Bill Clinton
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So our business is definitely bouncing back from COVID. COVID was difficult for us because of the pandemic, airborne virus. We blow air around. People had knee-jerk reactions thinking it was bad. That's all false. Hand dryers are safe. Moving air is good. We know now we want to move it, filter it. We have HEPA filters in the dryer. But that took a lot of wind out of our sail.
So our business is definitely bouncing back from COVID. COVID was difficult for us because of the pandemic, airborne virus. We blow air around. People had knee-jerk reactions thinking it was bad. That's all false. Hand dryers are safe. Moving air is good. We know now we want to move it, filter it. We have HEPA filters in the dryer. But that took a lot of wind out of our sail.
So our business is definitely bouncing back from COVID. COVID was difficult for us because of the pandemic, airborne virus. We blow air around. People had knee-jerk reactions thinking it was bad. That's all false. Hand dryers are safe. Moving air is good. We know now we want to move it, filter it. We have HEPA filters in the dryer. But that took a lot of wind out of our sail.
Now what we saw is we're... Two pillars of business of specification, new construction, but then retrofitting old buildings. Construction really slowed down 23, 24. And now with Trump in office and commitments to invest in building in the US and construction projects are coming back online, we're seeing uptick in business.
Now what we saw is we're... Two pillars of business of specification, new construction, but then retrofitting old buildings. Construction really slowed down 23, 24. And now with Trump in office and commitments to invest in building in the US and construction projects are coming back online, we're seeing uptick in business.
Now what we saw is we're... Two pillars of business of specification, new construction, but then retrofitting old buildings. Construction really slowed down 23, 24. And now with Trump in office and commitments to invest in building in the US and construction projects are coming back online, we're seeing uptick in business.
So our large distributors like the one I mentioned are seeing more requests. So we are seeing business come back in general, but certainly for our products. And now when we're pricing things out, we're in a more competitive place than we were before. So it should definitely lead to more business.
So our large distributors like the one I mentioned are seeing more requests. So we are seeing business come back in general, but certainly for our products. And now when we're pricing things out, we're in a more competitive place than we were before. So it should definitely lead to more business.
So our large distributors like the one I mentioned are seeing more requests. So we are seeing business come back in general, but certainly for our products. And now when we're pricing things out, we're in a more competitive place than we were before. So it should definitely lead to more business.
Stay strong, hold the line. You know, there's always, you can always sharpen the saw and find a better way to do things. It just takes a little time and effort, but usually it can be done and it'll be worth it for you in the end.
Stay strong, hold the line. You know, there's always, you can always sharpen the saw and find a better way to do things. It just takes a little time and effort, but usually it can be done and it'll be worth it for you in the end.
Stay strong, hold the line. You know, there's always, you can always sharpen the saw and find a better way to do things. It just takes a little time and effort, but usually it can be done and it'll be worth it for you in the end.
Well, the one other thing I'd like to say is as a small American manufacturer in the beginning, we didn't have much international presence, but we're trying to grow significantly internationally. We are sold all over the world. We sell into every continent. We just put over 550 hand dryers in the new Istanbul airport in Turkey. We have a great partner there. We're in Turkey.
Well, the one other thing I'd like to say is as a small American manufacturer in the beginning, we didn't have much international presence, but we're trying to grow significantly internationally. We are sold all over the world. We sell into every continent. We just put over 550 hand dryers in the new Istanbul airport in Turkey. We have a great partner there. We're in Turkey.
Well, the one other thing I'd like to say is as a small American manufacturer in the beginning, we didn't have much international presence, but we're trying to grow significantly internationally. We are sold all over the world. We sell into every continent. We just put over 550 hand dryers in the new Istanbul airport in Turkey. We have a great partner there. We're in Turkey.
World Cup soccer arenas in South Africa, Planet Fitness in Australia, you name it. But what we found is that we have a lot of barriers to entry getting our American-made product into other countries. And I've been talking about Turkey and Brazil as being some of the worst, where it's 30% to 40% added cost after tariffs, VATs, and landed costs to our partner in Turkey, where our product
World Cup soccer arenas in South Africa, Planet Fitness in Australia, you name it. But what we found is that we have a lot of barriers to entry getting our American-made product into other countries. And I've been talking about Turkey and Brazil as being some of the worst, where it's 30% to 40% added cost after tariffs, VATs, and landed costs to our partner in Turkey, where our product
World Cup soccer arenas in South Africa, Planet Fitness in Australia, you name it. But what we found is that we have a lot of barriers to entry getting our American-made product into other countries. And I've been talking about Turkey and Brazil as being some of the worst, where it's 30% to 40% added cost after tariffs, VATs, and landed costs to our partner in Turkey, where our product
is almost as much as the very expensive Dyson product because they're coming from Malaysia and don't have to pay the same tariffs and VAT. Brazil, it's over 50% cost of our product to get it into Brazil, into that market. So there's a lot of markets where the tariffs that are non-reciprocal, which in what I applaud Trump for is just saying, let's be fair.
is almost as much as the very expensive Dyson product because they're coming from Malaysia and don't have to pay the same tariffs and VAT. Brazil, it's over 50% cost of our product to get it into Brazil, into that market. So there's a lot of markets where the tariffs that are non-reciprocal, which in what I applaud Trump for is just saying, let's be fair.