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Our Story

The Children’s Hand Hygiene Company, like many strokes of genius, was born out of a problem. How many times have you witnessed a parent trying to soothe a young child in a public bathroom? How often have you had to calm down your own son or daughter after they’ve accidentally set off a dryer designed for adults? This was our story, and it was our lightbulb moment.

When our daughter was 2 years old she happened to be standing in a washroom when a high-speed, hands-in dryer was activated next to her.  It took a considerable time to calm her down – the noise literally made her jump with fright.  It was only when we relayed this experience to other parents that we realised she was not alone. So many young children fear these noisy hand dryers, and yet no-one seemed interested in creating a hand dryer that could be more child-friendly.  So we set out to create our own.

And the more we explored all the factors that make a dryer ‘child-friendly’, the more we realised that the hand-drying ‘bit’ was just one key part of the whole hand-washing process. There’s no point in having an ideal drying solution if the washing ‘bit’ hasn’t been done properly in the first place, no matter what your child uses to wash and dry their hands. So our mission became clear: getting children excited about proper hand hygiene and making hand-washing fun!

We love hearing from you as parents, educators, architects or suppliers on any hand hygiene questions or suggestions and we’re sure that we can help. Drop us an email and say hello today.

We can’t wait to hear from you!

Susan and Iain