Many venues choose to devote an entire side room to their pool table, and this makes good sense if you have an area of roughly the right size. But if you’re planning a pool room or billiards room in your pub, what are some of the best ideas for interior design and other features to … Continued

A beer garden is a great asset at any time, but especially during 2020, when keeping COVID-secure means encouraging customers to space further apart and avoid enclosed areas with poor ventilation. At the same time, there is a growing appetite for entertainment. Some attempts to create COVID-secure drive-in festivals have been unable to go ahead … Continued

As more hospitality venues start to open back up, there are some simple steps you can take to prepare fruit machines for pubs, clubs and hotels for the long-term future of social distancing. Nobody knows exactly how long we will need to live in a ‘COVID-secure’ way, but some of the more routine measures could … Continued

There’s no denying that hospitality has been hit hard by the Coronavirus pandemic, but with pubs and clubs due to reopen from July 4th, there is some optimism that the sector will be able to bounce back relatively quickly. Some challenges will remain for the medium term at least, but the recent shift from two … Continued

A decent sound system can make a world of difference to the atmosphere in a pub, club or bar, as well as providing unobtrusive background noise in restaurants and communal areas in hotels. Choosing a sound system for a pub or hospitality establishment can feel like a challenge if you don’t know what you’re looking … Continued

Pool table maintenance is a matter of prevention rather than cure – the more you can do to avoid damage to a pub pool table, the more opportunity you’ll have to generate revenues by keeping it in regular use. We know wear and tear is inevitable and in a busy pub, accidents do happen, so … Continued

We know the past few weeks have been incredibly difficult for many of our customers, especially those in the hospitality sector including pubs, clubs, hotels and restaurants. As we move into the medium-term period of moderate social distancing with slightly relaxed restrictions, Manco Automatics are ready to provide routine machine maintenance, any required repair work … Continued

There’s no denying that this is a challenging period for us all and one of the things that has helped us greatly in times of adversity is being able to support our friends, family, our communities and all essential workers who are fighting on the frontlines to care for those affected by the coronavirus. However, … Continued

As talk continues to move towards getting the UK back to normal, pubs and clubs face an uphill climb not only to recover from the immediate impact of the Covid-19 closures, but to entice punters back in a climate of ongoing reluctance to socialise in enclosed spaces. Social distancing robs the coronavirus of its ability … Continued

Going to the pub with your mates for a game of pool, having a pint and listening to your favourite songs on a jukebox at your local social club was commonplace. Nowadays in the wake of covid-19, places like pubs, clubs and bingo halls have become ghost-towns following the shut down of social and leisure … Continued