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BIRMINGHAM VENDING COMPANY
MEMBER ASSOCIATIONS
Birmingham Vending Company is a proud member of the following
associations:
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The American Amusement Machine
Association (AAMA) is an international non-profit trade organization
representing the manufacturers, distributors and part suppliers of the
coin-operated amusement industry. AAMA was founded in 1981 by a small
group of amusement coin-operated machine manufacturers concerned with
the future of their industry. A Board of Directors, selected by its
members, governs the AAMA. Committees work with the Association staff to
develop programs to promote and protect the industry. Members donate
their time, effort and expertise on a voluntary basis.
For over 20 years, the AAMA has served its membership through
legislative efforts, promotional arenas, foreign business development
and much much more. It is our job to serve as the voice for these
segments of the coin-operated interactive amusement machine industry.
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AMOA is a diverse
group of companies engaged in the coin-operated amusement industry. Our
members include:
Operators
who own, place and service coin-activated equipment in a location. Many
of these are locations owners, as well.
Manufacturers
of coin-operated equipment, including games, jukeboxes, pool tables,
dart boards, foosball and a myriad of other amusements.
Suppliers
of the industry who provide parts or accessories, such as monitors, bill
changers, locks, etc.
Distributors
who market and distribute the coin-operated amusements.
Consultants, members of the recording
industry, trade press and others involved
in various channels of the coin-activated equipment business.
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Since 1887, there has been one
consistent voice for business throughout the Birmingham area
marketplace: the Birmingham Regional Chamber of Commerce.
The by-laws of the Chamber
state that the general purpose of the Chamber shall be “to
foster, promote, advance and improve the civic, industrial,
agricultural and general business conditions of the
Metropolitan Statistical Area.”
Birmingham Vending joins
thousands of other leading businesses and organizations in
membership with the Birmingham Regional Chamber of Commerce.
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| BBBOnLine's
mission is to promote trust and confidence on the Internet
through the BBBOnLine Reliability and Privacy Seal
Programs. BBBOnLine's web site seal programs allow
companies with web sites to display the seals once they have
been evaluated and confirmed to meet the program requirements.
The BBBOnLine
Reliability Seal confirms a company is
a member of their local Better Business Bureau, has been
reviewed to meet truth in advertisement guidelines and follows
good customer service practices.
BBBOnLine is the arm of
the Council of Better Business Bureaus that specifically deals
with web sites.
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eBay is The World's Online MarketplaceŽ, enabling
trade on a local, national and international basis. With a diverse and
passionate community of individuals and small businesses, eBay offers an
online platform where millions of items are traded each day.
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trustmark, is the world's leading provider of website security services.
HACKER SAFE technology protects over 250,000 websites, of which over
80,000 display the well known trustmark. In addition to being used by
the majority of the Internet Retailer Top 500 list, it is the only
trustmark displayed within the search results of major comparison
shopping sites. As a leading provider of PCI compliance services, McAfee
also delivers multilingual PCI validation to merchants and payment
processors in over 70 countries. Tens of thousands of organizations -
from small online businesses to FORTUNE 500 multinationals - rely on
McAfee to protect, audit and certify the security of their networks and
ecommerce infrastructure.
Representative Customers
Tens of thousands of organizations from
small non-profits to FORTUNE 500 multinationals rely on McAfee to
protect, audit and certify the security of their networks and ecommerce
infrastructure. Customers include: A&E Television Networks, Ace
Hardware, American Red Cross, Fidelity National, General Nutrition
Centers, HP, Johnson & Johnson, Northrop Grumman, PETCO, Prudential,
Ritz Camera, Sony, The Sports Authority, The World Bank, U-Haul, Visa
International, Warner Brothers and Yahoo!
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Founded in 1918, IAAPA
is the largest international trade association for
permanently situated amusement facilities worldwide.
The organization represents more than 4,500
facility, supplier, and individual members from more
than 90 countries. IAAPA strives to help members
improve their efficiency, marketing, safety, and
profitability while maintaining the highest possible
professional standards in the industry.
Mission Statement
Our mission is to
serve the membership by promoting safe operations,
global development,
professional growth, and commercial success of the
amusement parks and attractions industry.
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NAMA is the national trade
association of the food and refreshment vending, coffee service and
foodservice management industries including on-site, commissary,
catering and mobile. Its membership is comprised of service companies,
equipment manufacturers and suppliers of products and services to
operating service companies. The basic mission of the association, to
collectively advance and promote the automatic merchandising and coffee
service industries, still guides NAMA today as it did in 1936, the year
of the organization’s founding.
NAMA supports, with administrative, logistical and financial assistance,
a network of 30+affiliated State Councils encompassing 36 States, where
the vending and coffee service industries focus on local issues and
concerns as well as gathering frequently for networking opportunities.
NAMA's policies and programs are
established and reviewed by volunteer members who serve on the board of
directors and committees. The programs are implemented by the
Association's executive staff from its headquarters in Chicago and from
field offices in Herndon, Virginia, Marietta, Georgia, and Pasadena,
California.
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