MILESTONES
1958 |
Started in the vending business with cigarette machines in the Nanaimo area |
1963 |
Placed cigarette machines on the Nanaimo Black Ball Ferry System (presently BC Ferries) |
1968 |
Purchased Little Vending in Victoria, B.C. |
1970 |
Invested in Video Entertainment Technology |
1971 |
Purchased E. A. Morris Company in Victoria, B.C. |
1973 |
Opened a regional branch office in Campbell River, B.C. |
1974 |
Sold Ryan Wholesale to Hudson Bay |
1977 |
Expanded video, snack and cigarette vending onboard BC Ferry vessels |
1983 |
Developed an in house, computerized vending management system |
1989 |
Robert M. Oughtred purchased business from W.T. and R. Oughtred. |
1991 |
Hired Glen Jackson as Sales Manager |
1996 |
Purchased Lewis Vending Machines Ltd. of Victoria and Nanaimo |
1998 |
Purchased Capital Vending of Victoria |
2000 |
Purchased Northern Gold Vending (South) |
2002 |
Purchased Northern Gold Vending (North) |
2007 |
Purchased Pinetree Vending of Vancouver, British Columbia |
2008 |
Invested in Wireless Data Reporting |
2009 |
1st Vending company in Western Canada to offer Cashless Payment Technology |
2011 |
Purchased Summit Vending of Abbotsford and Prince George |
2012 |
Purchased Selkirk Vending of Cranbrook and Hallmark Vending in Squamish |
2015 |
Secured the master vending Agreement for all Post Secondary Institutions in BC |