Island businesswoman Tracey Leahy, Managing Director of Refreshment Specialists Mannvend has joined the board of Associated Vending Services Ltd (AVS), the UK’s largest buying group for the vending sector.
AVS was founded in 1980, by a group of forward thinking individuals who forged a partnership of vending companies focused on improving the market and growing their business together. Today they can boast 28 member companies with a combined turnover of over ?100 million.
In addition to joining the board Tracey Leahy leads the Marketing and Operations Committee for the group. Tracey said; “Joining the board of AVS is a great honour for me and I am proud to take on the role.”
Tracey has been Managing Director of Mannvend since 2008 and in March 2017 this family-owned business will celebrate 50 years operating in the Isle of Man. It is an exciting time for the company, which continues to grow and develop since their humble beginnings as tea planters in Kenya to having a local workforce of 32 people.
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