The University of Western Australia

The University of Western Australia (UWA) is a globally acclaimed campus based in Perth and open to over 25,000 students and the public.

The issue

The University is open every day to thousands of people and its bathrooms in particular have an extremely high footfall. Paper towels, in combination with a few hand dryers, led to considerable unwanted mess and complaints, which in turn also incurred a high, ongoing cost to supply hand towels to all campus bathrooms.

Our solution

Dyson Airblade Tap hand dryers. Ferguson Architects, who were tasked to refurbish the UWA upgrade suggested the Dyson Airblade Tap hand dryers as the preferred product to install across the 60 bathrooms, due to its combined water tap and hand dryer capabilities.

"Getting rid of paper towels has helped reduce waste, decreased costs and makes UWA even more sustainable and environmentally friendly."
Beau Ruthofer
UWA Campus Management