In most months we have news worthy of posting but we don’t always get around to putting it up – as you can readily see by viewing the dates below!
If you know something about a NatSol toilet which seems worthy of a post on this page please let us know.
Ivygreen Allotments have a made short video about the process of installing one of our composting toilets on their allotment site. Here’s the link. The toilet was installed in September 2024 and utilises one of NatSol’s metal cabins.
We were getting very cramped in Units 5 & 6 so when Unit 7 came up for rent we did a bit of business yoga and stretched sideways. The new office is spacious and we now have dedicated areas for packing and despatch, metal working and woodworking. It all helps to make us more efficient.
More pictures to follow.
This toilet in the Vale of Glamorgan won Platinum in the Loo of the Year Awards 2025 for the best eco toilet. It’s a NatSol Full Access Composter with metal building.
A lovely looking site.
Some of our inner city toilets qualify as remote because they are remote from mains services. This is often the case with large allotment sites.
And some of our toilets are on more obviously remote sites. This one is in the North Pennines and it serves walkers.
It's a Full Access Composter with timber building which, in this case, was supplied without grab rails as wheelchair users are unlikely to get to this site.
NatSol was called in by the National Trust to solve a problem at the very busy lay-by and car park at Pont ar Daf. The site is the principal starting point for walkers going up Pen y Fan, Bannau Brycheiniog. Welsh Water had been concerned for some time about discharges from the old toilet facility which had a septic tank and reed bed. The discharge from the reed bed was only a hundred metres or so from a stream running into the reservoir supplying Cardiff.As a consequence the facility had been shut and toilet provision was by multiple portaloos.
We proposed a no flush toilet system which we had already installed in the Lake District for a National Trust site. That installation was to protect Wast Water England's cleanest lake. The design dates back to 2012 when we were asked to design a system for one of London's Royal Parks which is a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI).
The Pont ar Daf site is now up and running and seems to be coping well with the high levels of use.
Building design by George +Tomos Penseiri Cyf.
Andy, Ellen and Shaun payed a visit on the 22nd June and found that the toilet was in good condition needing little work.
We installed a urine separating "short plate" upgrade for more efficient urine seperation.
We also did some general mainenance such as clearing the urine gutter and cut away some overhanging branches from the vent cowl. Nik stayed for the whole service so he can continue the work in the future.
We believe it is work that should ideally be done locally to contribute towards net zero.
Bothy Stores are helping to raise awareness of NatSol toilets for use in bothies. In return we are posting information here about their project and website. Go to: Bothy Stores.
The Artist Bothy is an evolution of the Bothy Project network of off-grid artist residency spaces. Designed by the project’s founders, artist Bobby Niven and architect Iain MacLeod, it was developed in response to demand for a multipurpose self-contained cabin that can be located anywhere.
Bothy Stores is committed to using sustainable, innovative materials and streamlined building techniques to create simple, modern products. Modelled on the Bothy Project’s popular Inshriach Bothy, the Artist Bothy is a pioneering piece of low-impact architecture designed to enhance the experience of spending time in nature all year round.
NatSol provided two fully accessible Zero Discharge toilets for this public park at Easebourne in West Sussex. Emptying is by slurry tanker. The highly effective ventilation is passive.
The two toilets will take around 10,000 uses before they need to be emptied. Little maintenance is required.
We also supplied the bespoke building. This was erected by Artizans who carried out the entire installation and supplied the roofing material.
Paddington, minus his trademark hat, is seen heading towards a well installed toilet near Loch Lochy in Scotland. It is certainly a strong and durable building (our standard timber model for remote sites) and it already had one of the essential facilities of a dwelling - a toilet.
The picture was sent by the contractors, Philip Thompson Ltd, who were probably hiding behind a tree when this was snapped.
The toilet also serves people who wild camp on the Great Glen Way.
NatSol supplied Natural Resources Wales with Zero Discharge toilets for Cwm Carn Forest Drive in 2021. In 2022 they were entered for the Loo of the Year Awards and won a Platinum award in the eco-friendly toilets category. The extensive redevelopment works for the forest drive have created an attraction that is accessible and enjoyable for all visitors. Here is a link to NRW's information about the award and another to the Cwm Carn Forest Drive website.