WHAT’S NEW?


ATTITUDES CHANGING ABOUT PUBLIC WASHROOM


APPLIANCES, STUDY FINDS A new international study from Tork, an Essity brand, found that nearly eight out of 10 people surveyed in the UK feel more unsafe going to facilities with unhygienic public washrooms today than before the pandemic and 33% of UK survey respondents say they feel unsafe entering a washroom equipped with air dryers.


Expectations about public spaces and demands for safe hygiene solutions are higher than ever before. According to the study, which examined the impact of COVID-19 on people’s attitudes regarding public hygiene, 87% believe it is critically important to public safety to maintain a high hygiene standard in public washrooms.


This increased concern for hygiene in public washrooms has driven a change in preference for hand drying solutions. According to the study, 59% of people surveyed in the UK wish more facilities offered paper hand towels as an alternative to air dryers. The study also found that 29% of people now have an increased preference for paper hand towels than before the pandemic. The most common reasons selected by UK survey respondents for this change


ARTIC AWARDS ENGINEERING TEAM FOR KINGS COLLEGE


HOSPITAL SUPPORT At the height of the Coronavirus outbreak, Kings College Hospital required extensive engineering support as one of the prime COVID-19 hospitals in London. The Artic team, worked long hours on split shift patterns to offer the support it needed.


Working through this critical time was optional to the engineers. Artic and Kings were adamant the safety and wellbeing of the team was a priority, however none of the Artic engineering team questioned the request by Kings, going over and above to provide every resource required by the trust.


Artic is proud to have supported the community and hospital during such unprecedented time. It is this ethos


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that reaffirms the close working partnership we have with the hospital.


In recognition of this flawless service to both Artic and Kings College London, they were presented with individual awards.


The company extends its gratitude to Erol Mustafa, Tommy Hawley, Gregg Smith, Luke Wells, Paul Stapleton,


Alan Gaunt, George Camies, Sonny Ellis and Austin Osbourne, for their ongoing commitment.


They are a true inspiration for our entire team and current apprentices as to what level of dedication is required from an Artic engineer.


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in preferences are a perception that paper hand towels are more hygienic to the user (77%), dry hands more quickly (42%) and spread less bacteria in the air (45%).


As the preference for paper hand towels increases by washroom visitors, the cost of not offering paper hand towels can be high for facilities. Nearly 40% of UK survey respondents say they are less likely to visit places that do not offer paper hand towels as a hand drying alternative.


“The COVID-19 pandemic has shown that all businesses need to adapt to a new hygiene standard. A larger portion of the population feels less safe now using air dryers. We have seen an increase in requests from facility managers who want to change from air dryers to paper hand towels,” said


Alberto Cajiga, VP Marketing at Essity Professional Hygiene.


For hygiene-critical areas, such as food processing plants and hospitals, paper hand towels have long been the only acceptable hand drying solution. Unlike paper hand towels, jet air dryers produce more airborne droplets, which increases the risk of bacteria spread in the air. The friction from drying hands with paper towels also helps to remove more bacteria than other drying options.


The survey was conducted by United


Minds in cooperation with CINT using web-panels. Data was collected between 8th – 13th April 2020 in the UK market with a total of 1004 respondents.


www.tork.co.uk/saferchoice


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