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Safety, durability and cost should be considered in leisure industry seating. Terrace decking is the cheapest, most longlasting and versatile. Individual seating may have fixed or tipping seats, be freestanding or linked and with or without back support. Various mountings are possible. British Standard (BS)4875 governs strength and stability although stadia seating has special requirements. The Furniture Industry Research Association aims to establish a standard for linked seating. BS 7176 guides on flammability.
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Increasing use is being made of machinery to speed cash handling transactions in the leisure industry. Products range from simple counters costing 755 pounds sterling to complex versions with batch and count features costing 6,000 pounds. Mechanical note counters are also available costing 800 pounds for a basic model. Cashiers' time can be saved through the use of automatic change machines. Technological development is improving coin counters and sorters. Suppliers offer on-site equipment service.
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Cashless vending machines are proving an attractive alternative to coin-operated machines. Smart cards can increase sales by 40% and throughput by 400%. Setting-up costs are recovered through savings on labour and downtime. GiroVend and Mars Electronic are market leaders in sophisticated systems. Digicard and Ventex specialise in simpler less expensive systems. Pre-paid cards also have non-vending applications suitable for the leisure industry.
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