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A brief history of tea smuggling

A brief history of tea smuggling

  Have you ever smuggled a cup of tea into an important meeting at work? Well if you have you are continuing, in a small way, a tradition that dates back centuries that of tea smuggling. It’s hard to believe today with supermarkets overflowing with a myriad of different types, flavours and sizes of tea […]
PG Tips goes plastic free

PG Tips goes plastic free

It appears that the tide of public opinion about the overuse of plastic in everyday life may have turned. For decades plastic has been included in almost every aspect of modern life from beverage bottles right down to teabags. Who knew that teabags had plastic in them? In the latest move to remove plastics PG […]
Inbound Marketing : The Basics

Inbound Marketing : The Basics

If you’re thinking about starting an inbound marketing campaign, there’s some things you really should know… 1. You’re going to be involved. There’s no way around it – inbound marketing means taking a hands-on approach to your marketing efforts. That doesn’t mean you’ll be doing all of the work, but inbound is not a “we’ll […]
Coffee mornings for the lonely and ill

Coffee mornings for the lonely and ill

Loneliness is a terrible thing to endure at whatever age, but if a new policy that is being trialled proves successful its effects could be mitigated somewhat by doctors prescribing coffee mornings to sufferers. GP’s are being urged to send ‘frequent attender’ patients to local community activities such as coffee mornings instead of just fobbing […]
How plastic bottles are made

How plastic bottles are made

Here at UKVending we deal with a lot of plastic bottles. We talk a great deal about how to dispose of them in an environmentally friendly way but one thing we rarely talk about is how they are made in the first place. It’s a fascinating process. The process is a complex one with many […]
Are you ready for the new data protection regulations?

Are you ready for the new data protection regulations?

Anyone in business knows that there are a huge number of things to remember such as sales, invoicing, payroll and there are all the red tape regulations to remain legally compliant. On May 28 2018 there is a new one to consider too as the new GDPR data protection legislation comes into force. At UKVending […]
Chemical in food wrappers makes women gain weight

Chemical in food wrappers makes women gain weight

  It’s something that you find in virtually every kitchen and it is found on every ready meal and indeed on many food items found in vending machines, including those operated by UKVending: Cling Film and other plastic food wrappers. It is a miracle material that has made microwaving possible and keeps food fresh and […]
Eat slowly and keep the weight off

Eat slowly and keep the weight off

In this work heavy time light working life we all have today, sometimes we all feel encouraged to wolf down our food at breakneck speed. It saves time and allows us to get back to work quicker, but is it really doing us any good? Well the answer that has come back is a resounding […]
Recycling ideas from the land of the midnight sun

Recycling ideas from the land of the midnight sun

If you thought Norwegian ideas extended as far as A-HA and Fjords  you are behind the times. Whilst those nations that hug the Baltic Sea and the bitterly cold Norwegian Sea have small populations with big ideas they also have virtually no litter or waste problems. These nations have, seemingly, cracked the nut that the […]

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