Temporary locations often come with permanent challenges
Temporary locations bring people together, often in large numbers and over short, intense periods. This places high demands on sanitation: it must feel clean, predictable and trustworthy, even when sites operate under pressure. At the same time, these environments typically lack fixed infrastructure, have limited water and space, strict hygiene requirements, and rapidly changing visitor flows.
How waste is handled becomes a defining factor for both hygiene and user experience at temporary locations. Instead of managing water and waste locally at each unit, Jets® mobile sanitation solutions transport waste immediately away from the toilet and to dedicated handling points. This reduces the risk of spills, odours and contamination in user areas, while also improving working conditions for operating crews.
- On temporary sites, people often judge the entire experience based on the level of the sanitation. If it feels unhygienic or chaotic, everything else suffers. That’s why moving waste away immediately, and out of sight, is so important, says Eerikki Simonen, Team Leader Mobile at JETS.
Since vacuum transport of waste requires very little water, tank volumes remain low. This shortens emptying cycles and limits the physical movement of waste across the site. Combined with modular system design that adapts to changing layouts, the result is a more controlled and robust sanitation flow, even during peak operation.
The value of practical knowledge‑sharing
Close cooperation with event professionals has been essential in understanding how mobile sanitation performs in real-world conditions. Observations made during installation, commissioning and live operation reveal where efficiency is gained, and where uncertainty can slow things down.
A recurring insight is that even basic knowledge-sharing has a strong effect. When operators understand how and why the system behaves as it does, they work more confidently and with greater precision.
- Mostof the challenges seen in the field are not technical failures, but uncertainty. When teams understand the logic of the system, they make better decisions faster, Simonen explains.
This is why structured learning is a natural extension of our mobile solutions. Through Jets® Competence, we offer technical training, digital and on-site, designed to build practical understanding and support safe, efficient operation in demanding environments.
Growing insight through on‑site experience
Since Jets® NOMAD was introduced, it has become an increasingly important part of how JETS supports temporary locations. At the same time, on-site involvement has deepened our understanding of how mobility functions under real operating conditions.
Working alongside customers during start-ups and live events provides insight that cannot be captured in specifications alone. Shifting site layouts, tight timelines and fluctuating visitor flows continuously test both systems and routines.
- You can design for flexibility, but it’s only when you’re on site, during peak hours, that you see what really matters, says Simonen.
Seeing Jets® NOMAD in operation has confirmed that the concept performs as intended, while also highlighting where guidance and training can be refined. These observations feed directly back into how we support customers and how we prioritise further development.
Insight that guides further development
The insights that shape our solutions come from close cooperation with the people who operate temporary sites every day. Their questions and observations during live operation clarify what is required to keep mobile sanitation reliable and predictable.
This dialogue ensures that future development remains grounded in practical use, not just theoretical performance, and that mobile sanitation solutions continue to evolve in line with real operational needs.