Inspectors for the awards, which aim to improve standards of ‘away from home’ toilet provision, have visited thousands of loos across the UK each year since 1987.
Toilets are graded bronze, silver, gold, platinum, platinum plus or diamond, while unacceptable toilets are not graded at all.
The 101 criteria in question include décor and maintenance, cleanliness, accessibility, washing and drying equipment and overall management.
The Wishaw Malt, a Wetherspoons pub, is managed by Jude Graham.
Graham remarked: “We are delighted with the grading. Staff at the pub ensure the toilets are in excellent condition at all times and it is great that this has been recognised by the inspectors.”
Loo of the Year Awards 2025 managing director, Becky Wall, said: “The toilets at The Wishaw Malt have been designed and fitted out to a very high standard and are both clean and well maintained.
“The pub deserves its platinum grading.”
In 2024, the Overall Loo of the Year was awarded to The Centre Livingston, a shopping centre located in the West Lothian town between Edinburgh and Glasgow.
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At the time, Patrick Robbertze, The Centre’s director, remarked: “We are delighted to be the winners of the Loo of the Year Awards, which is testament to the fantastic work our team do every day to ensure our shoppers have a great experience when they visit us.”
1,156 businesses were inspected in 2024; including pubs, hotels, caravan parks, shopping centres, and service stations.
That year, 64 businesses received the highest grading of ‘diamond’, 478 were graded as ‘platinum plus’; 988 as ‘platinum’; 25 as ‘gold’ and one rated as ‘silver’.
