Excel Vending has been awarded accreditation from Alcumus SafeContractor for achieving excellence in health and safety in the workplace. Alcumus SafeContractor is a leading third party accreditation scheme which recognises extremely rigorous standards in health and safety management amongst contractors. Gemma Archibald, director of Alcumus SafeContractor, said: “Major organisations simply cannot afford to run the risk of employing contractors who […]

Cashless payment provider the Ingenico Group announced that it has provided vending machine operator Dallmayr with self-service contactless payment technologies for its vending machines in the Czech Republic. The current project involves over 50 coffee vending machines equipped with Ingenico contactless terminals deployed throughout the city of Prague. Dallmayr plans to further expand the use of Ingenico technology across Czech Republic […]

Vending operator PG Group has contracted with SB Software, the makers of Vendmanager, to operate across their machine estate. Several hundred PG Group machines have been fitted with SBS Databridge telemetry units, and have been rolled out since October 2016. Where additional cashless functionality is required, Nayax units are being integrated into Vendmanager. Avril Elson, CEO of PG Group, commented: […]

Apple Vending has acquired a second unit at the business complex at Innovation Square in Featherstone. The new units will house the Apple Vending engineering team, tasked with keeping all the company’s vending machines in tip top condition and their clients supplied with quality coffee, beverages and snacks. Apple Vending is a member of the RefreshU group. Each regional office […]

Refreshment Systems (RSL) was recently chosen by Bradford based company Car Care Plan to supply all of their hot beverage and vending requirements. As part of the process, RSL was aware of the customer’s values to promote a healthy lifestyle with their employees, and as a result RSL offered the company a ‘lucky cup’ competition with a twist. The first […]

In February 2016, the Coffee House at Howletts Wild Animal Park introduced Tea Fusion to its drinks offering. Offering a high quality cup of loose leaf hot or iced tea at the touch of a button, in under one minute, the Coffee House reports that Tea Fusion has driven volume and increased value by 50p per cup. Helen McCarthy, group […]

Occasionally Westways Vending is asked to supply vending machines for special events and promotions. Recently these requests have included a drinks vending machine for the launch of a new canned beer, and a snack vending machine for a romantic comedy film set in an office. When Westways was approached about helping out on another film set, the Hailsham-based operator took […]

Time is running out for operators to enter the ‘Bin the Bag’ competition and win a Tea Fusion machine. For a chance to win a Tea Fusion machine and discover the true profit potential of tea, operators must enter the draw online at teafusionbylipton.co.uk before 17 October 2016. The competition is part of a wider campaign from Tea Fusion which […]

  Excel Vending is delighted to announce another new arrival, Mike Watson, has joined the team as East Coast business development manager. Mike has over ten years vending experience and joins from a multi-national vending company where he enjoyed the accolade of top seller. Mike’s motivation to move to Excel was based on the opportunities the challenge presents, and the fact […]

Brian Tustain writes: “I heard last week of the sad passing of Trevor Snowden, former engineering director of former AVS members, Midland Vending Services, after a long and courageous battle against bowel cancer. He was 74.  Trevor trained as a TV repair man, then spent 10 years with GKN Sankey Vending, before joining Loughborough-based vending operator Paisley and Perkins as […]