mxer518 Posted March 19, 2010 Share Posted March 19, 2010 Does anybody know anything about all the new Richland Inc branded machines going into price chopper grocery stores replacing the old Folz machines? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BluePlate Posted March 19, 2010 Share Posted March 19, 2010 Looks like a small vending compant which is becoming a big vending company. http://richlandindustries.com/default.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamesjmcgough Posted March 19, 2010 Share Posted March 19, 2010 Wink? Wink...I am not buying the glitz of the website claims. Anyone at the company wish to document your claims with actual locations, video of your manufacturing process....yada yada yada? Flash in the pan...until they show their beef. Of course, I am in Costa Rica. I liked their website. They need to work on their grammar and I just may borrow their spiel and convert it to Espanol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mxer518 Posted March 19, 2010 Author Share Posted March 19, 2010 Looks like a small vending compant which is becoming a big vending company. http://richlandindustries.com/default.htm That's interesting to see a smaller company take a national contract form the largest bulk vending business in the market place today. I am personally a franchisee for the personal care vending I am involved in and let me tell you taking over national contracts is huge, its nice to see some competition move into the industry as far as accounts like these go.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BorderJerry Posted March 20, 2010 Share Posted March 20, 2010 I think this is just Gabriel Vending and Ashland Industries reincarnated. New lipstick on an old pig, imo... At the 1998 NBVA show all the equipment sellers had laptops, invoices and order forms. Ashland only brought a few full size yellow pads to write orders with... and their equipment had the same 'quality' as their business practices. A few years later their LA warehouse closed, and then 5 or so years ago Ashland itself quietly disappeared. We tried a few of their 2" Ashland NW 80 knockoffs (the 'Elegante'!) and found that the machining spec's on the coin mechs were a bit 'loose'....if you tightened down the 4 screws on the back that held the back plate in place, the whole mech froze up - you needed a wrench to turn the handle. Of course, if you left the 'screws loose' (I think that was their company motto , then the mech would work for a while... until it completely shook apart. Gabriel Vending I know nothing of other than recognizing the name and remembering them as a regional operator out of New Jersey for many decades... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamesjmcgough Posted March 20, 2010 Share Posted March 20, 2010 and that my folks is a grain of truth which cannot be refuted, Been there, done that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havending Posted March 21, 2010 Share Posted March 21, 2010 Folz sole out to coin star and then coin star sold it off in small parts. Coin star is not in bulk anymore. This company is just growing fast because on picking up big accounts from coin star. This company has nothing to do with Ashland. Which did have some crapy machines. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sprint54fan Posted March 21, 2010 Share Posted March 21, 2010 Any idea who bought the coinstar accounts in Indiana? In one of my grocery stores that I have a chairty machine at has a rack (6 column allstar on top and 4 Oaks on bottom) and its always nice and clean and filled and still has the FOR SERVICE: Call coinstar sticker on it.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smiley Posted March 22, 2010 Share Posted March 22, 2010 Coinstar sold tghe bulk to NEN which is run by ex-coinstar people. Richland is the same people as Ashland. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havending Posted March 22, 2010 Share Posted March 22, 2010 I picked up 30 dollar tree stores and 12 freds all from coin star and a few of my friends also pick up some. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BorderJerry Posted March 22, 2010 Share Posted March 22, 2010 - Richard Gabriel, Jr. is listed as CEO and owner of Richland. - Gabriel Industries Inc (Richard Gabriel, Jr. CEO) was a long time member of the NBVA and was listed as owning Ashland. I found this on the web, an old Automatic Merchandising magazine article from 2001: -------------------------------------------------------- "Bulk Vending Product and Equipment Manufacturers: ASHLAND CORP 3 Barnett Rd Pinebrook, NJ 07058 201-228-0120, Fax: 800-232-6321 Pres: Rich Gabriel" -------------------------------------------------------- http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-76627219.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tooldini Posted April 10, 2010 Share Posted April 10, 2010 Well I picked up 2 ashland 2" machines and they seem so similar to my NW super 80 2" machine. I got them both for $80.00 with stands and 1 in box unopened. hope they hold up they seem solid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tooldini Posted April 11, 2010 Share Posted April 11, 2010 They look well made,, I think I got a great price on them. He has like 1 or 2 more I may buy when I get more money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havending Posted April 13, 2010 Share Posted April 13, 2010 I have had ashlands over the years and have NEVER had a problem with them. The coin mech always has a smooth turn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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