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Ice Express – CEO Interview
- Published October 28, 2014 11:42AM UTC
- Publisher Wholesale Investor
- Categories Executive Interviews
Ice Express (IE) owns and operates a fleet of state-of-the-art, remote cloud managed PURIFIED ICE AND WATER VENDING STATIONS with exclusive rights in Australia, SE-Asia and the South Pacific.
Demand for convenient access to quality differentiated water and ice in Australia is a rapidly growing sector.
IE has perfected its business model over the past 4 years, is experiencing rapid revenue and profit growth, and is now in an exciting expansion phase across Australia. Ahead of the roll out, IE is securing an extensive lease footprint of vending sites in convenient, high visibility, high traffic, forecourts, car parks and strategic-brand-name locations that meet stringent site selection criteria, to ensure placement will meet and exceed established benchmark performance levels.
IE operate state of the art vending stations, utilising leading edge technology that best supports a corporate owned-and-operated, with remote cloud management and reporting, fleet of machines. The proven superior performance, reliability, longevity and redundancy features together with low operating costs underpin profitable growth.
Where IE stations produce and vend FRESH HEALTHY PURIFIED ICE AND WATER onsite, in single or bulk vends, with up to 3.4 ton of ice production per day and a further 1.2 ton ice bin holding capacity to ensure sites can service typical peak-trading demand periods. With the highest quality products, at highly competitive pricing and a low cost of operation, revenue growth and margins are exceptional.
Customers absolutely love IE products and prices, which creates a growing, loyal and repeat client base per site.
IE is also introducing and developing complimenting ‘bolt-on’ products and services, to further broaden and enhance already compelling returns, capitalising on the growing portfolio of standout destinations.
To find out more about Ice Express please listen to IE’s CEO, Mr Hugo Driemeyer.
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