine series are usually specified for corporate headquarters, and upscale healthcare, retail, and hospitality properties.
The ClassicSeries includes recessed and surface-mounted models which meet the pricing requirements of budget-sensitive commercial, retail, hospitality, institutional, industrial, and educational washrooms, while in the TrimLineSeries, recessed accessories provide a clean, flush, architectural appearance where a Bauhaus design statement is desired.
Bobrick’s Koala Kare range comprises childcare products such as baby changing stations, bed liners and child protection seats for washrooms in commercial buildings such as hotels, shopping malls and airports among others. The Koala exclusive baby changing stations have an inbuilt ‘Microban’ protection technology that penetrates the cell wall of the microbe and disrupts key cell functions so that microbes cannot function, grow or reproduce, ensuring that the station retains their sanitary condition between cleanings.
This range includes the KB110-SSRE horizontal, recessed mounted baby changing station and the KB 110-SSWM horizontal, wall-mounted baby changing station, both of which have a satin stainless steel exterior finish with grey polyethylene interior, smooth concave changing bed with safety straps, integral liner dispenser, diaper-bag hooks, and molded instructions.
The line also features the KB100-00 horizontal, wall-mounted baby changing station available in polyethylene, cream, smooth concave changing bed with safety straps, integral liner dispenser, diaper-bag hooks, and moulded instructions including Braille. All these products are patented with liners sold separately. Other baby care products include the KB101-00 vertical, wall-mounted baby changing station, the KB102-00 wall-mounted child protection seat and the KB150-99 baby changing station disposable bed liners for use with baby changing stations.
Bobrick also offers a wide range of products used in washrooms for disabled persons for barrier-free access. The engineering and manufacturing of grab bars and shower seats, and the operation of dispensers and disposals meets accessibility code requirements in the US and other countries. The mounting height of all models can be specified to comply with local barrier-free standards.
The company line-up of stainless steel bathroom accessories include  ash trays, bar soap holders, clothes lines, door bumpers, facial tissue dispensers, hooks, medicine cabinets, shelves, shower curtains, hooks and rods, shower seats, soap dishes, spare toilet roll holder, toilet brush holder, towel bars, grab bars, mirrors, paper towel dispensers, sanitary napkin disposal soap and toilet tissue dispenser, among others.
Established in 1906 and headquartered in California, Bobrick is currently staffed with around 650 employees and is reasonably satisfied with business levels both in the domestic as well as international markets. Its products have been used in various prestigious commercial projects across the Middle East such as the Dubai International Airport expansion and Rashid Hospital in the UAE; Cairo International Airport in Egypt; US Embassy in Baghdad, Iraq; Gulf University for Science and Technology in Kuwait City; and Movenpick Hotel in Saudi Arabia.
Bobrick will be exhibiting in the Big 5 at Maktoum Hall at Stand E411.