Dyson and Jumbo Electronics team up to launch the Dyson Airblade at Dubai's Hotel Show

The hygienic hand dryer which is more than twice as fast as conventional dryers is on display at the Hotel Show at the Dubai International Exhibition Centre from June 3-5. The Dyson Stand (G292) will be located in Hall 7.

James Dyson, engineer and founder of Dyson, said: "Instead of painfully slow evaporation, the Dyson Airblade™ creates a high speed sheet of air, which gently wipes your hands dry. It's very quick and it's very clean."

The Dyson Airblade has been brought to the U.A.E by the region's leading retailer, Jumbo Electronics. In the UK the Airblade is in use at Gatwick airport, museums, hotels and restaurants throughout the country. The Middle East was the obvious next step due to its passion for new technology and appreciation of good design.

Bikas C Biswas, General Manager, Channel Sales Division of Jumbo Electronics, said: "This partnership is built on a shared passion for radically new and better technology. Dyson has built a global success on engineering superior technology - which we're excited about introducing to the UAE. Jumbo has been bringing high-quality, innovative products to market since the early 1970s and the Airblade hand dryer will help us shake up a sector that has been neglected for too long."

Speed

Conventional hand dryers either don't work or simply take too long. In fact most people give up waiting and wipe damp hands on clothes.

The Dyson Digital Motor (DDM) produces an air stream flowing at 400mph. This unheated air is channeled through a 0.3 millimetre gap, no thicker than an eyelash.

A sheet of air acts like an invisible windscreen wiper to wipe moisture from hands leaving them completely dry.

Hygiene

Electric hand dryers use 60 year old technology that relies on evaporation to dry hands. Washroom air, which contains fecal germs and is laden with bacteria, is heated and blown onto people's shoes, clothes and... freshly washed hands.

People rub their hands together to speed up the lengthy drying process but research proves that this actually draws bacteria from deeper skin layers and fingernails. Most people get frustrated and leave with damp hands.

Damp hands are 1,000 times more likely to cross contaminate than dry hands. The Dyson Airblade™ dries hands completely in just ten seconds.

The Dyson Airblade™ has undergone extensive biological and scientific testing by Dyson's in-house microbiologists, as well as research conducted by Leeds University and Bradford University.

Dyson's skincare research is also supported by the British Skin Foundation and the Royal Institute of Public Health.

Anna Zilnyk, certification officer, the Royal Institute of Public Health, UK, said: "The Royal Institute of Public Health has reviewed the testing protocols and in particular those from Bradford University. They consider that the hand dryer is a significant step forward in hygienic electrical hand dryer technology."

Energy and cost of ownership

Conventional hand dryers consume a lot of energy and take an eternity to dry hands - if you bother to wait. The Dyson Airblade™ dries hands completely in just ten seconds.

It is powered by Dyson's long-life, low energy Digital Motor and uses up to 83 per cent less energy compared with conventional hand dryers.

The Dyson Airblade™ has been trialed in hospitals, restaurants, petrol service stations and other public places. It costs less and it's better for the environment too.

The Dyson Airblade will be available across the U.A.E at all Jumbo Electronics retail outlets.