Hand dryers can literally save you hundreds and thousands of pounds!

Is the building you work at, or are accountable for, provide paper towels in the washroom areas?  If you are responsible for saving the building substantial amounts of money, then you really need to look at these figures below.

Not only will you be able to see how much you can save, energy efficient hand dryers will leave you less susceptible to:

• Toilet blockages from the misplacement of paper towels
• Time wasted from repurchasing and replenishing
• Time wasted from constant emptying of rubbish bins and cleaning up messy washrooms
• Environmental pollution from disposal in landfill sites, as although paper towels can be made from recycled paper, they cannot be recycled themselves after use.

The below figures show an average of 3 paper towels being used per toilet visit.  In reality, more get used as people pull out a hand full at a time.  Also a dispenser may not only let 3 towels come out at once, it may be one and then 4, you know how it works.

So how much money could you save if you stop using paper towels?

Different examples based on different sized locations

1. Building that services 10 people, 260 times a year

Number of toilet visits a year: 11,700
Number of paper towels used per year (Based on 3 towels per visit): 35,100

	Paper Towels	EcoForce Rated Power: 500W – 1250W Drying time: 21 seconds Watt-Hours Per Dry: 2.91Wh – 7.29Wh Annual kW/h: 34.12 – 85.31	JetDri MKII Rated Power: 550W – 1800W Drying time: 14 seconds Watt-Hours Per Dry: 2.14Wh - 7Wh Annual kW/h: 25 – 81.9	Turboforce Junior PLUS Rated Power: 500W – 1150W Drying time: 18 seconds Watt-Hours Per Dry: 2.5Wh – 5.75Wh Annual kW/h: 29.25 – 67.28
Annual Cost	£105.30 – £175.50*	£4.10 - £10.24^	£3 – £9.83^	£3.51 - £8.07^
Annual saving against paper towels		£95.06 – £171.41	£95.47 – £172.50	£97.23 - £171.99

*Price of paper towel range from 0.3p – 0.5p per towel
^Based on 12p per kW/h

2. Building that services 50 people, 260 times a year

Number of toilet visits a year: 58,500
Number of paper towels used per year (Based on 3 towels per visit): 175,500

	Paper Towels	EcoForce Rated Power: 500W – 1250W Drying time: 21 seconds Watt-Hours Per Dry: 2.91Wh – 7.29Wh Annual kW/h: 170.63 – 426.56	JetDri MKII Rated Power: 550W – 1800W Drying time: 14 seconds Watt-Hours Per Dry: 2.14Wh - 7Wh Annual kW/h: 125.12 – 409.5	Turboforce Junior PLUS Rated Power: 500W – 1150W Drying time: 18 seconds Watt-Hours Per Dry: 2.5Wh – 5.75Wh Annual kW/h: 146.25 – 336.38
Annual Cost	£526.50 – £877.50*	£20.48 - £51.19^	£15.02 – £49.14^	£17.55 - £40.37^
Annual saving against paper towels		£473.31 – £857.03	£477.36 – £862.49	£486.14 - £859.95

*Price of paper towel range from 0.3p – 0.5p per towel
^Based on 12p per kW/h

3. Building that services 200 people, 260 times a year

Number of toilet visits a year: 234,000
Number of paper towels used per year (Based on 3 towels per visit): 702,000

	Paper Towels	G-Force MKII Rated Power: 420W – 1500W Drying time: 12 – 23 seconds: Watt-Hours Per Dry: 2.68Wh – 5Wh Annual kW/h: 627.90 – 1170	Dryflow Viper Rated Power: 600W – 2000W Drying time: 15 - 20 seconds Watt-Hours Per Dry: 3.33Wh – 8.33Wh Annual kW/h: 780 – 1950	Mitsubishi Jet Towel Smart Lite Rated Power: 410W – 730W Drying time: 15 – 20 seconds Watt-Hours Per Dry: 2.28Wh – 3.04Wh Annual kW/h: 533 – 711.75
Annual Cost	£2,106– £3,510*	£75.35 - £140.40^	£93.60 – £234^	£63.96 - £85.41^
Annual saving against paper towels		£1,965.60 – £3,434.65	£1,872 – £3,416.40	£2,020.59 - £3,446.04

*Price of paper towel range from 0.3p – 0.5p per towel
^Based on 12p per kW/h

4. Building that services 500 people, 260 times a year

Number of toilet visits a year: 585,000
Number of paper towels used per year (Based on 3 towels per visit): 1,755,000

	Paper Towels	Dryflow Elite MK 2 Rated Power: 1000W Drying time: 22seconds Watt-Hours Per Dry: 6.11Wh Annual kW/h: 3575	Mitsubishi Jet Towel Rated Power: 550W – 1240W Drying time: 15 - 20seconds Watt-Hours Per Dry: 3.06Wh – 5.17Wh Annual kW/h: 1787.5 – 3022.5	Turboforce Rated Power: 350W – 1600W Drying time: 12 - 20seconds Watt-Hours Per Dry: 1.94Wh – 5.33Wh Annual kW/h: 1137.50 – 3120
Annual Cost	£5,265 – £8,775*	£429^	£214.50 – £362.70^	£136.50 - £374.40^
Annual saving against paper towels		£4,836 – £8,346	£4,902.30 – £8,560.50	£4,890.60 - £8,638.50

*Price of paper towel range from 0.3p – 0.5p per towel
^Based on 12p per kW/h

As you will see from the above examples.  Hand dryers that range from 410W to 2000W, with dry times between 12 and 20 seconds can significantly save a business of any size money when compared to the ongoing costs of paper towels.

If you would like us to calculate a more accurate saving for you based on your unique location, users and other key data, please do not hesitate to contact us and we would be more than happy to put a report together for you.

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