The University of East Anglia (UEA) upped its quota of vending machines two months ago, just before the students left for the summer, as part of a drive to take full control of all its beverage and snack solutions. Moving forward, the education establishment will now lease all of its machines through suppliers such as vending machine provider, Morvend who […]

Crane Merchandising Systems has named Gillian White as vice president general manager for coffee and site lead for Europe, reporting directly to Alan Hollis who was himself promoted to president by the leading vending solutions provider earlier this year. A senior industry player in Europe, Gillian will now be responsible for Crane’s global coffee business strategy, new product development and […]

Crane Merchandising Systems welcomed visitors to its stand at this year’s AVEX, impressing them with its media capability with one connection for cashless and machine management. The leading vending solutions provider also showcased a wide range of state-of-the-art, eye-catching models, all demonstrating the ‘Custom Store Front’ with bespoke graphics screen shots and attractive service door panel designs. The potential to […]

Crane’s VOCE Media generates 60% increase in beverage sales for Stevenage Leisure and boosts marketing activity Stevenage Leisure is enjoying an increase of almost 60 per cent in sales of hot beverages at one of its venues, Royston Leisure Centre, since the installation of Crane Merchandising System’s VOCE Media. The freestanding beverage machine was initially trialled for four months from […]

Crane Merchandising Systems has been named Supplier of the Year for 2014 by NIVO, the National Independent Vending Operators buying group. The award recognizes the durability of Crane’s equipment which has been highly rated by NIVO members. “Our positioning in the industry reflects the extremely high quality equipment we supply to our customers,” said Mike Kane, sales director for Crane […]

NIVO were proud to present  their 6th annual Supplier of the Year awards to the successful recipients, Crane Merchandising Systems, Automatic Retailing and Siemens Financial Services at the NIVO offices in Leeds on Thursday 29th January 2015. The winners were once again voted for by the NIVO membership through an online survey, giving the chance for those who have provided […]