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World Dryer

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Key people
  
Tom Vic (President)

Founded
  
1950

Website
  
www.worlddryer.com

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Headquarters
  
Berkeley, Illinois, United States

Parent organization
  
Carrier Commercial Refrigeration, Inc

Profiles

World Dryer Corporation is a Berkeley, Illinois based manufacturer of hand dryers and related products. Established in 1950 with the Model A, it is an ISO 9002 certified company, briefly a subsidiary of Beatrice Foods, and has been a subsidiary of Carrier Corporation since 2000.

Contents

Products

  • Hand Dryers
  • Baby Changing Stations
  • Hair Dryers
  • Automatic Soap Dispenser
  • Touchless Faucets
  • History

  • 1950- World Dryer introduces Model A cast-iron cover hand dryer as the industry standard
  • 1951- World Dryer brand is established
  • 1987- World Dryer introduces sensor-activated automatic hand dryers
  • 1992- World Dryer acquires Electric-Aire
  • 2000- World Dryer acquires NOVA
  • 2005- World Dryer launches SMARTdri
  • 2011- World Dryer introduces Airforce, an energy efficient high-speed hand dryer
  • 2012- World Dryer introduces SMARTdri PLUS
  • 2013- World Dryer launches VMax, a high-speed "hands-in" vertical hand dryer
  • 2015- World Dryer introduces VERDEdri, an all-in-on high-speed hand dryer
  • Top competitors

  • American Standard Companies
  • Dyson
  • Excel Dryer
  • Kohler Company
  • Sloan Valve Company
  • References

    World Dryer Wikipedia