We all love a seasonal playlist, but what are the best songs for a Halloween jukebox? It’s a little trickier than some of the other holidays like Christmas and Valentine’s Day, but there are some really great options out there. Here we’ve chosen five of the best songs for Halloween playlists, plus five more bonus … Continued

Hiring a pool table is easy with Manco Automatics – we can help you make all the important decisions – but it’s good to know how much choice you have when hiring a pool table from us. Here are some of the basics you might want to keep in mind when you hire a pool … Continued

As we move into the winter months, it’s a good time to prepare your venue for Autumn and customers’ changing habits in the run-up to Christmas. In 2020 there are of course some extra things to consider, such as social distancing and how to make the most of the capacity you have in your premises. … Continued

If it weren’t for the 1906 San Francisco earthquake, pub fruit machines might look very different. To understand why, you have to look back to the middle of the 1890s when Charles Fey, an American inventor, started to release the first slot machines that looked similar to the pub fruit machines we play nowadays. But … Continued

Many venues choose to devote an entire side room to their pool table, and this makes good sense if you have an area of roughly the right size. But if you’re planning a pool room or billiards room in your pub, what are some of the best ideas for interior design and other features to … Continued

A beer garden is a great asset at any time, but especially during 2020, when keeping COVID-secure means encouraging customers to space further apart and avoid enclosed areas with poor ventilation. At the same time, there is a growing appetite for entertainment. Some attempts to create COVID-secure drive-in festivals have been unable to go ahead … Continued

As more hospitality venues start to open back up, there are some simple steps you can take to prepare fruit machines for pubs, clubs and hotels for the long-term future of social distancing. Nobody knows exactly how long we will need to live in a ‘COVID-secure’ way, but some of the more routine measures could … Continued

There’s no denying that hospitality has been hit hard by the Coronavirus pandemic, but with pubs and clubs due to reopen from July 4th, there is some optimism that the sector will be able to bounce back relatively quickly. Some challenges will remain for the medium term at least, but the recent shift from two … Continued

A decent sound system can make a world of difference to the atmosphere in a pub, club or bar, as well as providing unobtrusive background noise in restaurants and communal areas in hotels. Choosing a sound system for a pub or hospitality establishment can feel like a challenge if you don’t know what you’re looking … Continued

Pool table maintenance is a matter of prevention rather than cure – the more you can do to avoid damage to a pub pool table, the more opportunity you’ll have to generate revenues by keeping it in regular use. We know wear and tear is inevitable and in a busy pub, accidents do happen, so … Continued