Indoor locations for vending machines

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58 locations

The list starts with locations that are usually easier to assess and coordinate with a contact person.

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Quickly verifiable locations

  1. Office or workshop with around 30 or more people
    Advantage: Strong repeat usage with the right teamCheck beforehand: Measure daily usage beforehand
  2. Gym
    Advantage: Long opening hours and a clear target groupCheck beforehand: Particularly attractive without competing food and drink sales
  3. Car dealership or garage
    Advantage: Waiting customers plus workshop staffCheck beforehand: Check coffee and customer service
  4. Hotel or guesthouse
    Advantage: Guests without food and drink options in the evening and at nightCheck beforehand: Check reception and breakfast hours
  5. Trade or maintenance business
    Advantage: Early start and fixed teamsCheck beforehand: Check how many staff are actually at the depot
  6. Laundromat
    Advantage: Natural waiting periodCheck beforehand: Customer frequency varies: count in advance
  7. Car wash with waiting room
    Advantage: Waiting times during longer wash programmesCheck beforehand: Well suited where a proper indoor area is available
  8. Vehicle testing centre
    Advantage: Short, predictable waiting times throughout the dayCheck beforehand: Confirm the waiting area and obtain the operator's approval
  9. Large vehicle or truck workshop
    Advantage: Fixed teams and break timesCheck beforehand: Check daily team size
  10. Bus and vehicle depot
    Advantage: Shift changes and recurring staffCheck beforehand: Confirm who is responsible and which indoor space is available
  11. Taxi or transport service base
    Advantage: Shift changes, waiting times and early or late hoursCheck beforehand: Check actual team size and lounge
  12. Driving school
    Advantage: Evening theory classes and waiting times before driving lessonsCheck beforehand: Check actual student footfall
  13. Sports club or clubhouse
    Advantage: Training and games regularly bring together groupsCheck beforehand: Confirm club approval and bar opening hours
  14. Sports hall or club sports centre
    Advantage: Training and league matches into the eveningCheck beforehand: Confirm the venue operator and opening hours
  15. Climbing or trampoline hall
    Advantage: Time spent on site and group visitsCheck beforehand: Particularly attractive without suitable food and drink options
  16. Recreational or games centre
    Advantage: Groups with fixed playing and waiting timesCheck beforehand: Particularly attractive without on-site sales; measure daily footfall beforehand
  17. School of dance, music or art
    Advantage: Recurring courses and waiting timesCheck beforehand: Check noise levels, minors and existing drinks provision
  18. Campsite or holiday resort
    Advantage: Evening demand and returning overnight guestsCheck beforehand: Check season, frost protection and existing kiosk
  19. Youth hostel or hostel
    Advantage: A changing mix of guests and evening demandCheck beforehand: Check reception times and existing kiosk
  20. Long-stay or worker accommodation
    Advantage: Occupied year-round, with no food and drink options in the eveningCheck beforehand: Check permanent occupancy and communal kitchen
  21. Garden centre or specialist retailer
    Advantage: Customer walking routes and seasonal peaksCheck beforehand: Check existing on-site sales and seasonal demand
  22. Staff area in a supermarket or specialist retailer
    Advantage: Fixed breaks in shiftwork, also on SaturdaysCheck beforehand: Coordinate with store management and confirm the break room
  23. Large office without canteen
    Advantage: Many regular users on weekdaysCheck beforehand: Check on-site working days and the existing kitchen
  24. Call centre or customer service
    Advantage: Long working hours and predictable user numbersCheck beforehand: Check the kitchen and how many staff work from home
  25. Production facility with shift work
    Advantage: Regular teams, breaks and early or late hoursCheck beforehand: Check the canteen and shift size
  26. Warehouse or logistics centre
    Advantage: Recurring teams and clear walking pathsCheck beforehand: Coordinate the break room and access
  27. Parcel hub or freight forwarding company
    Advantage: Early and late shiftsCheck beforehand: Check restricted areas and delivery access
  28. Agricultural or packaging business
    Advantage: Seasonal teams, early starters and few alternativesCheck beforehand: Check the season length, hygiene and team size

Locations with more coordination

  1. Shared office or office centre
    Advantage: Flexible users and long opening hoursCheck beforehand: Check free snacks and occupancy levels
  2. Commercial or office park
    Advantage: Multiple user groups in one placeCheck beforehand: Confirm the main walking route and site operator
  3. Research or technology centre
    Advantage: Regular users spending long hours on siteCheck beforehand: Check access restrictions and existing food and drink provision
  4. Wholesale or distribution centre
    Advantage: Early shifts and large internal teamsCheck beforehand: Place in the staff area to complement existing provision
  5. Large building site
    Advantage: Fixed teams, early start and breaks on siteCheck beforehand: Well suited to longer projects; plan power and safety arrangements
  6. Recycling yard or recyclables centre
    Advantage: Physical work, fixed breaks and an outlying locationCheck beforehand: Check dust, temperature and sheltered indoor space
  7. Rescue or fire station
    Advantage: Shifts and standby timesCheck beforehand: Check procurement and existing staff food and drink arrangements
  8. Medical centre or large group practice
    Advantage: Waiting times and practice staff present throughout the dayCheck beforehand: Check patient flow, hygiene and the operator's approval
  9. Large physiotherapy or therapy practice
    Advantage: Regular appointments plus permanent practice teamCheck beforehand: Check practice size, time spent on site and the waiting area
  10. Rehabilitation or therapy centre
    Advantage: Waiting times and recurring appointmentsCheck beforehand: Check meals and opening hours
  11. Dialysis centre
    Advantage: Long, predictable, recurring visitsCheck beforehand: Check dietary needs and the operator's approval
  12. Blood or plasma donation centre
    Advantage: Predictable visit durations and returning donorsCheck beforehand: Check dietary and hygiene requirements and the operator's rules
  13. Medical laboratory
    Advantage: Predictable staffing and long analysis timesCheck beforehand: Strictly separate hygiene zones and break area
  14. Hospital or clinic
    Advantage: Need at night and on weekendsCheck beforehand: Pay attention to cafeteria and procurement
  15. Care home or retirement home
    Advantage: Shift staff and visitorsCheck beforehand: Check catering provision and the organisation's approval
  16. Veterinary clinic or large veterinary practice
    Advantage: Waiting times plus regular practice staffCheck beforehand: Check hygiene, animal areas and quiet placement
  17. Animal shelter
    Advantage: Fixed teams, volunteers and visiting hoursCheck beforehand: Check hygiene, animal areas and low footfall
  18. Vocational school or training centre
    Advantage: Clear breaks and recurring groupsCheck beforehand: Pay attention to holidays, canteens and procurement
  19. Adult education centre or language school
    Advantage: Evening courses, breaks and recurring groupsCheck beforehand: Check holidays, vending machine approval and actual attendance
  20. University or campus
    Advantage: Learning and working until the eveningCheck beforehand: Check canteen hours and who is responsible
  21. Student residence
    Advantage: Recurring users and evening needsCheck beforehand: Confirm access and who will look after the machine
  22. Large residential complex
    Advantage: Regular residents and waiting timesCheck beforehand: Check visibility and property management
  23. Library or media library
    Advantage: Long stays and learning timesCheck beforehand: Place in areas where eating and drinking are permitted, with suitable noise levels
  24. Youth centre
    Advantage: Regular opening hours and returning visitorsCheck beforehand: Coordinate with the organisation on prices and product range
  25. Indoor pool
    Advantage: Long stays and sports needsCheck beforehand: Particularly attractive without a kiosk; choose a dry indoor area
  26. Museum or exhibition venue
    Advantage: Long opening hours, staff and visitor trafficCheck beforehand: Particularly attractive without a café; place outside sensitive exhibition areas
  27. Theatre or concert hall
    Advantage: Rehearsals, evening shifts and long working hoursCheck beforehand: Place in the staff area with a complementary product range
  28. Exhibition or event centre
    Advantage: Long working hours and peaks in workloadCheck beforehand: Particularly suitable for regular use
  29. Civic or community centre
    Advantage: Courses, clubs and regular eventsCheck beforehand: Check irregular occupancy and confirm the operator
  30. Public authority or job centre
    Advantage: Waiting times and weekday footfallCheck beforehand: Check the procurement process and required approval

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Next, prepare the conversation with the site operator and verify the practical requirements.