Due to the high Covid infection rates currently happening in Scotland, Vendex Scotland has been postponed to 14 September when organisers hope that the pandemic will be under control. The show is to be held at the DoubleTree by Hilton in Glasgow. A host of exhibitors are expected to unveil all their latest product developments and the latest technological innovations, […]

The European Vending & Coffee Service Association (EVA) has published a new market report revealing current trends in the industry. While the report reveals the current and latest trends with data up to the end of 2020, it naturally has to be read in context of the lockdowns and extreme limitations placed on businesses last year. For the first time the […]

The European Vending & Coffee Service Association (EVA) has published a new market report revealing current trends in the industry. While the report reveals the current and latest trends with data up to the end of 2020, it naturally has to be read in context of the lockdowns and extreme limitations placed on businesses last year. For the first time the […]

The AVA has launched a new name as it sets out its vision for the future, ensuring the organisation and the industry it represents continues to be agile, innovative and deliver for its members against an ever-changing retail landscape. From now on, the AVA will be known as the Vending & Automated Retail Association to better reflect the full range […]

With businesses increasingly required to understand the impact of their carbon emissions, the AVA (The Vending & Automated Retail Association) is encouraging members to be prepared by offering support to help them identify their own credentials. With the COP26 summit in November acting as a catalyst for further climate change action, businesses will be tasked with measuring the amount of carbon dioxide […]

Aeguana, a firm specialising in automated retail technology has experienced record-growth following a £1.2m growth capital investment. The transaction – which was supported by Frontier Development Capital in September 2020 through its £100m FDC Debt Fund – saw Manish Shah become chief executive of the London headquartered firm. FDC’s debt funding has enabled the firm to expand its production capabilities […]

    The Group’s brands will be operating under one banner – Worldline – and all previous brands will now be known as Worldline. Announcing the launch of the new brand identity, Gilles Grapinet, chairman and chief executive of Worldline, said: “As a leading consolidator of the payments industry, Worldline has inherited the know-how, talent and creativity from the many […]

Global IoT connectivity specialist, Eseye, has launched its ‘2021 State of IoT Adoption: Smart Vending’ report which looks at the current challenges facing IoT decision makers in the Smart Vending sector in both the UK and USA. In 2020, the global smart vending machine market was valued at $4.6 million, with an expected annual growth rate of 10.47% until 2027. Vending machines are […]

According to research by MarketsandMarkets, the industrial vending machine market is expected to grow from $1.1 billion in 2021 to $ 1.8 billion by 2026, at a rate of 11.0%. The market growth can be attributed to several factors, such as growing need for high-security industrial vending machines in data centres, increasing use of point-of-use inventory management and tracking solutions for industrial and safety […]

North Staffordshire-based Options Management is collaborating with BRITA in a water filter recycling partnership. Options has long been at the forefront of greening up the UK’s vending scene. Back in 1999 it stepped up its commitment to greening up the industry, by installing recycling capabilities when the company made the move to new headquarters in Newcastle under Lyme. Options was […]