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EW S Industry Updates ry Update s


EVA name change is now offfficial After EVAmembers voted last November to change the name of the


association to the European Vending & C ffoffee Service Association, VA has announced that the name has now been legally approved and published in the Belgian off ‘EVA’ will remain unchanged.


the EVA fficial journal. The acronym VA


The EVA has also launched a new website – www.vending-europe.eu which is more visual and in line with contemporary design trends. The VA believes it is clearer and easier for members to find restricted documents and information as well as for non-members to get an instant understanding of t he industry. It is also easier to navigate from smartphones and tablets.


The association logo has undergone a minor change in order to reflect the new name, but the logo itself remains the same ‘star.’ VA


EVA


Carbon dioxide shortage The British Soft Drinks Association (BDSA) has warned of a


ft shortage of carbon dioxide in Nort rt rthern Europe due to the


closure of several CO2 production sites, for various reasons including maintenance and refurbishment.


Gavin Partington, director general at BDSA, said: “The shortage of CO2 across Northern Europe is impacting a wide range of businesses across the food and drink sector. “Softft drinks producers in the UK are taking active steps to maintain their service to customers including working with their suppliers to mitigate the impact as well as looking at alternative sources.”


Trade event for the UK café and coffffee barmarket


Now in its 12th year, Caff ffè Culture 2018 is being held this year at


the Business Design Centre in Islington from October 16 to 17. With a strong emphasis on business, exhibitors get an


opportunity to showcase their products and services to over 4,000 trade visitors, largely comprising of independent coffffee shop owners, buyers and decision-makers from the multiples an d branded chains.


In addition this year’s C fafffè Culture will stage a feature programme featuring industry experts.


Coin Solutions July 2018 Bulletin


We are still amazed at the number of enquires we


receive from ‘end users’ who have realised that the new £1 coin is in circulation and think it may be affff ecting the


cashbox takings.One thing that became clear during the coin upgrade was the number of old coin


mechanisms still being used across the vending industry by both large and small


operators.Many products are more than 20 years old and


we have removed many of these with trade-in deals against the latest coin mechanisms. Current generation models like the CF7900 series offffer enhanced features and reliability. Many businesses are now seeing the benefits having upgrad taking the opp


It looks lik e the vending industry has finally completed the n ew £1 coin upgrade. Like the coin replacement, the introduction and upgrade is now


Polymer £5 and £10 note


largely complete from mainstream operators although the number of note readers in use across a whole range of sectors has suprised us. We continue to provide either upgrades or replacement readers including the CPI Cashcode and Innovative NV series to meet the various interface requirements. Give us a call to advise on your current products service


requirements and discuss upgrading to


the the latest Coin and note payment systems to help maximise your vending machine sales.


ortunity to replace some of thei ed to the latest products and


obsolete products.We have stock of both new and refurbished CPI changegivers.


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Coin Solutions Ltd, Unit B7, Hurstwood Court,t Meadowcroft Te


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darren@coinsolutions.co.uk phil@coinsolutions.co.uk


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