Manco Automatics is very excited to announce about our ongoing project with Francis House Children’s Hospice and Ashton on Mersey school. It is an honour to work with such an amazing charity and to make a real difference to people’s lives across the Greater Manchester region. Francis House provides high levels of clinical care in … Continued

Have you ever considered installing a jukebox in your workplace? Music can have a big impact on productivity (for the better) and can help to keep employees more motivated and less bored over the course of a day. In 2019, research in the journal Economics and Management argued that “music makes our daily life more … Continued

The polymer £20 note is now officially in circulation, which means any of your future punters could walk in with one in their pocket – so are your gaming machines ready to accept them? It’s been a challenging few years for the gaming machine industry and for manufacturers of coin-operated machines in general, such as … Continued

We’re all familiar with pub pool tables, fruit machines and jukeboxes, but we sometimes find customers who are not so familiar with pull tab ticket machines and how they make a profit. The concept behind a pull tab ticket machine is simple enough – for a price of 25p, 50p or £1, the player gets … Continued

British pub numbers have been in decline for a period of years, if not decades, with BBPA statistics showing the number of pubs in the UK down from 60,800 in 2000 to 48,350 in 2017. During that period there wasn’t a single year when the number of pubs in the UK went up – but … Continued

A new year has begun and as business returns to normal, it’s a great time to consider installing pub fruit machines and quiz machines to attract more punters during the remaining winter weeks. There’s nearly three more months of winter still to come, followed usually by a rainy spring, so indoor entertainment can play a … Continued

A pub pool table is a great way to get customers to spend more time and money on your premises, but not all coin-operated pool tables work in the same way. The older style of a coin-op pool table is mechanical in nature. Put the right denominations into the metal slots, push it in and … Continued

This holiday season, many of us will be spending time with friends and family, whether at home or going out to a local venue to escape the chaos back at the house. It’s a time when homes are full to the rafters with guests, gifts and gourmet foods, and with the usual household chores put … Continued

There’s a growing trend in the north-west and beyond for pubs and clubs for young adults, giving people in their late teens somewhere to go have fun. Venues like Roxy Ball Room in Manchester are still over-18s only, but they offer more than just a place to sit and drink. While they and others like … Continued

Pub fruit machines are certainly eye-catching with their colourful glass fronts and flashing lights, but what keeps customers attracted to their favourite fruit machine? It’s not all about how much a fruit machine pays out. Players will come back again and again to a machine as long as they feel entertained, and understand the features … Continued