Our business - Photo-Me International plc

Photo-Me is a prominent international player in the photobooth and integrated biometric identification solutions market, with an established network of more than 28,000 photobooths offering market-leading photographic quality and technology across our operating regions.

Our operations are primarily aimed at the consumer market, with machines typically located in convenient, high-footfall locations, such as travel hubs and shopping centres.

Integrated proprietary software
Our integrated proprietary software ensures all photographs conform to International Standards Organisation (ISO) and International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) regulations for photo identification.

Secure digital photo ID technology
We provide solutions to governments seeking to improve and digitalise security ID to combat fraud and security threats. We have agreements in place with governments for the direct and secure upload of photographs from our photobooths to their servers for official documents

Strong support and Maintenance network
Our photobooth estate is supported, maintained and upgraded by our 650-strong network of skilled field engineers, and monitored 24/7 by interconnected remote telemetry

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ISO and ICAO compliant ID photos
c.10% higher monthly revenue (mgmt. estimated) compared to traditional booths
Can be upgraded for secure data transfer and 3D image capture
Aesthetic design results in lower commissions charged to Photo-Me by site owners

ID solutions for government

1. Revolution Unattended Laundry Services

24/7 outdoor self-service laundry machines, providing access to large capacity, energy saving and rapid laundry services. These machines are typically located on high-footfall sites such as supermarket car parks, car parks and petrol station forecourts.

We operate more than 3,700 Revolution units in eight countries: Belgium, France, Germany, Ireland, the UK, Portugal, the Netherlands, Spain.

The expansion of Revolution laundry services is a key growth driver for the Group.

2. Self-Service Launderette Shops

Convenient and competitively priced large-capacity, self-service laundry amenities, typically located near town centres.

We operate launderettes in five countries: France, Ireland, Japan, Portugal, the UK

3. B2B Laundry operations

Distribution and leasing of laundry and catering equipment, targeting hospitals, care homes and universities, with operations in the UK and Spain

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Food is our newest business area offering vending equipment for the food service market. We currently operate in two areas of the market, self-service fresh fruit and vegetable juice machines, and pizza vending machines

Fresh fruit and vegetable vending equipment
We entered this market with the acquisition of Sempa in 2019, and there are approximately 2,700 fresh fruit juice machines in activity. Since then, our in-house R&D team in France has developed a professional apple juice, a pineapple juice machines for commercial use in restaurants and hotels and a ‘juice wall concept’, extending our product offer.

Pizza vending equipment
We acquired a top three French manufacturer of pizza vending machines, Resto’Clock, in May 2021. These vending machines offer consumers self-service pizza 24/7 ready in four minutes, as well as a pizza machines aimed at the B2B hospitality market (restaurants and takeaways).

Flagship Photo-Me by Starck

ID solutions for government

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