The best way to calculate toilet paper and hand towel orders is to measure your business’s actual use, allow for delivery time and keep a reserve for busy periods. Staff numbers provide a starting point, but customer traffic, opening hours and dispenser formats also affect how quickly supplies run out.
Sanokil’s paper subscription helps turn that estimate into a regular supply arrangement. Order through our online store, receive paper on an agreed schedule and choose invoice or credit card payment to suit your business.
How do you calculate your regular paper usage?
Measure several representative weeks
Record opening stock, deliveries received and closing stock over the same period. Opening stock plus deliveries minus closing stock gives the quantity used, allowing for any transfers or damaged stock. Include paper held in dispensers, or count at a consistent refill stage.
Track toilet paper and hand towel supplies separately. Note events, school holidays or unusually quiet weeks so they do not distort your estimate of normal demand.
Compare equivalent quantities
A carton is a purchasing unit, rather than a standard amount of paper. Check rolls per carton, sheets per roll, roll length or towels per pack. Compare the same product format and confirm that it fits your dispenser before changing products.
When should your business reorder washroom supplies?
Set a reorder point before stock runs low
A useful planning formula is: reorder point = expected use during delivery lead time + reserve stock. For example, if you use two cartons a week, delivery takes one week and you want one carton in reserve, your reorder point is three cartons.
This is a worked example, rather than an industry consumption benchmark. Set your reserve around actual delivery reliability and demand changes. Check orders already on their way before placing another order, and choose a quantity that covers the next ordering period.
Plan separately for peak trading periods
Check bookings, events, extra shifts and holiday closures before confirming the next delivery. Ask about supplier cut-off dates and allow for public holidays. A normal monthly quantity may need adjusting when your busiest weeks fall together.
How do you keep dispensers stocked during the day?
Safe Work Australia’s workplace facilities guidance recommends regularly replenishing consumables such as soap and toilet paper. Allocate checks at opening and at suitable points during busy periods, with someone responsible for refilling each area.
Hand-drying supplies deserve the same attention. Healthdirect’s handwashing advice includes drying hands thoroughly. Keep spare paper accessible to the staff doing refills, and check that dispensers release it correctly.
How does Sanokil’s paper subscription work?
Order your paper products through our online store
Visit Sanokil’s online store to choose your toilet paper and hand towel products, select the quantities you need and set up a subscription. Check product sizes and dispenser compatibility before placing your order, or contact our team for help choosing suitable supplies.
Receive deliveries on an agreed schedule
Your paper is supplied on an agreed delivery schedule, helping you plan stock levels without placing a fresh order each time. Match the quantity and frequency to your measured usage, delivery lead time and reserve stock. Our paper subscription service makes regular replenishment easier to organise.
Choose invoice or credit card payment
Customers can receive invoices for their paper orders or pay by credit card. Discuss the payment arrangement when setting up your subscription so it fits your business’s purchasing and accounts processes.
Review your subscription as demand changes
If occupancy, opening hours or visitor numbers change, contact our team to review your quantities and agreed schedule. Check stock ahead of busy periods and discuss any adjustments before the next planned delivery.
Store reserve cartons in a clean, dry area where staff can count and retrieve them easily. Continue checking and refilling dispensers during the day so delivered stock reaches the washrooms where it is needed.
Need help choosing business washroom supplies?
Contact Sanokil or call 1800 992 135 to discuss compatible paper products, dispensers and subscription options for your business.
