Exeloo was established in 1991 by the current Managing Director of the company after he recognised the safety and accessibility shortcomings of most public toilets available at that time.
His main concerns were the safety of his children using public toilets independently and the problem of access for his disabled father who needed carer assistance which was difficult in the traditional single sex multi cubicle environment.
The company was established with very little capital, in difficult financial times and relied heavily on the goodwill and encouragement of its first customers and the support of small financial backers and product suppliers to become established in the marketplace.
Within two years of the company's establishment in Auckland, New Zealand, a retired municipal engineer from Melbourne purchased one of the units as his fee to become a distributor for the Exeloo product in Australia and his company remains the major distributor for Exeloo product in large parts of Australia.