Compared to paper hand towels, jet air dryers produce more airborne droplets***, increasing the risk of bacteria spread. Paper towels are the more hygienic way to dry hands and are therefore recommended in hygiene-critical environments****. Ensure your visitors feel safer – change to Tork paper hand towel solutions, the smart choice.
Are you meeting all of your guests’ hygiene needs?
Paper towels are more hygienic, dispense faster and have multiple uses.
Is your business missing out?
If your facility does not offer paper hand towels as a hand drying alternative, many of your guests may never return.
Are your washrooms causing delays or long queues?
Paper towels serve guests faster. Take a towel and step aside to improve washroom flow.
Are you providing comfort to your guests?
Air dryers only do one thing. Paper hand towels support many different uses.
Paper hand towels serve many purposes
Speed
Jet air dryers service only one person at a time and take 10 or more seconds per person.
- Visitors may avoid drying hands, resulting in increased cross-contamination issues.
- Long queues lead to negative reviews.
Multi-use & comfort
Air dryers only do one thing.
- Paper hand towels support many uses such as: blowing noses, wiping mouths, adjusting cosmetics, medical needs, nappy changes, helping avoid dirty taps and door handles.
Paper towels support many different uses.
Download tools to help increase hygiene in your facility:
Fun hand hygiene poster
Remind employees and guests the steps to proper hand hygiene with our free, fun poster for your washrooms.
Safer choice sticker or sign
Print this sign and display in areas where you made the safer choice over air dryers.
Washroom handwashing mirror cling
Remind employees and customers to wash their hands with this printable mirror cling.
Washroom “Take a towel” cling
Remind employees and customers to take a towel to open the door with this printable cling.
Hand towel sign No.1
Get the latest insights on paper towels and why they are the more hygienic choice as a hand drying solution.
Hand towel sign No.2
Find out how paper towels protected in a dispenser help reduce the spread of viruses and bacteria.
References
* 2021 Survey conducted by United Minds in cooperation with CINT in March 2021. The survey covered 7 markets: China, France, Germany, Spain, Sweden, UK and USA with a total of 7,063 respondents (global average).
** Best et al., J Hosp. Infection, 2014
*** Margas E. et al., J Applied Microbiol., 2013
**** Huang, C Mayo Clinic, 2011
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