“We’re not reacting to the current threat of tariffs,” Denis Gagnon Sr. said. Excel Dryer, in East Longmeadow, is the creator of the XLERATOR Hand Dryer, which he proudly called “the best hand dryer in the world.” The hand dryer’s motor was the only major component of the dryers that was produced overseas, in Hong Kong. Recently, however, the part manufacturer began producing it in Virgina, leading the Xlerator to be full made in the United States. “We can avoid having them raise prices because we don’t have anything coming from overseas,” Denis Gagnon Sr. said.

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