NUVEX Toilet Partition Cost Benefits

NUVEX^® Saniboard Benefits, Life Cycle Cost and “Womb to Tomb Management”

Nuvex is a thermoplastic polymer used predominantly for toilet cubicle partitioning, wet area environments and high traffic applications. It has had proven success throughout the United States for over 30 years and has been used in some of America’s most famous buildings, including Madison Square Garden in New York City.

Nuvex toilet partitions are the most cost effective toilet partition on the market. Reasons include; initial product costs, graffiti resistance, water and chemical resistance and  impact strength. Nuvex also has the added benefits of zero delamination and zero maintenance requirements which, when combined, contribute to a lower life cycle cost.

Nuvex is also 100% recyclable, and contains up to 95% recycled material. This is why Nuvex has been accepted by some of the largest companies in Australia, including Qantas and Crown Casino, as well as schools throughout Australia, such as Caulfield Grammar School, the Sydney Catholic Education Office, Heritage College and Cheltenham High School.

The initial cost of Nuvex is comparable to that of other toilet partitioning systems offered in the market, although Nuvex provides much more in terms of life cycle cost.

The first example of this is graffiti resistance. Nuvex is resistant to pen, pencil, paint and permanent markers. All of which can be removed with acetone or many common proprietary graffiti removal products, without leaving any residual ghosting. This saves time and cleaning costs and will not damage Nuvex. Visit Dotmar at  WWW.YOUTUBE.COM to see how easy it is to remove graffiti. Simply type in “Dotmar Nuvex” and watch the brief video of the graffiti removal.

A further benefit of Nuvex is its excellent chemical resistance.   When discussing  this issue  with several Cleaning Contractors who maintain public areas, they found one the biggest problems with graffiti on traditional partition materials is that the solvents used to remove the graffiti attack the partition surface. As a consequence, the panels often  require either repainting or replacement.

Water resistance is also a key attribute of Nuvex. Because it doesn’t absorb water it won’t rot, swell or harbour odours, mould or mildew. And being a monolithic product, (A solid extrusion) it can’t delaminate. Many toilet blocks are simply hosed down. The Catholic Education Office in Sydney has informed us that water damage to traditional toilet partitions caused by cleaners hosing the cubicles causes the partitions to weaken, swell and eventually lead to early replacement.

Nuvex is virtually maintenance free, unlike other partitions in the market. Nuvex is solid colour throughout the thickness of the material. This removes the temptation for destruction and vandalism that is commonly found throughout most high traffic public areas. Due to the solid colour throughout, the material never requires painting …..Ever.

Staff at Cheltenham High School have found that since the installation of the Nuvex toilet cubicles the children at the school have be unable to damage the surface. The school was spending up to $1200 per month on repairs, painting and graffiti removal. With Nuvex, the cost of maintenance and the solvents used to clean the product are minimal and would save schools a great deal in terms of lifecycle costs.

Nuvex is also a 100% recyclable material and contains up to 95% recycled material dependent upon colour and availability. Dotmar offers a ‘womb to tomb’ recycling policy in addition to a 15 year material warranty. Once Nuvex has reached the end of its intended use it can be returned to Dotmar and recycled as per our recycling policy. (A copy of the recycling policy is available on request).

To find out more about Nuvex and to meet one of our business development staff please go to www.nuvex.com.au or contact your nearest Dotmar branch.