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Washroom cubicles with an award winning feature

PIP’s recent beer and bratwurst-fuelled press trip to washroom cubicle manufacturer Kemmlit’s Stuttgart factory by necessity involved a number of trips to the loo – conveniently facilitating a good long look at its new range of high tech NIUU cubicles. Well built and sturdy, each slick metal door pull is set with a laser-like red LED light to tell you when it’s occupied – a bright idea that won it a coveted Red Dot Award.

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