AVA MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS The AVA (Vending & Automated Retail Association)
AVA members benefit from technical support on
logo signifies a commitment to quality and adherence
various matters, such as HACCP, COSHH, and food
to a strict code of conduct and standards. Achieving
safety. The association offers training, including
AVA Quality Accreditation communicates to potential
health and hygiene for staff, adherence to quality
customers that a company follows quality guidelines,
standards, and specialised electrical training for
maintains trading standards, and is a trustworthy and
engineers. The AVA serves as a valuable knowledge
credible business. The accreditation enhances
source, providing industry statistics, technical advice,
company standing, adds weight to sales
and information on legislative changes, Additionally,
presentations, and provides a competitive edge when
the AVA represents the vending industry’s voice,
tendering for new business. Being part of the AVA also
influencing legislation, protecting businesses from
means access to a range of business support
negative press or harmful regulations, and fostering
services, including legal guidance, health and safety
networking opportunities to facilitate connections
assistance, and expert advice, all included in the
within the industry
membership fee.
AVA: The Vending & Automated Retail Association is a trade body of the vending industry in the UK which represents all sectors of the industry, manufacturers, distributors, commodity, suppliers and operators
NETWORKING
Many networking opportunities through regional meetings, events, and social functions
RECOGNITION
Our reputation in the industry gives recognition, and the AVA logo is a guarantee of quality so customers have more confidence in vending service suppliers, knowing they are accredited AVA members
LOBBYING
AVA represents the voice of the industry to the government and opinion leaders lobbying on key issue to protect member’s interests and raising standards
INFORMATION
The AVA provides legislative technical and legal advice, as well as sharing key data from the vending census exclusively to members. We also have technical experts who can share their knowledge and provide leading training courses
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