How about a fantastic concept to connect your team in a totally new way! Offering more people, more choices, more of the time, with no staffing costs. Sounds exciting – If you want to hear more read on… So what is an Express Hub? A Hub or micro market is a custom designed refreshment area […]
What a great year for our Chairman Steven Gallagher! He has recently received The Lifetime Achievement Award at The Vending Industry Awards 2018, held in Birmingham on 2nd October. This award was the highlight of the evening and was presented by Graham Kingaby, a well known and respected leader in the Industry. Graham echoed the […]
At GEM we have been running our Employee of the Month awards since 2013. Any of our staff can be nominated by customers or colleagues in recognition of Going the Extra Mile. Here are 3 recent winners… August 2018: Mark Smith is a long serving member of our Team. He started in 2007 as a […]
GEM are delighted to announce the acquisition of renowned vending operator Allen Vending. The team are keen to welcome their Allen Vending colleagues on board making the company the largest privately owned vending operator in the East Midlands. “Bob Allen and Alan Ball have been our friends in the industry for many years and have […]
Recycling Update . . . A Reverse Vending Machine is a device that accepts used/empty beverage containers and returns money to the user. These machines are already popular in countries that have mandatory recycling laws or container deposit legislation. With all the recent press on reducing the impact on the environment and stepping up our […]
What is CO2 . . . Carbon dioxide aka CO2 is a clear, odourless gas formed by biological processes such as fermenting beer or whisky. It can also be sourced from industries that have a high-volume CO2 rich gas stream as a natural by-product – such as ammonia. CO2 is widely used in the food […]
2.25 billion cups of coffee are consumed worldwide every day. Who produces the most? Brazil is the world’s largest coffee producer closely followed by Vietnam. More than 125 million people around the world depend on coffee for their livelihoods, with around 25 million smallholder farms producing 80% of the world’s coffee. Who drinks the most? […]
With a cold and dreary March still with us perhaps a splash of colour is what’s needed to brighten up the day. Be it your wardrobe or your décor, colour coordination can be one of the most important things when it comes to style. So why not add a dash of colour to enhance the […]
GEM Vending Ltd based in Nottingham, are celebrating 50 years of local service to the East Midlands in 2018. The vending industry has seen some amazing changes since the Company was first registered in 1968, in both the style of the machines and the quality of the coffee and other products dispensed. Back in the […]
The Sugar Tax is Coming . . . We will soon see the introduction of a new tax aimed at improving the health of the nation – The Sugar Tax. This tax will be levied on cold drinks from April 2018. What is the Sugar Tax? Also known as the sugary drink or soda tax, […]
