Commercial Hand Dryers

Are Hand Dryers important to a washroom?

The significance of excellent hand drying facilities in your washroom should not be undervalued. Poor hand drying facilities can leave a bad first impression to your staff and customers whilst aiding pools of water and dangerous wet surfaces which can pose as a health and safety risk. As well as your duty towards your staff and customers, you are required by law to provide hand drying facilities in your washrooms. Regulation 21 of the Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1992 states that washing facilities “…must include towels or other suitable means of drying.”

Why would I need hand drying equipment?

There are a variety of reasons as to why you may require hand drying
equipment within your organisation, with a range of solutions on offer our
professionals can provide you with an option to suit each individual need.

Our experts have provided hand drying equipment to existing customers who have gone through alterations or an extension of their premises, we can also provide hand drying facilities for organisations who require a more environmental or more economical solution or an upgrade to give more power with a modern look.

What is cheaper/more economical/environmentally friendlier? Paper towels or hand dryers?

Cost Savings example:

Number of people using the facility – 50
Approximate cost of box of hand towels – £21.06
Number of towels per box on average – 2880
Number of towels used per dry – 3
Number of times each person visits the washroom per day – 3
Number of days in use per week – 5
Number of children’s hand dryers needed – 1
Based on the above example cost saving per year is £856

Environmental Impact of using Hand Towels example:

Wastepaper – 0.3854 tonnes per year
Tress used in paper towel production – 0.3
Production wastewater – 14453 litres per year
Direct C02 emissions – 0.94 tonnes per year
Production C02 emissions – 0.832 tonnes per year
Total CO2 emission – 1.7719999 tonnes per year
Does not include costs of waste disposal – 0.3854 tonnes per year
Volume of wastepaper + packaging – 28 wheelie bins per year

What are the best commercial hand dryers?

Hand dryers come in all shapes and sizes with different heat settings and
wattage, our experts like to match our hand dryer range to each individual
organisation. Therefore, our professionals are able to offer you a free on-site quotation to find your most suitable hand dryer. Our variety of dryers range from budget units, Children’s hand dryers and to Dyson units. At Hygiene Solutions, we can find you the best possible hand dryer to suit your needs.

What are the quietest hand dryers? (Children’s range)

At Hygiene Solutions we understand that hand dryers present a high level of noise pollution and within particular work environments this can cause many issues. For example, in Nurseries, Schools, and Play Areas sudden loud noises from hand dryers may cause problems to the young children. Therefore, at Hygiene Solutions we provide a range of children’s hand dryers that are built with noise in mind. You are also able to choose from a variety of animal images that encourages children’s use and makes them more user friendly.

Our low noise range dryer can also be provided as a plain unit to workplaces who are conscious of the loud noise some dryers can create.