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EVEX 2015 discusses vending innovations

Erwin Wetzel, the Director General of EVA, opened the Conference on Innovations and stated: "Innovations are important to keep the business moving and the consumers happy. Other industries are innovating faster and raise the bar for ours. Those who don’t move will stay left behind ."

Conclusions EVEX 2015:

EVA Publishes The Latest European Vending Market Report

Brussels, 13 October 2015 – the newly published report provides the latest in-depth look into the European vending and Office Coffee Service (OCS) industry and reveals the current trends observed across Europe.

The number of vending machines in western European markets has slightly decreased in 2014, a growth in newer markets such as Russia and Poland has managed to keep the overall European fieldbase broadly stable.

According to the report, the following are observed:

JetExpo - the biggest show in the textile industry

Jet Expo is the first show in France dedicated entirely to the textile industry.

JET EXPO is the only place where you will find all manufacturers, distributors, professional associations and textile service companies.

Partner of E-Service&Components SRL, Comestero will take part in this year’s edition of the exhibition, which will take place between 8-10 November in Paris, and will expose the Laundry PRO wash system.

Another prize for Excel Vending

Excel Vending is pleased to announce that it has won a prestigious Glasgow Business Award for "Excellence in Communication". Hosted by the Glasgow Chamber of Commerce, the awards took place at a grand ceremony held at Hilton Glasgow on October 1.

Kortek launched the 98" UHD (4K) LCD flat screen

Kortek has launched the new UHD(4K) LCD 98” (Model No.: PD98U1) and the LCD 84” UHD screen Interactive (Model No.: IWB-K84U1) for customers in June this year. These new models offer a new dimension in the 4K world of display in various interactive applications.

Park Assist Opens New San Francisco Office

Park Assist announces the opening of a new regional office in San Francisco. "In response to added clients and a growing interest in camera- based parking guidance systems on the West Coast, we have established a San Francisco operation", said Gary Neff, CEO of Park Assist.

The new office opened on October 1st and is located at 71 Stevenson Street in downtown San Francisco.

EXHIBITION EU'VEND & COFFEENA

The international vending and coffee exhibition Eu’Vend & Coffena is from 24 until 26 September at Köln.

With top companies on the list of exhibitors, the Eu’Vend & coffena is the most important vending and coffee exhibition in Europe. 187 exhibitors from 25 countries will present the latest trends and innovations on the themes vending, coffee, hot drinks, supplementary products, snacks, drinks, refill products, payment systems, cups and services to the international trade visitors.

IGT secures casino systems

International Game Technology PLC ("IGT") announced that it has secured a multi-faceted casino systems agreement with one of Greece’s most prominent casino operators, Regency Entertainment Group. Regency Entertainment Group has agreed to deploy a suite of IGT systems solutions, including Casinolink 2.0, Media Manager, Mobile Host and Mobile Responder systems, connecting more than 1,500 slot machines and enhancing the player experience at Regency Casino Mont Parnes and Regency Casino Thessaloniki.

CUSTOM SHOWS FUSION

10" PC POS with a stylish and compact design for Retail. Bright monitor with project capacitive touch screen, 80mm printer and customer display are integrated on board.

Windows and Android/Linux versions are available.

Did you know?

• There are approximately 3.77 million vending machines in Europe. 
• 2.2 million distribute hot drinks, most of which are coffee vending machines. 
• Because these machines are typically located in offices and businesses, they serve an average of 140 workers in Europe. 
• In Europe, in industry, more than 85.0000 people are employed in 10.000 companies.
• There are 295 million consumers who use the vending machines at least once a week. 
• The vending industry in Europe has a turnover of 11.3 billion per year.