A behind the scenes and often thankless job, custodians are the backbones of our workplaces, schools, hospitals, entertainment venues, and more. October 2nd is National Custodial Workers Recognition Day, which encourages appreciation for the individuals who keep the spaces we work, learn, heal, and play in clean and sanitary. While the COVID-19 virus raged around […]
Hut, Hut, Hike! Proper Hand Hygiene during Football Season The kickoff of football season is here, and fans are now allowed back into stadiums across the country to cheer on their favorite teams. With large crowds gathering again, hand hygiene during football season is a concern that touchless, hygienic XLERATOR® Hand Dryers can help with. […]
Learn the ABC’s of Automatic Hand Dryers for Schools Schools must start thinking about how best to update their facilities over the summer before the next school year. Hygiene and decarbonization are important for educational facilities to keep in mind when choosing the best products for their buildings. Excel Dryer can help keep students’ hands […]
Keeping Germs at Bay while EXCEL-erating into the New Normal Nearly half of Americans are vaccinated and while the Delta variant has some of the country masking up again indoors and in large venues, kids have gone back to school and the sports and entertainment industry are back to hosting live events. With reopening and […]
In a time where businesses and consumers alike are thinking about safety and hygiene, it’s time we clear the air on HEPA filters. Hand dryers alone are hygienic, but adding a HEPA filter gives consumers an added level of confidence that a commercial facility has made the extra effort to ensure clean filtered air. What […]
If you’re in charge of a commercial building, your mission is clear: go green, get clean, and save green. You make no move without keeping this in mind, and you’re always on the lookout for opportunities to support it. But have you checked your restrooms lately? When you think about potential areas for hygienic, eco-friendly […]
American manufacturing is an important economic driver. It invigorates innovation and product development, and provides employment opportunities here, stateside. This spring, another case was made for American-made products: their availability. In April 2021, you couldn’t read a newspaper or put on a television station without catching a story about the shipping vessel that was lodged […]
Consider all the items a single person touches in one day. On average, research conducted in 2015 showed that the average person touches 140 distinct objects every day. Each of these objects comes with their own set of bacteria — some innocuous and some that can cause viruses and illness. Limiting touches has become more […]
23 studies conclude: Hand dryers are as healthy and safe as other drying methods. Recent clickbait articles feature misleading, unsubstantiated and negative information surrounding hand dryers and COVID-19. Now, the truth has emerged. After 23 peer-reviewed studies, one clear conclusion was reached: Dry your hands with paper towels or hand dryers—because they’re equally hygienic. Researchers […]
The original hand dryer called the “electric towel” was patented in 1921. Over the last 99 years, hand dryers have undergone massive innovation and creative engineering to become the ideal choice for restrooms across the world. Countless hours of research and development led to the creation of the XLERATOR® hand dryer for bathrooms in 2002 […]