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lobal Amusements and Play has launched a new daily email news service for its growing online readership. The free service will see content delivered directly to the inboxes of GAP‘s


large international readership, mixing news, new products, interviews, recruitment news, events, comment and opinion. It forms part of GAP‘s drive to increase its online presence and broaden distribution across print and digital formats.


GAP managing editor, Ronnie Dungan, commented: “This will become an


important vehicle for our trade partners in helping distribute their messages to the industry quickly and directly. We need to mirror the fast growth of the FEC sector and I know that our readers and advertisers will find this an invaluable tool. We aim to provide new content every day, covering and reaching all levels of the business. In addition to that there will also be a breaking news Newsflash service, through which we can instantly communicate the bigger headlines.” If you would like to have your editorial featured on the GAP Daily, please contact Ronnie Dungan at rdungan@datateam.co.uk or call 07866 741568 For advertising enquiries, Jacqui Hunter at jhunter@datateam.co.uk or call her on 01622 699106.


New ownership for Sound Leisure S


New identity for Suzohapp


corporate image, shelling out for a new logo.


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According to the firm the icon within its “revolutionary” new logo represents the focus for Suzohapp in serving its customers – through the key concepts speed, flexibility and agility. The icon can be seen as a stack of coins, relating to the focus on cash management within the company.


ash handling specialist Suzohapp, has updated its


ound Leisure has confirmed that it has acquired the 50 per cent of the shares previously held by the family of co-


founder Eddie Moss, giving it a 100 per cent shareholding of the company.


Alan Black and Eddie Moss established Sound Leisure in 1978 and


built the business up to become a key supplier of jukeboxes in the UK, to the consumer and retail trade. Moss died in 2014, but before his death he had passed on his shares to his son, Kevin. “Eddie and my father had a wonderful partnership and friendship and both families remain extremely close,” said Chris Black, managing director. “However, with Kevin having lived abroad for the last 20 years and my brother, Michael, my wife Cath and myself involved in the day to day running of the company, alongside dad – it made sense to bring the remaining shares back into our family. Sound Leisure remains the world’s oldest single ownership jukebox


manufacturer, celebrating 40 years in the trade next year. In 2016, it signed a deal with the world’s largest digital jukebox manufacturer, TouchTunes, in an effort to revitalise the supply of digital Jukeboxes to the UK pub retail sector.


Matthew Brown, president and CFO at Suzohapp, explained: “Our company has transformed itself. We are in a completely different position today. This logo portrays this transformation and at the same time points to the future – a future where we aim to lead our markets through our committed team and continual focus on innovation – all for the benefit for our customers around the world”.


Sim Bielak, chief marketing officer at


Suzohapp, added: : “We are very excited to introduce our new logo, perfectly illustrating our new mission and vision. This is possible through our commitment to our people, our customers, and quality. The logo represents a turning point in our history – commencing a new era for Suzohapp.”


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