When Bunzl Vending Services acquired Coffee Point a year ago, the world of vending was buzzing at the news. After all, as Bunzl Managing Director Neil Dobbs said at the time: “This is an important acquisition and represents a...

Chris Skipper, main board director at NVCS, is the new Chairman of the AVA Technical Committee. Chris brings 25 year’s experience at vending’s technical frontline to his new role ranging from service engineer through Operations Manager, General Manager to...

During the summer Anglian Water discovered raised levels of Cryptosporidium – the water-borne parasite which can cause acute diarrhoea – in water from its treatment works in Northamptonshire. A ‘boil water’ notice was imposed on NN postcodes, leaving a...

Now in its third year, KioskCom Self Service Expo Europe has gone from strength to strength, quickly becoming an important European business portal for the latest in self-service and kiosk technology. For 2008, The Digital Signage Show Europe will...

In the US, CMS is a leading manufacturer of snack, food, cold drinks and combination vending machines, while in the UK CMS designs and manufactures highly regarded hot beverage machines.CMS moved into the UK as recently as 2000, when...

When the first PowerMate stairclimber appeared in Gibraltar the close-knit business community watched with interest. VenCom supply large vending machines to businesses and in high-rise blocks, and delivery could sometimes be a challenge.Director Justin Durrant acquired a heavyweight PowerMate...

Working in partnership with 100 per cent fairtrade nut company Liberation, comedian Harry Hill is launching Harry’s Nuts!, a brand of fairtrade salted peanuts.Available this autumn in 50g packs, Harry will make no money from this venture, enabling as...

Sunshine seems always to have had a magnetic effect on members of the vending industry. Here, Ernie Johnson’s camera has captured some ‘faces’ that many readers will recognise, enjoying some of the warm stuff in Alicante. We don’t know...