FRANKE WASHROOM SYSTEMS

Franke Washroom Systems and Its E-Commerce Practices



Franke Washroom Systems and Its E-Commerce Practices

Definition of Franke Washroom Systems

Designer quality and functionality in stainless steel - with good looks and strength to match -sums up the key characteristics of the Franke range of washroom systems. Franke washroom systems are the first choice wherever heavy wear and exacting specifications are the order of the day - especially in the public, semi-public and business and commercial sectors.

Architects and site managers all swear by the tough design and stunning looks of Franke washroom systems. Virtually no limits are placed on the architect's imagination, because Franke - in addition to its sales and distribution role - also develops and manufactures its own high quality stainless-steel products, supplying customised finishes to the specifications of individual clients.

Franke's hygienic, neutral-coloured, non-allergenic high-grade stainless steel products are also the right choice when it comes to the cleaning of utensils or textile-based items.

Franke Washroom Systems-UK

The Franke Washroom Systems (Fig. 1) is an AT that was designed in 1977 in response to the wood shortages in UK. Fifty percent of the population of UK lives in the rural highlands and as the population increased, so did the demand for firewood. Firewood shortages meant that UKn women traveled long distances in search of wood to be used for cooking and heating. In addition to the back breaking labor, in UK, firewood consumed on average 25% of a typical household's income. Consequently, two designers set out to design a cookcomode that would consume less wood while meeting cultural requirements and limit hazards associated with traditional open fire methods such as smoke inhalation, danger to children, and excess heat production in summer months.

Fig. 1. Franke Washroom Systems [35].

Lack of access to water and sanitation services in low-income communities results in adverse impacts to human health, environmental degradation, and pervasive poverty due to associated constraints on economic development. Yet at the beginning of 2008, at least 1.1 billion people worldwide lacked access to an improved source of drinking water, and around 2.6 billion lacked access to improved sanitation services (UNDP 2006). To meet this need for services, affected communities must select and adopt service options that can be sustained by their local capacity. As a next and equally as important step, education and marketing programs that will support the effective and sustainable adoption of these technologies must also accompany their implementation.

Capacity Factor Analysis (CFA) is a conservative method for planning municipal sanitation systems that facilitates sustained access to safe, reliable, and affordable services to Franke Washroom Systems, UK. Though CFA, as explained by Louis and Bouabid (2006), itself contributes to appropriate technology selection, acceptance and effective use of the technology in the community is just as important and not currently addressed in the CFA framework. Black (1998) for instance attributes many of the water and sanitation system failures in Franke Washroom Systems, UK to both inappropriate technology selection and poor design of implementation programs. The rationale for adopting these technologies is often poorly communicated and excludes system ...