11th Jul 2005 07:00
Vianet Group PLC11 July 2005 Vianet Group Plc("the Company") Order received Vianet is pleased to announce that a purchase order for 1,300 Vianet Vitel unitshas been received from GlaxoSmithKline plc. GlaxoSmithKline have been triallingsuccessfully Vitel units for the past six months. This purchase order follows the award of an order by MEI, part of MarsIncorporated for 5,000 units with a contracted minimum of 3,000 units. Additionally, the Company's prospect list includes a number of brand owners andvending operators including various European Coca Cola operations and Selecta,the vending operations division of Compass, the largest food services company inthe world who are both trialling Vitel units in material volumes. Ian Orrock, Chief Executive of Vianet Group plc said: "We are delighted that one of the largest companies in the world will now beusing our system and technology to manage their vending operations moreefficiently. "As we have previously intimated we believe that the automation of the vendingindustry will now accelerate, much helped by the endorsement of the large brandowners such as Mars and GlaxoSmithKline plc". 11 July 2005 Enquiries: Vianet Group plc 01383 748000 Ian Orrock, Chief Executive College Hill 020 7457 2020 Matthew Smallwood/Clare Warren This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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