Cut the Q to P: Bristol’s PEEQUAL raises funding to scale its squat-and-go, sustainable women's urinal

Bristol-based PEEQUAL, known as the UK’s first “squat-and-go” women’s urinal, has raised close to £1M (around €1.1M) in fresh funding.

Bristol-based PEEQUAL, the UK’s first squat-and-go women’s urinal, has secured nearly £1M (approximately €1.1M). However, the company didn’t disclose exact funding figures or the names of the investors.

The UK company will use the funds to produce new flat-pack urinals that can be easily shipped around the globe, says the report.

As per the company’s claims, it will soon be available at the events in Europe, the US and Australia.

Ms McShane, co-founder of PEEQUAL, says, “We’ve heard from events and toilet suppliers around the world keen to use our women’s urinals.

PEEQUAL: UK’s first squat-and-go women’s urinal

Founded by Amber Probyn and Hazel McShane in 2022, PEEQUAL is the company behind the UK‘s first squat-and-go women’s urinal.

According to the founding duo, the new design for portable urinals is set to tackle road congestion and reduce carbon emissions associated with event logistics.

With several patent-pending updates, these urinals feature a stackable shape that allows nearly three times as many units to be transported on lorries compared to traditional portable toilets.

As per the company’s claims, the new urinals are reported to decrease wait times, functioning 2.7 times faster than standard portable toilets.

They have already been utilised at 25 events this year, including notable gatherings such as Glastonbury and the London Marathon, reports Eastern Daily Press.

The design enables the urinals to be flat-packed and stacked, with estimates indicating that 56 units can fit on a single lorry, in contrast to about 21 traditional portable toilets.

On top of that, a PEEQUAL urinal can be erected by a single person in under 90 seconds, says the company. 

Manufactured locally in Somerset, the urinals are made from a sugar cane biopolymer and recycled plastic sourced from the ocean.

Additionally, the initiative supports UK wildlife projects, including a reforestation campaign known as ‘Get Your Bush Out.’