At the end of 2018 HM Government published “Our waste, our resources: A strategy for England”: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/resources-and-waste-strategy-for-england This was followed up by consultation documents issued by Defra and HM Treasury. The AVA Environment committee headed by Adrian Pratt and Mike Saltmarsh has been preparing our response to these consultations. To present our view on the potential…
2019 AVA Board Elections
YOUR CHANCE TO BE ON THE AVA BOARD! The AVA is undergoing a period of change. You could be a part of that change. It is an exciting time to join the Board and influence the future. The opportunity has arisen as five positions are due for election in May as part of the usual…
AVA makes an impression at the HM Treasury… Again!
Members of the AVA Environment Committee joined in force to represent the vending industry to discuss paper cups and plastic in vending. The team were joined by Alex Hattersley, a Policy Adviser in the Energy & Transport division and Silas Gedner, an advisor for the Policy Group at DEFRA. David Llewellyn said “our aim was…
Eight Vending Operators get the chance to go FREE to EVEX 2018
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Lobbying – News (Cashless & Digital Payments)
The HM Treasury states that we are on the road to cashless as purchasing behaviour has changed as 64% of retail sales in 2016 were without cash. This will have a huge impact, the new pound coin cost the vending industry £32million, the movement towards cashless and digital payments could cost the industry £170 million! Read the…
The AVA Northern Golf Day
The AVA 39th Northern Golf day, took place at the beautiful Wetherby golf course. The whole team took advantage of the courses new 17th and 18th holes and the top two winners were; Peter Langstaff (P&G Consultancy) with 1st place followed by a close 2nd place with Robert Gormley (Nestlé). Key winners from yesterday:…
Neil Thomas, Richard Gilbert & Robert Gormley Are Appointed To The AVA Board
The Automatic Vending Association (AVA) is pleased to announce that three new board members have been appointed to the AVA Board. Neil, Sales Director at Care Vending, has been appointed as the AVA Operator Representative. He has played a very active role on the board over the last 5 years and will continue to do…
The AVA’s Meeting Turns Into A Vending Bake Off
The AVA’s South East Regional Meeting and AGM were graciously hosted at Scobie Mcintosh, in Horley this year, as the AVA have continued with the new style format regional events at members locations. The day started off with a tour round Scobie Mcintosh, learning their histories which go all the way back to 1881,…