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Welcome to the Corporate Social Responsibility website of UK Vending Ltd

Britain's longest serving vending company

More than 81,000 visitors have found this site since August 2007 showing that real corporate social responsibility is very popular indeed.
Visitors from all around the world have been interested in knowing about the children we look after and the communities the wonderful staff of UK Vending Ltd serve. Like the customers we have served for almost forty years, they know that UK Vending Ltd is a very special company.

OUR VISION

As a responsible employer and supplier, UK Vending Ltd seeks to improve the communities in which we serve.
We support efforts to improve the living standards of our neighbours and their universal access to essential & emergency services that make life better & safer.
We and our wonderful staff do this both in Europe & Africa by careful investment in specific projects and individuals.
We believe it is the responsibility of business to do as little harm as possible to the environment in which we live and trade. We also believe it is the responsibility of business and the people that run the business to put back into the world some of the success earned without seeking further reward.
UK Vending Ltd has always believed that its staff and its customers expect it to trade up to a standard not down to a price. We offer value and a quality service to our customers.
For our 40 years in business we have lived up to this vision.

STOP PRESS

UKV staff raises £1000 for Comic Relief 15th March 2009 UKV staff donated possessions for their own Red Nose Day Auction on Friday 13th. This certainly proved a lucky day after all and staff raised a considerable sum which they persuaded an easily influenced management to round up to £1000. Well done UKV! More Info

Daisy Love

Daisy Love was the second child adopted by UKV staff. Sadly she lived in our care only a very short time. She is remembered now in the name of the Daisylove Foundation which is a private family charitable trust. Daisylove and UKV now come together to continue our Guardian Angels scheme and to build other schemes we can sustain together to aid primarily children in Africa and young people in the UK.

Door of Hope

receives a further £5000 in the name of all the amazing staff of UKV

30th November 2008

Each year at Christmastime a gift in the respective names of all the staff of UK Vending Ltd is presented to a needy cause somewhere in the world. So many causes are not only needy but also worthy and it is difficult to choose anyone above another. Throughout 2008 we continued our support of the 'Door of Hope' in Johannesburg, RSA and in the season of goodwill we thought we would continue our commitment. This is our Christmas gift to children some 6,500 miles away who may survive or at least live a little happier because of the staff of UK Vending Ltd and a commitment to the UKV Guardian Angels scheme.

Guardian Angels

David joins the UKV Guardian Angels family 1st March 2009 A brief note with an expanded profile to come later. Last night UKV Guardian Angels accepted David aged around two and half years old we think into the family. He is currently in hospital and not too well but fingers crossed he will be better soon and we will update his story presently.

David doing well!
12th March 2009
Thank you to all the well-wishers enquiring after David. He is doing well. He is still in hospital but we hope he will soon be out and recovering.

Rainforest Alliance

The Rainforest Alliance is a leading international conservation organization. Their mission is to protect ecosystems and the people and wildlife that live within them by implementing better business practices for biodiversity conservation and sustainability.

Companies, cooperatives, and landowners that participate in the Rainforest Alliance's programs meet rigorous standards for protecting the environment, wildlife, workers, and local communities.

The livelihood of more than 25 million people depends on coffee cultivation.

Following crude oil, coffee is the most highly traded commodity in the world. Coffee plantations where the rain forests have been conserved are a blessing for wildlife. Coffee bearing the Rainforest Alliance Certified™ seal comes from plantations that protect these forests along with rivers, wildlife and the people.

Workers on these plantations and their families are treated respectfully, paid appropriate wages, receive medical treatment and have access to education. The Rainforest Alliance Certified™ seal guarantees that these coffee plantations are managed in accordance with strict standards for social and environmental sustainability set by the Rainforest Alliance and their affiliated partner organisations.

Our World Our Tomorrow

10 ways UK Vending Ltd became a more environmentally-friendly business

According to research from the Carbon Trust, an average office-based business wastes £6,000 per year by leaving equipment on at weekends and bank holidays. The message is clear - being more 'green' brings many business benefits. Here are some practical steps we take to be a more environmentally-minded firm