20/07/2010
Quality Vending Canteen Facilities Offered
A Co Down-based company is said to be revolutionising the vending machine market by providing business owners with an innovative alternative to a traditional staff canteen.
Hey! Vending - from Newry - has created an 'automated canteen facility' and has already saved one customer almost £30,000 annually on staff canteen costs.
The facility is proving appealing because it offers 24-hour access to an upmarket range of quality products - including porridge, smoothies, bean to cup coffee and fresh sandwiches supplied daily from local company Deli Lites.
The unit is installed free of charge, custom made to fit in the allocated space and serviced up to three times a week - making it desirable to business owners trying to keep costs to a minimum without compromising on quality for staff.
The Hey! Group was founded two years ago by Garrett O'Hare, 21, (pictured here with Sheree Tynan of Deli Lites), who said: "Hey! Vending is a lucrative part of our business because we have identified a need and can offer a quality cost effective solution.
"No other vending company north or south of Ireland offers our level of service and this stands us apart from our competitors - ensuring our customers remain loyal.
"We work with our vending patner Deli Lites to be competitive by price matching with other supermarkets in the area.
"We enlist the help of HR managers to ensure we select prodcuts staff actually want - for example we are introducing a new Polish range in a Dungannon factory later this year."
Although factory owners are the company's main customers, shopping centres, gyms and cinemas have also found a need for Hey! Vending.
"We have a wealth of products and can tailor them to suit the client. Some of our machines include memory sticks, toiletries, health drinks, phone chargers and disposable cameras in the run up to holiday season and we are currently finalising work on Hey! Caffe which is a smaller self-contained vending unit, aimed at hairdressers or beauticians, and will be ready for sale after the summer," added Garrett.
(BMcC/GK)
Hey! Vending - from Newry - has created an 'automated canteen facility' and has already saved one customer almost £30,000 annually on staff canteen costs.
The facility is proving appealing because it offers 24-hour access to an upmarket range of quality products - including porridge, smoothies, bean to cup coffee and fresh sandwiches supplied daily from local company Deli Lites.
The unit is installed free of charge, custom made to fit in the allocated space and serviced up to three times a week - making it desirable to business owners trying to keep costs to a minimum without compromising on quality for staff.
The Hey! Group was founded two years ago by Garrett O'Hare, 21, (pictured here with Sheree Tynan of Deli Lites), who said: "Hey! Vending is a lucrative part of our business because we have identified a need and can offer a quality cost effective solution.
"No other vending company north or south of Ireland offers our level of service and this stands us apart from our competitors - ensuring our customers remain loyal.
"We work with our vending patner Deli Lites to be competitive by price matching with other supermarkets in the area.
"We enlist the help of HR managers to ensure we select prodcuts staff actually want - for example we are introducing a new Polish range in a Dungannon factory later this year."
Although factory owners are the company's main customers, shopping centres, gyms and cinemas have also found a need for Hey! Vending.
"We have a wealth of products and can tailor them to suit the client. Some of our machines include memory sticks, toiletries, health drinks, phone chargers and disposable cameras in the run up to holiday season and we are currently finalising work on Hey! Caffe which is a smaller self-contained vending unit, aimed at hairdressers or beauticians, and will be ready for sale after the summer," added Garrett.
(BMcC/GK)
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