About Us

The word "SanPlat" stands for Sanitation Platform in the double sense of the word:

• It is a high quality squatting platform
• It is a platform for a Demand Driven Sanitation Programme
• People just like it!

What is a SanPlat?

A SanPlat is an improved latrine slab with the following features:

1. Smooth and sloping surfaces which encourage regular cleaning.
2. Elevated footrests to help the user find the right position, even at night.
3. A drop hole which is both comfortable to use and safe for the smallest children.

A SanPlat can also be made with a tight fitting lid which effectively stops smells and flies.

A Platform for Demand Driven Sanitation:

It is a platform for a Demand Driven Sanitation Programme based on these ideas:

• Demand Based Sanitation Promotion
• Hygiene Education
• Flexible Production
• Building on Local Traditions and Skills
• Alternative Designs
• A Sustainable Investment

Background Information:

• The SanPlat System was initially developed in 1979-89 in Mozambique and Malawi

  as a team work initiated and coordinated by Björn Brandberg to make sanitation affordable and accessible for the lowest income groups. The SanPlat System was developed based on the experiences and opinions from many people and many countries, mostly African countries, and it continues to develop today.

• Since then, around 1 million SanPlats have been built all over Africa.

• Get a project started easily by using our moulds and manuals.

• LCS is a company set up to make the SanPlat System available worldwide.

Consultancy and Training Support

• LCS in cooperation with SBI-consulting can provide consultancy and training support. Mr Björn Brandberg can be contacted through e-mail or tel/fax +258-21 491887, +258-8241 0 1654.
• Training can be arranged at any convenient place.

Important note

The information given on this web site is well tested in different countries under different conditions, but as conditions do vary from place to place, the user must notify that recommendations never can be applicable generally. LCS can not assumme any responsibility - but can provide consulting support through SBI Consulting.

Attachments:

Information folder

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LCS ProMotion International AB

We have chosen to spell ProMotion with a ‘big’ P and a ‘big’ M to emphasise the original meaning of the word: "For Movement." The purpose of LCS is to make Low Cost Sanitation move.

LCS is officially registered in Sweden in 1989 as a non-profit company. (Registration number SE 5564 240 890 01). Any profits are reinvested in research and development.

SBI Consulting Company Profile.

Key qualifications:

Bjorn Brandberg is an architect, building engineer and sanitation management adviser. He has specialised in development, planning and management of low-cost sanitation programmes with focus on programme management, environmental protection, latrine construction, community participation and behavioural change in low-income urban and rural areas for development and emergency programmes.

Attachments:

CV for Björn Brandberg	70 Kb
CV for Björn Brandberg	276 Kb

Elisabet is the sales manager and the contact person in LCS ProMotion for orders or deliveries. She is a chartered accountant and the financial controller responsible for administrative matters of LCS.