Vandal-Proof & ADA Compliant Products Designed to Save Money
Vandalism is an unfortunate reality for today's facility managers in schools, parks, and public restrooms. Vandal Stop is dedicated to putting an end to the cycle of repair and replace. Unlike cheap plastic or lightweight 18-gauge fixtures, our products are designed from the start to be truly vandal proof and tamper resistant.
We do this by using our signature 12-gauge stainless steel, giving our locking outlet covers, shatterproof mirrors, and dispensers unmatched durability. You won't find a Bobrick or Bradley dispenser made in 12-gauge stainless steel because they do not exist.
We combine this strength with heavy-duty locks protected from tampering, ensuring your facility remains secure and ADA compliant. We back this durability with a 10-year anti-vandalism warranty. When you purchase from Vandal Stop, you are supporting a Veteran-Owned Small Business proud to proclaim that all our products are Made in the USA.
If you are seriously considering adopting our tamper-proof products for your facilities but aren't sure about the investment, we invite you to request our free sample material kit. This kit will include our signature 12-gauge stainless steel plate, our competitors' thickness of 18 gauge stainless steel plate, and also a sample mirror plate so you can observe the reflective quality of our mirrors. This is no obligation and completely free.
The Baseball Bat Test: See & Hear What "Vandal-Proof" Really Means
Demonstrating the difference between our competitors' "Heavy Duty" 18-gauge stainless steel material and our Vandal Proof material is quite challenging. The best way we know how is to just take a baseball bat and beat on them so you can see the performance. This one minute video shows a standard plastic jumbo roll toilet paper dispenser, a "heavy duty" Bobrick toilet paper dispenser, and our Vandal Proof 12-gauge toilet paper dispenser while being attacked with an aluminum baseball bat.
12-Gauge Stainless Steel Advantage: Strength You Can See
The "gauge" of steel refers to its thickness and the higher the number, the thinner the material while the lower the number, the thicker the material. To give an idea of the actual relative size between these different thicknesses, you can refer to this chart. Here you can see that the industry-standard (Bobrick or Bradley Stainless Steel Dispensers) use 22-gauge stainless and their "Heavy Duty" dispensers use 18-gauge stainless steel. Our own 12-gauge material is 4X the thickness of 22-gauge and over 2X+ the thickness of 18-gauge material. This results in massive additional strength that we put to good use to ensure our products truly meet the definition of tamper-proof.
Nearly 5x the Bending Strength against prying.
Over 10x the Stiffness to prevent warping.
Dramatically Increased Impact Resistance against kicks or sledgehammer blows.
A Warranty Backed by Long-Term Savings
Bold claims about the Vandal Resistant nature of a product are easy to make and you will see our competitors use terms such as "anti-vandal" or "vandal resistant" but what you will not see is a warranty that actually protects against vandalism. We don't just claim our products are tough, we guarantee it. For our 12-gauge products that use protected lock styles, we provide a 10-Year Anti-Vandalism Warranty that protects specifically against vandalism by hands, feet or small tools such as screwdrivers and knives. If a qualifying product of ours is compromised due to vandalism, we will repair or replace the unit.
We recognize that budgets are tight and the investment can be signficant but consider the long term cost savings. When considering the time to send a maintenance person to repair or replace a broken dispenser, the actual material cost of the replacement, and that occuring multiple times a year, the savings begin to add up very quickly once Vandal Stop products are deployed throughout. Over the course of 10 years in a busy and hard hit public facility, we can save thousands of dollars on maintenance budgets.
Supporting Small Business American Manufacturing
As a Veteran Owned Small Business, we are proud all of our products are Made in the USA. While others have chased cheaper manufacturing overseas, we recognize the value in keeping our production here in the US. It allows us the ability to be more responsive to our customers' needs. While we do stock some of our most popular products, the majority of our products are Made to Order which gives us the flexibility of offering dozens and dozens of different product types to fulfill our customers' needs. This does take some planning and patience, but the result is an ever-expanding product line of Vandal Resistant solutions based on our customers' feedback.
If you have a need for something and we don't appear to offer a solution, reach out to us and let us know what it is. We can't take on every custom job but more often than not, we can accomodate your request and do it for a very reasonable cost.
Trusted by Facilities Across the Nation
"Vandal Stop solved our chronic replacement problem overnight. These dispensers have already paid for themselves."
- John D., Director of Parks & Rec
"The quality is on another level. You can feel the difference the moment you hold it. We're installing these in all our new projects."
