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Melbourne · VIC

Drink Vending Machines Melbourne

We install, stock and service refrigerated drink vending machines throughout Melbourne — the CBD and Docklands, the inner south, Dandenong South, Laverton North, Campbellfield and the growth corridors. Placement is free for qualifying sites, and refurbished drink machines are available to buy from $1,950 + GST.

Glass-front cold drink vending machine with contactless card reader in an office break room
Cold drink vending for cans, bottles, water, juice and sports drinks.

Melbourne sites we cover

Melbourne's weather makes drink vending look seasonal on paper, but the reality is that machines in manufacturing, logistics and food-processing sites in the south-east trade hard year round because the work itself is hot. Office demand is more weather-linked, and spikes hard during the run of 35°C-plus days the city gets each summer.

We plan Melbourne restocking around both patterns: steady cycles for the industrial belt, and lifted water and electrolyte facings across the CBD and inner suburbs before the hot spells arrive.

  • CBD, Docklands, Southbank and St Kilda Road office towers
  • Dandenong South, Braeside and Keysborough manufacturing
  • Laverton North, Truganina and Derrimut logistics estates
  • Campbellfield, Thomastown and the northern industrial corridor

Why cold drink demand spikes in Melbourne over summer

Cold-drink sales are strongly temperature driven. Once daytime maximums sit above 30°C, a single-zone refrigerated machine in a staffed workplace typically turns over two to three times the volume it does in July, and the peak is concentrated between 10am and 3pm. Sites that run out of water and sports drinks by lunchtime on a hot Thursday are usually not undersized — they are simply on a fortnightly refill cycle built for winter.

We plan for that in Melbourne by watching live sales data through machine telemetry, lifting water and electrolyte facings before the season starts, and shortening the refill cycle on the sites that need it. If a machine keeps selling out, we add a second unit or move to a larger-capacity model rather than leaving your people queuing at the servo across the road.

What our service actually covers

Whatever the arrangement, the Melbourne service standard is the same.

  • Refrigerated machines specified for local conditions
  • Cashless payment fitted as standard, coin and note optional
  • Telemetry-driven refills so the machine is not empty when it matters
  • Faults attended and staff refunds handled by us
  • Free relocation or removal on placed machines

Frequently asked questions

Is free drink machine placement available across all of Melbourne?

Across the metropolitan area, yes, subject to the usual volume test of roughly 30 daily users. Outer regional Victoria is assessed case by case on service travel.

Do Melbourne offices need refrigerated machines year round?

Yes. Even in winter, chilled water and cold soft drink outsell ambient product heavily. The difference is volume, not demand.

Can you service multi-site Melbourne businesses?

Yes. We run multi-site agreements with consolidated reporting so a facilities team sees every machine in one place.

Do you deliver purchased machines to regional Victoria?

Yes, with freight quoted on the postcode and site access.

Get a drink machine for your Melbourne site

Send your Melbourne address, headcount and access hours and we will confirm whether free placement applies, or quote a machine to buy.

Machine sizes, specifications and PDF spec sheets

Every machine type we place free or sell outright, with real heights, widths, depths, weights, selection counts, capacity, power draw and temperature ranges. Measure your space against these figures before you order — 4 current models across 1 category. Most floor-standing machines are 1,830 mm high and need a single-phase 10 amp power point within two metres, plus about 100 mm clearance behind for airflow.

Every model has its own listing page with a large photo, full specs and a one-page PDF spec sheet you can hand to your electrician, builder or facilities manager — browse all 4 machine listings.

New machine supply, spare parts and national technician support come through our affiliation with Vending Specialists. We are affiliated with AVS, so every new machine quoted from this page is a current Australian-supplied model with local parts, manuals and technician support behind it.

Cold drink machines

Glass-front and stack drink machines for cans, PET bottles and water. Sized by shelf count and can capacity.

Cold drink machines — dimensions, capacity, power and temperature specifications
ModelBrandH x W x D (mm)WeightSelectionsCapacityPowerTemperatureSpec sheet
Crane MEDIA 2 BevMax (7 Wide / 9 Wide)Best-in-class capacity per footprint, pick-and-place delivery so bottles are not dropped.Crane Merchandising Systems1850 x 1,015 / 1,180 x 822247 / 333 kg35 – 45 drink selectionsVends 5 shelves of 600 ml bottlesSingle phase 10 ampProgrammable 0°C – 23°CPDF
Crane MEDIA BevMax (7 Wide / 9 Wide)Proven high-volume drink machine, full product visibility behind glass.Crane Merchandising Systems1830 x 990 / 1,194 x 813247 / 347 kg35 / 45 selections280 / 360 unitsSingle phase 10 ampRefrigerated glass frontPDF
Vendo G-Drink DR6Executive / MDB, electronic cooling control, strong energy rating for a chilled drink machine.Vendo (SandenVendo)1830 x 950 x 845295 kg6 per shelf, 5 standard shelves / 7 max, 30 – 42 selections336 x 330 ml cans or 240 x 500 ml PET230 V 50 Hz, 800 W max, 252 Wh/h, Energy Class A+2°C to +10°C, climate class N (+16°C to +32°C)PDF
Vendo V721 stack drink machineHighest can capacity on this list. Bottle-to-can conversion needs no shims. LED lighting optional.Vendo (SandenVendo)1830 x 1,003 x 883299 kg10 selections / 10 columns680 cans or 300 PET bottles≤ 3.9 kWh/day (DOE), 8 amp ratingRefrigerated stack, R-134a or CO2 optionPDF