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Excel Dryer pioneers blueprint for healthy and sustainable workplaces of the future

Excel Dryer, a global leader in touchless hand hygiene solutions, recently unveiled a comprehensive office expansion and renovation project. This initiative, rooted in the company’s mission to lead through innovation, aimed to merge beauty, health, wellness and sustainability into its ...

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Inefficient hand dryers cost UK firms almost a quarter of a billion pounds in wasted energy every year

Inefficient hand dryers could be costing UK businesses up to £234 million per year, according to a study* conducted by Initial Washroom Hygiene. Initial Washroom Hygiene researched 689 hand dryers that were photographed on walls in April 2023.  Analysis of ...

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How to design a child-friendly washroom

A survey by hand-dryer manufacturing firm Airdri recently highlighted that more UK children are scared of hand dryers than the dark, bad guys and ghosts. The research has led the experts at the brand to share guidance on washroom layouts ...

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Initial launches Luna Dry

Initial Washroom Hygiene has launched Luna Dry and Luna Mini Dry, the latest innovations to its hand dryer range. The Luna range has been engineered to be Initial’s most efficient and hygienic hand drying solution to date, and both models ...

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Banish bacteria and viruses with dual approach to washroom hygiene

Washrooms are a hotbed for viruses and bacteria if robust hygiene practices are not in place. Sterillo’s innovation expert, Steve Levy, tells us why it’s important to adopt a dual approach to washroom hygiene to curb the spread of germs ...

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12-year-old schoolboy creates latest Handy Dryer

A 12-year-old schoolboy has joined forces with leading hand dryer manufacturer, Handy Dryers, to unveil a new model for Global Handwashing Day 2021, which took place last Friday, 15 October. Zach Cosham, a budding engineer from Hove, approached Handy Dryers two ...

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New research reveals the truth about hand washing and drying at work

New independent research has found that the majority of employees do not wash and dry their hands properly at work, despite both washing and drying being important to help reduce the spread of bacteria and viruses, including Covid. The YouGov ...

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Jet air dryers: Not all germ spreaders wear masks

The Covid-19 pandemic has increased consumer awareness around the importance of hand hygiene and the risks posed by the spread of germs. Nearly 95 per cent of adults do not wash long enough to thoroughly clean the bacteria and viruses ...

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UK Government joins global experts in confirming safe use of hand dryers

The UK government has joined global health experts, including the World Health Organisation (WHO) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), in approving the use of hand dryers throughout the Covid-19 pandemic. This follows a campaign from the ...

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Washing away the coronavirus myths around hand hygiene

Since the coronavirus crisis began in the UK a few months ago, the nation has significantly changed its ways to avoid the illness. With hand hygiene remaining the first line of defence against COVID-19, Trudi Osborne, Marketing Manager at Airdri, ...

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