25 YEARS TOGETHER - MARS DRINKS RECOGNISES ONE OF ITS MOST LOYAL CUSTOMERS

UK Vending Ltd has spent 25 of its 40 year history selling Flavia and Klix products bought from Mars Drinks, previously known in the UK as 4 Square Ltd.

Rochester, UK - 10th July 2007 - UK Vending Ltd., the south-east's leading provider of trusted vending systems was today honoured by Grant Reid the President of Mars Drinks, for 25 years continuous loyalty to its products. Founded by John Button some 40 years ago, UK Vending Ltd's reputation has attained an almost mythical quality amongst the younger vending companies that have sprung up around it. Few if any can emulate the growth and success of UKV or its staying power. Many would like to know the secret of its business longevity which is almost unrivalled in the vending sector.

Uniquely, UK Vending has maintained a one-supplier partnership with Mars Drinks which has lasted 25 years and earned both companies many millions of pounds and thousands of satisfied customers across some of the most exciting years in the development of the hot-drinks vending industry. In those 25 years both companies have witnessed together national and even global recessions, the effects of massive changes to UK and European corporate legislation, see-sawing interest rates, dynamic technology and vast shifts in the buying trends of its customers and their staff. Yet like any well planed and well oiled business partnership they have both thrived.

Grant Reid presented Martin Button, Managing Director of UKV with commemorative display items at UKV's purpose built distribution centre in Rochester Kent honouring the loyalty and achievement of UK Vending.

Martin Button made the surprise announcement that the silver-anniversary of this unique relationship would be celebrated in style by one of his loyal staff and one of his many customers. Martin Button announced the award of not one but two three week long holidays to be spent in absolute luxury in the Republic of South Africa following an amazing itinerary of events across one of the most beautiful countries on earth.

These will be presented to competition winners, one from each sector, who will have a chance from September 2007 to each win this unbelievably exciting prize. Each of these holidays has been independently valued at £12,500 thus totalling £25,000. "We are only months away from this company's fortieth birthday so we have some serious planning to do if we are to come up with anything for it to rival the stunning awards we look forward to presenting shortly in honour of this 25th anniversary" said Martin Button accepting the commemorative plaque from Grant Slocombe. "The past 25 years of loyalty to such high-quality products have been easy and have slid by so quickly. We are looking forward to an even stronger and closer working relationship over the next 25 years".

UK Vending Ltd is a leading supplier of Hot Drinks vending, Chilled Water dispensers and other vending machines. UKV has a unique position in vending including vending security products in airports across the UK. Its age and reputation makes it one of the most prestigious and trusted suppliers in the industry and is perceived by major-account customers to have exactly the right profile for them. UKV underwrites most of its own unique rental agreements with its customers and thus offers financial packages unavailable anywhere else in the market-place. UKV has seen a planned 20% growth in the first half of 2007 making it the company to watch in the south-east.