United Kingdom

This is a collection of hand dryers found in the UK - a lot of dryers here are very different to those found in NZ!

# ***Central London***

## Charing Cross Station

The bathrooms here have four Dyson Airblade dB's.

## Frankie & Benny's - The Strand

This restaurant has an awful Anda hand dryer. in the men's, but the disabled has a nice World Dryer Airforce.

## The Duchess Theatre - West End

This old theatre has an original World Dryer Model A - these used to be really common in the UK, but are now becoming rare as surviving examples are replaced.

## Fratelli's Cafe - Royal Docks

This Cafe has a Kingwe SaniDry (branded as BlueDry).

## Thames Clipper - Boat

One of the Thames Clipper Boats has a Dyson Airblade V. I can't say if the other boats in the fleet have the same or not.

## Maxwell's Restaurant - Covent Garden

This restaraunt has an AIKE AK2800 (branded as HandyDryers Kangarillo).

## Round Table Pub - Covent Garden

This pub has a nice PHS AirStream Vitesse.

## Westminster Abbey

The famous Westminster Abbey uses Mitsubishi Jet Towel hand dryers.

# ***Chislehurst***

## Joelle's Cafe

This cafe has an AWFUL Kingwe SoftDry KW-1053.

## Caffe Nero

This has an AIKE AK2632 (HandyDryers Crocodillo T2), which is typical or Caffe Nero.

## Costa Coffee

As is typical for Costa, this has Lovair AirFury's (customized Hokwang JA-04).

## The Queen's Head Pub

This pub (owned by Ember Pubs) has two Velair Pebble Mini's, branded as Initial. These are AWESOME dryers!

## Sainsbury's Supermarket

The men's has a World Dryer Airforce - the normal hand dryer for Sainsbury's. Meanwhile, the disabled has a surviving World Dryer XA!

# ***Eltham***

## Shell Petrol Station - Fiveways

The hand dryers here are Kingwe KW-1000s (branded as BlueDry EcoDry's).

# ***New Eltham***

## Esso/Tesco Petrol Station

This is a combined Esso Petrol Station and Tesco Supermarket. The hand dryer here is a Dolphin Velocity Mini, which I am led to believe is some kind of modified Hokwang hand dryer.

## KFC

This has a black AIKE AK2800 (branded as HandyDryers Kangarillo).

## McDonald's

As is typical for UK McDonald's, this has an AirDri Classic+MkII.

## M&S

As per usual for M&S stores, the hand dryer is a Mitsubishi Jet Towel.

# ***Sidcup***

## BP Station

This BP Station has a nice Excel Xlerator!

## Enterprise Car Rental

The hand dryer here is an AIKE 2805, branded as ATC.

## McDonald's

As is typical for a British McDonald's, the hand dryers are AirDri's. In this instance, they are Classic+MkII.

## Morrison's Supermarket

There are two hand dryers here, both of which are World Dryer Airforce.

## Library

This new building opened in 2022. The hand dryer is an AIKE AK2800, branded as Franke and distributed by WindsorDryer.

# ***Bromley***

## The Glades Shopping Centre

For the mall's two main sets of bathrooms, the Lower Mall has two AIKE 2030 hand dryers. The Upper Mall has four Dyson Airblade dB's. Another Unisex unit on Carpark Level 2 has a Hokwang HK-2400 (branded Hyco). I wasn't able to check what the other Unisex units had.

## Caffe Nero

Situated within The Glades (on the edge by the street), Caffe Nero has its usual AIKE AK2632 (HandyDryers Crocodillo T2).

## McDonald's

As per usual, we have AirDri - this time it's an AirDri Quest.

## FiveGuys

This is a fast-food chain. All three Unisex units have Dyson Airblade V's.

## Tesco Supermarket

There are two Unisex units here, one has a Kuaierte K2008 (branded Heatstore), and the other has an AirDri Quatro.

# ***Bromley South***

## Tony Carvery

This restaurant has an AIKE AK2803E (sold as Initial F5 Eco).

# ***Bexleyheath***

## Broadway Shopping Centre

There's only one set of toilets here, which has three Bobrick Eclipse's

## Burger King

This is attached to the Broadway shopping Centre. As there is no label or branding on this hand dryer, I can't sure sure which make it is. I am guessing it is either an AIKE AK2800 or a Kingwe KW-1000.

## Library

There are 4 Unisex units here, but I only managed to see inside two of them. One (the disabled unit) has been upgraded with an AIKE AK2800 (branded ATC), whilst another unit has an awesome old World Dryer XA.

## ASDA Supermarket

As is usual for ASDA, the hand dryers are XinDa GSQ87's.

## KFC

This KFC has an AIKE AK2801 (branded as HandyDryers Kangarillo2).

# ***Erith***

## KFC

This outlet has what appears to be an AIKE AK2800. It's not branded, but given this is what most KFC's seem to have it is the most likely option.

## McDonald's

As per usual, we have AirDri - this time it is a single AirDri Quartz.

## Morrison's Supermarket

This store once had some Wallgate integrated hand wash-dry units, that I remember from my childhood. These are long gone now, and we now have two World Dryer Air Force's.

# ***New Charlton (Greenwich)***

## Aldi Supermarket

There is one single unisex unit here, which has a Dyson Airblade V.

## ASDA Supermarket

When I went, the mens was closed due to a water leak. The disabled units have the usual ASDA-standard - XinDa GSQ87's.

## Esso (MFG)

This petrol station is owned by Motor Fuels Group, and is currently operated by Esso. The hand dryers here are Kuaierte K2201's (branded as Heatstore Tornado2).

## IKEA

Only one bathroom is pictured here, but all bathrooms at this store have Lovair Air Fury's (modified Hokwang HK-JA04).

## Burger King

This outlet has one disabled and three other unisex units. The disabled has an Excel Xlerator, whilst the other three units all have World Dryer SlimDri's.

## McDonald's

Once again, as per usual, we have two AirDri Quartz hand dryers.

## M&S

As is normal for M&S Stores, their hand dryer is a Mitsubishi Jet Towel.

## Sainsbury's Supermarket

This store has the usual World Dryer Airforce, typical of Sainsbury's.

## Odeon Cinema

Only one bathroom is pictured, but all the hand dryers here are World Dryer Airforce.

## Pizza Hutt

The men's and the disabled both have a World dryer Airforce each,

# ***Lewisham***

## Shopping Centre

I visited one bathroom here, which has three PHS AirStream Pure hand dryers.

# ***Hatton Cross***

## BP (MFG)

This petrol station is owned by Motor Fuels Group, and is currently operated by BP. The hand dryers here are Kuaierte K2201's (branded as Heatstore Tornado2).

# ***Alton Towers***

## Alton towers Theme Park

All of the bathrooms here use AIKE AK2803E's (Initial F5 Eco).

# ***Beaconsfield***

## Beaconsfield Motorway Services

The hand dryers here are all PHS AirStream Vitesse.

# ***Gatwick***

## Gatwick Airport

All bathrooms at Gatwick Airport use World Dryer SmartDri's concealed behind mirrors.

# ***Oxford***

## Oxford Motorway Services

Operated by WelcomeBreak, who are known for their use of Dyson hand dryers, and this is no exception. All of the hand dryers here are Dyson Airblade 9KJ's.

# ***Charing***

## Distinct Cremations Crematorium

The hand dryer here is a Dyson Airblade V.

# ***Bluewater***

Bluewater is a large shopping centre in Kent. There are LOADS of bathrooms here in restaurants and cafe's etc, that I was not able to visit.

## Main Bathrooms

Almost all of the main bathrooms at Bluewater have Velair Pebble Hand Dryers. There is once exception - one set has Hokwang HK-JA01's. There was also one set of bathrooms closed for refurbishment.

## House of Fraser

The hand dryers here are AIKE AK2800's (Windsor Dryer). Interestingly, the signage above the dryers suggests these might have replaced World Dryer Airforce's.

## M&S

As expected, M&S has Mitsubishi Hand Dryers.

## Burger King

The mens still have the original World Dryer XA's, whilst the disabled has been upgraded to an unknown hand dryer branded "Plussen"

# ***Birmingham City***

The Bullring shopping centre was far to busy to explore, so only a couple of minor venues from within are shown.

## Mini Golf Adventure - Bullring Shopping Centre

This has two AIKE AK2800's (HandDryers Kangarillo's)

## Pizza Express - Bullring Shopping Centre

The hand dryer here is a PHS AirStream Pure.

# ***Harborne***

## Costa Coffee

As per usual for Costa, the hand dryers are Lovair Air Fury's (modified Hokwang HK-JA04).

## Cafe ????

I'm not of the name of this Cafe, but the hand dryer is a Kingwe KW-1037

## Caffe Nero

As per usual, Caffe Nero has an AIKE AK2632 (HandyDryers Crocodillo T2).

## The Green Man

This pub (owned by Ember Pubs) has two Mediclinics Machflow hand dryers, branded as Initial.

# ***Northfield***

## Shopping Centre

This small shopping centre has two Velair Pebble hand dryers, branded as Initial.

## Kazza Coffee

In this small cafe, the Disabled unit has an Anda hand dryer, supplied by Vent-Axia, whilst the men's unit has a much nicer XinDa GSQ250B.

# ***Selly Oak***

## Sainsbury's Supermarket

As per usual, this has World Dryer Airforce's in the the mens and the disabled.

## Starbucks

This Starbucks cafe has a few unisex units, all of which have a Dyson Airblade V.

# ***Cadbury World***

## Cadbury World

The toilets here mostly use Mediclinics Machflow's, branded as initial, including all the disabled units. In the mens, one has been replaced with a Velair Pebble (also branded Initial).

# ***Halesowen***

## B&Q

The mens has two TekFlo Blade's, whilst the Disabled has a TekFlo Edge.

# ***Merry Hill***

## Merry hill Shopping Centre - Main Bathrooms

There are two sets of main bathrooms, both of which have Dyson Airblade V's.

## M&S - Merry Hill Shopping Centre

As usual, the hand dryers are Mitsubishi Jet Towel's.