Plight of the Supply Chain
  • 11th February 2021

Coinslot Feature: Plight of the Supply Chain – ‘We have been ignored’ Turned down for grants and business rate concessions, and forced to cut back on salaries and increase long term debt through loans – for someone who’s ignored by the authorities doling out the money, John Stergides’ lifetime business is certainly not ignored by those who…

2020 – Reflections on a year to forget
  • 21st January 2021

Coinslot speaks to Electrocoins John Stergides to gather his thoughts on ‘2020 – Reflections on a year to forget’ How will you look back on 2020? It started off in a very positive manner and we were very optimistic for the year ahead especially with the popular and successful line of products we had like the…

What makes Electrocoin’s John Stergides tick?
  • 10th August 2020

What makes Electrocoin’s John Stergides tick?  John Stergides, co-founder of Electrocoin and one of the best- known figures in the UK industry, reveals how a chance meeting in London diverted him from pursuing a career with the Cypriot Army and why taking calculated risks can sometimes be mistaken for stubbornness. What was your first paid…

Electrocoin’s John Stergides is in determined mood
  • 14th July 2020

Electrocoin’s John Stergides is in determined mood; all parts of the industry, he argues, have not had the full benefits of support from government and local authorities   Coinslot: How do you see the first few weeks of the industry’s re-opening panning out for you? Electrocoin’s John Stergides: It’s just very difficult to predict at…

An industry in search of new ideas and new machines
  • 22nd June 2020

John Stergides, the man behind the industry innovator Electrocoin, talks about lockdown – or not in his case, reopening and an industry that needs to reset the agenda on stakes an prizes. What are your plans in terms of re-opening, in particular the timeline and measures you’re undertaking to be ready? We have remained open…

“We will overcome this” – Electrocoin confident of industry future
  • 21st May 2020

With the summer of 2020 potentially set to be wiped from the calendar, Coinslot spoke to Electrocoin MD John Stergides about his strategy for the immediate future, as well as the trials overcome by the industry in the past. With over 50 years in the amusement industry, John Stergides is well placed to assess what…

Stergides reunion with Arturo Manso
  • 24th March 2020

  Thirty- five years ago a young Spaniard named Arturo Manso wanted to go to the UK to work. He had been told to find John at Electrocoin by a company in his home country of Spain, called Inter, which manufactured amusement machines. Arturo wanted to learn English as well as find work. He found…