THE VENDIES THE VENDIES


A ‘g o to’ event for vending an d water industrie s


Mark Taylor,managing director Abbeychart, shares with VI what he thinks is great about The Vendies and what’s new for the comp an y


WHAT DOES ABBEYCHART LIKE ABOUT THE VENDIES? Since their inception in 2013, The Vendies have easily become one of the most talked about ‘go to‘ events for the vending and water


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day and trade show which are always incredibly well supported. Whether you are a manufacturer, operator, supplier or end user, The Vendies are not to be missed.


WHY ARE YOU SPONSORING THE ‘BEST REGIONAL OPERATOR’ CATEGORY?


Becoming a category sponsor presents us with a fantastic opportunity to recognise some of the most successful businesses operating at a regional level.


Whether through innovation, technical expertise or just sheer hard work, these SMEs excel every day, despite numer ous challenges and Abbeychart is delighted to acknowledge their achievements through our support of the Awards programme.


WHY SHOULD THE INDUSTRY GET INVOLV VOTING AND ATTENDING?


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Becoming involved with The Vendies, in whatever form that might take, shows a level of commitment to the industry which is to be welcomed.


We are all here for a common purpose and it’s only through continued support that prestigious events such as the Vendies can take plac e.


HOWHAS THE SECTOR CHANGED IN THE PAST YEAR? DO YOU THINK THISWILL BE REFLECTED IN THE 2018 VENDIES?


Along with many other devices, the last year has seen vending machines become “smarter”. The increased use of telemetry to report on stock levels and machine status ensures that operators are able to respond quickly to issues that would previously have impacted upon performance and become increasingly efffficient in their service offffer.Machine/customer interfaces and payment systems have also seen advances, with cashless and contactless now standard functionality.


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component parts, spares and accessories, but we offer so much more.


A key strength is our technical ‘know how’ which is fast becoming invaluable to those in the vending sector.


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p operators save time and money during machine installs ce call outs with our bespoke’ ready to go’ kitting packs. The components are supplied heat sealed in separate sections in order of use within the pack which ensures the parts are readily to hand when needed.


Abbeychart can also reverse engineer, taking a client’s initial prototype and sourcing components from our vast bank of over 12,000 lines to create a final production part.


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We have purpose-built workshops from which we undertake sanitising, rebuilding and testing and this form of routine nce can definitely help prolong the lifespan of a machine. also seeing growth in the number of clients looking to rather than replace machines. With advances in technolog y there are significant improvements that can be made to enhance the functionality, user experience, operating ffefficiency and eco credentials of machines in the field, whether using a bespoke or offff the shelf solution and that’s a trend which we see continuing.


IN TERMS OFWHAT IS TO COME FROMABBEYCHART……. Abbeychart will continue to build on its support of the vending industry with the introduction of spare parts for Necta, Rhea, Bianchi, Saeco and Lavazza machines.


With many operators looking to extend the working life of machines, refurbishment is becoming an important part of a machine’s lifecycle. The workshop services offered by Abbeychart can include the refurbishment of refrigeration units and machine lighting, thus providing an alternative to the capital investment involved in replacing a complete machine.


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