First face mask vending machines rolled out in UK shopping centres

If you haven’t already purchased a mask, the odds are you soon will.

Not only is it now compulsory to wear a mask on public transport, but if we look at the measures being taken in European countries that have come out of lockdown, face coverings are set to become a new normal.

But what if you pop to the shops and realise you’ve forgotten your facial protection?

Introducing Vendamask, the UK’s first ever vending machines dedicated solely to the supply of professional grade masks.

“I came up with the idea after seeing my friends London based suit manufacturing business struggling due to the pandemic. At the time, it was difficult to get hold of a mask and I equally didn’t have confidence that other masks were made with strict safety measures in place,” Adam Freeman, founder of Maskey tells the Standard.

Launched in May 2020, Maskey has already installed machines in 10 shopping centres across London, Essex and Surrey and also by three underground stations Loughton, Chigwell and Woodford, and has plans to install a further 40 Vendamask locations over the next three weeks.