Clearhill, the provider of leisure vending machines and gift card partner to shopping centres across the UK and Ireland, has revealed an exclusive new product at The Heart Shopping Centre in Walton-on-Thames.
The next-generation FunHub Kiosk is the first of its kind in England and features a variety of premium kiddie rides designed to cater to children of all ages, made bespoke for The Hearts.
The FunHub Kiosk offers machines with vibrant LED lighting and digital screens, capable of displaying co-branded visuals to enhance the overall experience for both children and their parents.
The new partnership with Heart Shopping Centre was developed through Clearhill’s long-standing relationship with third-party commercialisation agency This is Flourish, which manages mall space kiosks and vending machines.
Headquartered in Northern Ireland, Clearhill has been a prominent player in the leisure vending industry since 1992. As the second-largest trader of its kind in the UK, Clearhill provides a wide range of entertainment solutions through its FunHub brand, including kiddie rides and claw machines, and gift card solutions via its Cleargift brand.
The new installation at The Heart brings the number of prominent retail locations the company operates in across the UK and Ireland to 410.
Danny Evans, head of partnerships at Clearhill, said, “The installation of our next-generation FunHub Kiosk at The Heart Shopping Centre, the first of its kind in England, is a testament to Clearhill’s commitment to innovation and expansion. The Heart is a relatively modern shopping centre which has never had kiddie rides in the main mall location until now.
“We were able to work together with the centre managers to tailor a solution that is completely bespoke, that is not only aesthetically pleasing and in keeping with the surroundings of the centre, but is also practical to use yet provides unique entertainment for customers.
“With continued growth, we have had the opportunity to capitalise on new market opportunities and we have had several successful deployments in various other locations across Great Britain, including West Quay Shopping Centre in Southampton and Lakeside Village in Doncaster. At Clearhill, we pride ourselves in changing the game for retail. The industry is evolving and as industry leaders, so must we.”
