Z-Fold Paper Hand Towels: Professional Hygiene for High-Traffic Washrooms
Interleaved Z-fold paper hand towels in 2-ply pure cellulose, sheet size 23.5 x 24 cm, supplied in cartons of 25 packs of 150 sheets (3,750 sheets total). The Z-fold dispenses a single sheet at a time, cutting waste and limiting hand contact with the stack: the reference format for hand-washing points in professional kitchens, restrooms and food-service facilities across Switzerland.
What Z-Fold Towels Are
Z-fold (zigzag) interleaving means each sheet pulls the next one halfway out of the dispenser, so the user touches only the towel they take. Compared with rolls, single-fold sheets are more hygienic in shared washrooms because there is no crank, no over-pull and no contact with the reserve. The 23.5 x 24 cm sheet is the European standard size for compact Z-fold dispensers, the most common wall unit in HORECA and office bathrooms.
The Manufacturer: Carteria Srl
These towels are produced by Carteria Srl in Besana in Brianza (Monza e Brianza, Italy), an Italian professional tissue manufacturer founded in 1997. Carteria was among the first companies in Europe to introduce micro-embossing, a surface treatment that increases sheet thickness and absorbency without adding raw material. The plant runs ten production lines on a 30,000 m2 site dedicated to tissue converting.
Technical Characteristics
Each towel is built from two plies of pure cellulose with micro-embossing for a soft, bright-white finish and strong absorbency. The structure stays intact when wet, so a single sheet dries the hands without tearing or pilling. The bright-white shade signals cleanliness in customer-facing washrooms, while the interleaved fold guarantees one-sheet-at-a-time delivery and a tidy dispenser.
Professional Uses
This format is built for volume. In restaurant, pizzeria and bar washrooms it replaces hot-air dryers, which are slower and noisier at peak service. In professional kitchens it serves the dedicated hand-wash sinks required by HACCP, keeping a clean disposable towel at every station. Hotels, gyms, school and company canteens, delicatessens and offices use the same Z-fold dispensers, so a single carton standardises supply across the whole building. With 3,750 sheets per carton, a busy site refills far less often than with small retail packs.
Pairings and Complementary Products
Pair the towels with a wall-mounted Z-fold dispenser, a sanitising hand soap and a touch-free dispenser, plus disposable gloves and bin liners to complete the hand-hygiene station. For kitchen surfaces and spills, add a centre-feed roll or a jumbo toilet-roll line from the same professional range.
Delivery and Logistics
B2B and B2C supply throughout Switzerland from the LAPA warehouse in Embrach (Zurich). Direct distribution across Zurich, Winterthur, Schaffhausen, St. Gallen, Frauenfeld, Aargau, Bern and Basel. For Ticino (Lugano, Mendrisio, Chiasso), French-speaking Switzerland (Geneva, Lausanne, Fribourg), Valais (Sion, Martigny) and Graubunden (Chur, Davos), shipping within 24-48 hours via partner couriers (Swiss Post, Planzer, Galliker). As an ambient product no cold chain is required, so it ships on standard pallets or parcels and is ideal for stock build-up.
Who It Is For
Designed for restaurants, pizzerias, hotels, bars, gelato shops, pastry labs, delicatessens, Italian grocery stores, school and company canteens, gyms, offices and private customers who want a reliable professional hand-towel supply. Over 1,500 businesses in Switzerland rely on LAPA for hygiene and professional consumables.
