Independent hospitality retailer consolidates role at heart of local communities with cash machine deal

Independent hospitality retailer consolidates role at heart of local communities with cash machine deal

InfoCash has announced it has secured a deal with Marston’s to supply automated teller machines (ATMs) to its independent brewing and pub retailing business.

The Oxfordshire-based company will take responsibility for installing, managing and maintaining the entire self-fill ATM estate within the Marston’s managed business.

Offering High Street speed and service

James Coxon, group machines and compliance manager at Marston’s, said: “We are very impressed with the experience InfoCash has in our sector and the innovative and flexible approach they took in responding to our brief.

“Our pubs are at the heart of thriving local communities and one of our goals is to ensure we provide our consumers with the most convenient, reliable and efficient service.”

Coxon added: "The provider its new ATMs will be a mix of free-to-use and pay-to-use and will feature super-fast processing to give transaction times of around 30 seconds – the same as High Street banks.

“The large colour format display screens give us another route to engage with consumers and the opportunity for creative promotions on-screen. We see this as the beginning of an exciting relationship which will see real benefits for our consumers and venues.”

Confirming ATM sector dominance

David Collings, sales director at InfoCash, said that winning Marston’s is a huge coup with its 2,150 pubs and bars across England and Wales that it currently operates.

He also said the deal also secures Infocash’s position as the leading ATM supplier to the managed pub sector with a share of more than 51% of the total managed pub estate in the UK.

“We look forward to developing and growing the relationship over the next five years,” Collings added.