The Guardian: Hand Dryers vs Paper Towels 25 April 2019
The surprisingly dirty fight for the right to dry your hands, by Samantha Subramanian, illustrated by Leon Edler. For a…
ELECTROSTAR/Starmix Has Moved Its Headquarters
While relocating, the company has carried out a complete cultural change. In late March, ELECTROSTAR/starmix finally moved its administration from Reichenbach to the new location nearby in Ebersbach. The production plant had been moved already earlier. After nearly 100 years in Reichenbach, the inventor of electric hand drying has found a new home.
GENWEC Joins The eHA
The electric Handdryer Association (eHA) has a new regular member: GENWEC WASHROOM. Here is what Eduardo Jiménez, EU Sales Manager, says about Genwec:
“Quality, commitment to society and environmental awareness is present in our entire value chain. This vision allows us to create innovative concepts that generate a positive impact on the environment and at the same time satisfy our product user needs for functionality, comfort and design.
Lots of Paper Towels Used In Stuttgart
The Stuttgarter Nachrichten (StN.de) reported last week that in Stuttgart`s urban facilities (offices, schools, museums etc.) altogether some 16.900 kilometers (“kilograms” below the picture is wrong) of paper are used every year. That would correspond to about 25.6 Mill paper towels.
Meet eHA Members @ ISH in Frankfurt 12 March
On Tuesday 12 March, eHA Members will gather at the International Sanitary Fair ISH in Frankfurt/Germany at 4pm. The get-together…
Global Hand Dryers Market 2019 and Forecast 2025
The Hand Dryers market was valued at (?) Million US$ in 2018 and is projected to reach (?) Million US$ by 2025, at a CAGR of (?) during the forecast period. In this study, 2018 has been considered as the base year and 2019 to 2025 as the forecast period to estimate the market size for Hand Dryers.
EDD – Repairability Requirements
As part of the Ecodesign policies (EDD) and starting from April 2021, manufacturers will be obliged for the first time to make appliances more easily repairable and longer-lasting as a result following a decision by European environment ministries.
Ecodesign Preparatory Study on Hand Dryers
This is the home of the DG GROW Lot 12 Preparatory Study for Hand Dryers. The study has been launched and will conclude in March 2020.
Meeting the EU-Commission
Mid January, eHA-Members again met representatives of the EU-Commission in Brussels. Besides several talks with the commission, they also intensively…
How To Be Eco-Friendly When Drying One’s Hands?
A new survey by Harris Interactive for JVD reveals the habits of French people regarding hand hygiene. 91% of French people always or nearly always wash their hands after going to the toilet.