EPOS Systems · Preston
EPOS Systems Preston
Smart Wave IT installs EPOS systems for Preston retailers, pubs, cafes, restaurants and takeaways, covering Preston city centre, Fulwood, Penwortham, Leyland and Walton-le-Dale. Preston trade is steadier than the tourist towns on the coast, which changes what a till needs to be good at. Less about surviving an August bank holiday and more about margin: knowing what actually sells, controlling waste, and not losing money to keying errors on a Tuesday afternoon. We are an EPOS Now partner and we install the network the till depends on as well as the till. Same-day response, 4-hour SLA.
Why Preston businesses pick us
Track record behind every epos install in Preston.
- 700+
- UK installs
- 80+
- Europe rollouts
- 4 hrs
- SLA guarantee
- Same day
- Preston response
across hospitality and retail
across nine countries
vs 2-3 days industry standard
engineers across Lancashire
Preston businesses we install EPOS for
A lot of the enquiries we take here are from businesses replacing a cash register or a very old till. The jump is bigger than people expect, and the value shows up in the reporting rather than at the counter.
Typical Preston EPOS installations include:
- Independent retail: barcode scanning, live stock control and supplier purchase ordering
- Pubs and bars: fast-pour menus, tab management, and stock and waste tracking
- Cafes and delis: counter service with weight-based and open-price items
- Takeaways: order management, delivery platform integration and kitchen printing
- Restaurants: table service, kitchen display screens and split bills
- Small local groups running two or three sites with one set of reports
What an EPOS installation with Smart Wave IT actually includes
The price covers the whole job including the cabling and network, so there is no follow-up invoice for making the thing work.
- EPOS Now hardware: touchscreen till, cash drawer and receipt printer
- Integrated card payments and PDQ pairing, so amounts are pushed rather than keyed
- Live stock control, purchase ordering and low-stock alerts
- Waste and wastage recording, which is where most hospitality margin quietly goes
- Cat6 cabling to till positions, run by us rather than subcontracted
- Wi-Fi configured for handhelds where you need them, separate from guest access
- On-site training before go-live and remote support afterwards
Why Preston businesses pick Smart Wave IT for EPOS
Because the reporting is the point, and getting it right at setup is what determines whether you ever use it. A till configured with a vague product list gives you vague reports, and the business carries on guessing.
We spend the time on the product and category structure at install so the end-of-week numbers actually tell you something. That, plus a same-day response instead of the two to three business days most suppliers quote.
When our tills crashed during our busiest lunch service, the Smart Wave team was on site within 30 minutes and had us back up before the next sitting. They didn't just patch it. They explained what failed and stopped it happening again.
EPOS plus everything else, in one visit
The till sits on infrastructure, and we install that too.Data cabling in Preston: Cat6 to till and kitchen positions, tested and certified.
Business internet in Preston: failover so card payments keep working when the line drops.
Wi-Fi installation in Preston: coverage for handhelds, with guests kept off the payment network.
CCTV installation in Preston: till-point cameras for end-of-day reconciliation.
For pubs, cafes and restaurants we also cover hospitality sector IT end to end.
Common questions
Frequently asked.
A single-till setup with a printer, cash drawer and card integration typically starts around £1,200 installed. A pub or restaurant with two tills and a kitchen display screen is usually £3,000 to £6,000 depending on cabling. We quote fixed after a site visit, and we will tell you where you can sensibly spend less rather than quoting the full specification by reflex.
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