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Amscreen group reaches agreement with Coffee Nation
3rd August 2009
Company announces deal with leading coffee brand
Machine-to-Machine and Digital Signage specialists Amscreen have announced a new contract win with Coffee Nation, the self-service coffee brand. The deal will see the company's M2M (Machine-to-Machine), wireless technology fitted to the firm's 800 self-service units nationwide.
Amscreen M2M, an operating division within Amscreen, developed the technology that will see the units utilise Amscreen's patented µWEAVE M2M platform, the technology that allows machines to 'talk' and send/collect data from one another via mobile networks and the internet. The system will enable Coffee Nation to monitor its machines, which are installed in office, travel and retail environments nationwide. Due to the business model of the firm, which sees Coffee Nation own the machines but with retailers responsible for the stocking and cleaning of the units, the firm required a solution that monitored the machines in a timely, efficient and non-intrusive manner.
The µWEAVE telemetry system will scrutinise both stock and cleaning levels of the machines as well as sales data so that retailers can be invoiced accurately. The data will be fedback to Coffee Nation's central management system enabling the firm to make instant decisions regarding maintenance, inventory and systems management.
The Coffee Nation deal comes at a busy time for Amscreen, with the firm having recently announced a range of M2M and Digital Signage wins with a range of clients including BP, Guardian newspapers and Powerleague.
Scott Martin CEO at Coffee Nation said "Our business model is based on managing the maintenance of our machines, so we require a solution that allows information to be automatically uploaded to our central system inhouse. Amscreen's technology, which operates over a GSM/GPRS network, fits the bill perfectly and allows us to respond to business challenges in an instant."
Simon Sugar, CEO of Amscreen, added: "We are pleased to have won this contract with Coffee Nation and believe that our technology offers the best solution available, particularly as they require instantly accessible information for a network that is spread far and wide throughout the UK."
For more information on Amscreen, go to http://www.amscreenm2m.com
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For more information, please contact:
David Fraser/Sarah Henderson (Amscreen press office) at Frank PR - 020 7693 6999 / amscreen@frankpr.it
Notes to editors
Amscreen is an M2M (Machine-to-Machine) and Digital Signage specialist company - www.amscreen.co.uk
Amscreen M2M, a division of Amscreen, is a global leader in M2M, helping manufacturers, service providers and operators to capitalise on the M2M opportunity, transform their business and dominate their chosen markets.
Amscreen M2M provides the platform needed to connect and manage remote devices in any industry; providing real-time information to companies that helps them to improve customer service, reduce costs and increase revenues.
Hardware, that enables machines to communicate
Software, that manages the machine network and delivers data into companies IT systems
Specialised Services, for managing the machine network.
Coffee Nation is the UK's leading provider of premium quality, self service coffee. Established in 1997, the distribution of Coffee Nations products has spread to 800 retail and leisure outlets in the UK including Welcome Break and Moto service stations; Esso, Malthurst and Pace forecourts; Tesco, Salisbury's and Somerfield supermarkets. Highlights from Coffee Nation's figures for the year ending 31 March 2009 include:
Sales have risen 17% to £21.5m
Operating profit is up 30% from £1.6 million (year end 31 March 2008) to £2.2million (year end 31 March 2009)
A total of 233 new machine installations were made in the year
A staggering 12.6m cups sold in the year
The average Coffee Nation site generates sales of c£40,000
For more information visit www.coffeenation.com or contact ING MEDIA:
Fola Odumosu fola@ing-media.com 020 7247 8334
Seamus O'Keeffe seamus@ing-media.com 020 7247 8334