Category: Hygiene

AFH hand dryers

Which Solution and Why?

Excel Dryer offers a diverse selection of American-made, energy efficient, cost-saving hand dryers to meet the varied requirements and preferences of a broad range of industries.  Restaurant and healthcare facility restrooms will likely prioritize accessibility and hygiene, for example, while museums, colleges, hotels and government facilities might place a higher premium on aesthetics, saving space, […]

Side by side look of dirty restroom without XLERATOR vs Clean restroom with XLERATOR

A Hygienic Upper Hand For Hospitals

We put our trust in hospitals to be safe places, protecting us and healing us of disease, illness and injury. Hospital administrations and staff take this responsibility very much to heart, being sure to follow laws and regulations crafted to ensure a baseline of hygiene standards while searching for new tools, methods and technologies to […]

A person’s hands laid out, palms-up, against a blue background

There’s More to Cleaning Than Washing

Since COVID, the subject of hygiene has taken center stage. That’s why it’s no surprise that handwashing has become such a critical component of our daily routines. From public restrooms to office spaces, the emphasis on handwashing is more prominent than ever. In fact, 9 out of 10 people report having changed their hand hygiene […]

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Excel Works With WELL

Excel Dryer is now part of the Works with WELL Network, and our electrostatic HEPA (eHEPA) hand dryers are featured on the Works With WELL Directory. We’re proud to be in the company of product manufacturers who put human health and well-being at the forefront of their work. What Does “Works With Well” Mean? The […]

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Winter Health is in Your Hands (A Handy Guide)

All the experts agree: proper handwashing and drying play an essential role in preventing the spread of germ-borne illness. According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), proper handwashing and drying can prevent about 30% of diarrhea-related sicknesses like norovirus and about 20% of respiratory infections like colds and flu. That is a significant reduction, […]

Map of World where XLERATOR hand dryers are used

In Charge of a Restroom? We Speak Your Language

The washroom. The lavatory. The loo. Or our favorite, the necessary room. Across oceans and borders, countries and cultures, no one is unfamiliar with the necessity of the public restroom—and that fact (among others) is what makes our work universally important. “In terms of where our hand dryers are found, they’re basically on all continents […]

Dennis Gagnon on Made in America Podcast with Ari Santiago

‘A Hand Dryer for the Twenty-First Century’ Podcast Features Denis Gagnon and the XLERATOR Story

“What do you make, and why do you make it?” asked Made In America host Ari Santiago. It’s his standard way of kicking off every interview for his podcast (available on YouTube, Spotify, or Apple Podcasts), but on this January 2023 episode, the signature two-part question was—fittingly—subject to customization.  “We manufacture electric hand dryers, and […]

Hand dryers save restroom maintenance time and money

Hand Dryers Reduce Public Restroom Cleaning and Maintenance Needs

Have you ever considered how hand dryers save time during public restroom cleaning? When it comes to maintaining restrooms, hand dryers are a workhorse for your bathroom cleaning services. Hand dryers can contribute to the efficiency of your bathroom cleaning staff by alleviating much of the time spent keeping the bathrooms clean. Here are a […]