Most commercial premises today would benefit from providing a
baby changing unit.
Whether you run a restaurant or hotel, a gym or health clinic, a corporate office or professional practise, there are benefits to having a baby changing unit on your commercial premises.
For your customers or visitors who are out and about with a baby, this facility will be hugely helpful and reflect well on a considerate, family friendly company.
However, from a business point of view, providing a baby changing unit is a wise move – even if your type of business does not normally attract people with babies.
Even if the unit is used only on rare occasions – by a member of staff visiting after maternity leave, by a father popping into the office with his child briefly on a day off, by a mother and baby diving into a shop to shelter from the rain – the convenience and comfort of a modern, clean baby changing unit on site will leave an enormously good impression.
New parents are famous gossips – and the news of the gleaming baby changing unit at the solicitor’s office/publishers/dentist will spread like wildfire!
In short, your baby changing unit will be excellent for your reputation as a modern, forward thinking company.
If you run a business such as a restaurant, bar or cafe, a good, clean baby changing unit is a must.
Parents out and about with babies will choose to frequent a venue specifically if they know the changing station is good – while they will avoid anywhere with poor facilities, regardless of how great the food/decor/atmosphere is.
Again, it comes back to the gossip – attract the parents with young babies and they will wax lyrical about your venue to everyone they know.
If there is only one parent-and-baby out with a large group of friends, they will all go to the place with the changing station.
On the other hand, if a group of friends go for dinner, and the parent with a baby has a bad experience – such as being forced to change a child on a toilet floor – everyone will be unimpressed.
Changing units are usually in disabled toilets, where there is ample space. However, if this is not an option, ensure you provide changing units in both male and female toilets to cater for all parents out with children.
Regardless of the sector you work in, as our society moves to embrace a more family friendly culture in business, industry and hospitality, the benefits of having a baby changing unit on your commercial premises are huge.
Ask your local supplier of
cleaning supplies or
hygiene supplies for further information about changing units.
